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All 139 seats in the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg 70 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 3,960,345 (53.4%) 9.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results for the single-member constituencies. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2006 Baden-Württemberg state election was held on 26 March 2006 to elect the members of the 13th Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Günther Oettinger was re-elected with an increased majority and continued in office.
Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Baden-Württemberg.
Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 2001 result | |||
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Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands |
Christian democracy | Günther Oettinger | 44.8% | 63 / 128
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SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands |
Social democracy | Ute Vogt | 33.3% | 45 / 128
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FDP | Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei |
Classical liberalism | 8.1% | 10 / 128
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Grüne | Alliance 90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen |
Green politics | 7.7% | 10 / 128
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Opinion polling
Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size |
CDU | SPD | FDP | Grüne | WASG | Others | Lead |
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2006 state election | 26 Mar 2006 | – | 44.2 | 25.2 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 19.0 |
Emnid | 7–18 Mar 2006 | 1,000 | 45 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 13–16 Mar 2006 | ~1,000 | 45 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
Infratest dimap | 13–15 Mar 2006 | 1,000 | 46 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
IfM Leipzig | 13–15 Mar 2006 | 1,008 | 43 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
Infratest dimap | 28 Feb–1 Mar 2006 | 1,000 | 46 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
IfM Leizpig | 6–8 Feb 2006 | 1,001 | 49 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
Infratest dimap | 30 Jan–1 Feb 2006 | 1,000 | 45 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
Allensbach | 28 Sep–13 Oct 2005 | ~1,000 | 45.0 | 30.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4 | 4.0 | 15.0 |
IfM Leizpig | 16–18 Nov 2004 | 1,000 | 49 | 29 | 6 | 10 | – | 6 | 20 |
Forsa | 29–30 Oct 2004 | 1,002 | 50 | 28 | 6 | 9 | – | 7 | 22 |
IfM Leizpig | 19 Oct 2004 | 1,008 | 49 | 27 | 7 | 13 | – | 4 | 22 |
Emnid | 17 Oct 2004 | ? | 49 | 26 | 7 | 15 | – | 3 | 23 |
Infratest dimap | 23–26 Jul 2004 | 1,004 | 48 | 23 | 6 | 17 | – | 6 | 25 |
Allensbach | 5–17 Jun 2004 | 1,000 | 50.5 | 25.0 | 7.0 | 11.5 | – | 6.0 | 25.5 |
Infratest dimap | 1–6 Jun 2004 | 1,004 | 51 | 26 | 7 | 12 | – | 4 | 25 |
Infratest dimap | 12 Feb 2004 | ? | 52 | 26 | 8 | 11 | – | 3 | 26 |
Allensbach | 12–25 Sep 2003 | ? | 52 | 25 | 7 | 11 | – | 5 | 27 |
Allensbach | 3–7 Feb 2003 | 1,100 | 54 | 24 | 8 | 10 | – | 4 | 30 |
2001 state election | 25 Mar 2001 | – | 44.8 | 33.3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | – | 6.1 | 10.2 |
Results
Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
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Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 1,748,781 | 44.2 | 0.6 | 69 | 6 | 49.7 | |
Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 996,095 | 25.2 | 8.1 | 38 | 7 | 27.3 | |
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 462,889 | 11.7 | 4.0 | 17 | 7 | 12.2 | |
Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 421,885 | 10.7 | 2.6 | 15 | 5 | 10.8 | |
Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative (WASG) | 121,875 | 3.1 | New | 0 | New | 0 | |
The Republicans (REP) | 100,079 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
Others | 108,741 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
Total | 3,960,345 | 100.0 | 139 | 11 | |||
Voter turnout | 53.4 | 9.2 |