2004 Saarland state election
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All 51 seats of the Landtag of Saarland 26 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 441,628 (55.5%)![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2004 Saarland state election was held on 5 September 2004 to elect the members of the Landtag of Saarland. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Peter Müller retained its majority and continued in office.
Parties
[edit]The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Saarland.
Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 1999 result | |||
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Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | Christian democracy | Peter Müller | 45.5% | 26 / 51 | |
SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | Social democracy | Heiko Maas | 44.4% | 25 / 51 |
Opinion polling
[edit]Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | CDU | SPD | Grüne | FDP | Others | Lead |
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2004 state election | 5 Sep 2004 | – | 47.5 | 30.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 10.9 | 16.7 |
Infratest dimap | 23–25 Aug 2004 | 1,000 | 51 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 17–19 Aug 2004 | 1,001 | 50 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
Forsa | 10–13 Aug 2004 | 1,001 | 54 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 |
SaarZoom | 1–14 Jun 2004 | 600 | 54.2 | 31.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 22.6 |
Infratest dimap | 21–28 May 2004 | 1,000 | 54 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
SaarZoom | 5–15 Feb 2004 | 600 | 56.7 | 29.9 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 26.8 |
SaarZoom | 13–23 Oct 2003 | 500 | 56 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 23 |
Infratest dimap | 24–28 Sep 2003 | 1,000 | 54 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
dimap | 29 Nov 2002 | 1,000 | 54 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
Infratest dimap | 5–8 Sep 2002 | 1,000 | 48 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Infratest dimap | 14–19 Jun 2002 | 1,000 | 49 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
Infratest dimap | 24–30 Aug 2001 | 1,000 | 49 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Infratest dimap | 25–30 Aug 2000 | 1,000 | 48 | 43 | 3 | 3 | ? | 5 |
Emnid | 14–23 Aug 2000 | ? | 46 | 43 | 4 | 4 | ? | 3 |
1999 state election | 5 Sep 1999 | – | 45.5 | 44.4 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 1.1 |
Election result
[edit]Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
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Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 209,690 | 47.5 | ![]() | 27 | ![]() | 52.9 | |
Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 136,224 | 30.8 | ![]() | 18 | ![]() | 35.3 | |
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 24,830 | 5.6 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | 5.9 | |
Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 22,842 | 5.2 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | 6.9 | |
National Democratic Party (NPD) | 17,590 | 4.0 | ![]() | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
Family Party of Germany (FAMILIE) | 13,106 | 3.0 | ![]() | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | 10,240 | 2.3 | ![]() | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
Others | 7,106 | 1.6 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ||
Total | 441,628 | 100.0 | 51 | ±0 | |||
Voter turnout | 55.5 | ![]() |