2027 Schleswig-Holstein state election explained

Election Name:2027 Schleswig-Holstein state election
Country:Schleswig-Holstein
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2022 Schleswig-Holstein state election
Previous Year:2022
Next Election:2032 Schleswig-Holstein state election
Next Year:2032
Seats For Election:All 69 seats in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein
Majority Seats:35
Election Date:2027
Party1:Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Last Election1:34 seats, 43.4%
Party2:Alliance 90/The Greens
Last Election2:14 seats, 18.3%
Party3:Social Democratic Party of Germany
Last Election3:12 seats, 16.2%
Party4:Free Democratic Party (Germany)
Last Election4:5 seats, 6.4%
Party5:South Schleswig Voter Federation
Last Election5:4 seats, 5.7%
Government
Before Election:Second Günther cabinet
Before Party:CDU–Green
Posttitle:Government after election

The 2027 Schleswig-Holstein state election will be held in 2027 to elect the 21st Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein.[1]

Electoral system

The Landtag is elected via mixed-member proportional representation. 35 members are elected in single-member constituencies via first-past-the-post voting. 34 members are then allocated using compensatory proportional representation. Voters have two votes: the "first vote" for candidates in single-member constituencies, and the "second vote" for party lists, which are used to fill the proportional seats. The minimum size of the Landtag is 69 members, but if overhang seats are present, proportional leveling seats will be added to ensure proportionality. An electoral threshold of 5% of valid votes is applied to the Landtag; parties that fall below this threshold, and fail to win at least one constituency, are ineligible to receive seats. Parties representing the Danish minority of Southern Schleswig and the Frisians, such as the South Schleswig Voters' Association, are exempt from the threshold.[2]

Opinion polls

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
size
CDUGrüneSPDFDPSSWAfDLinkeOthersLead
INSA6–13 Nov 20231,0004015166612524
Wahlkreisprognosedata-sort-value="2023-10-02"24 Sep–2 Oct 20231,00032.5181459151.5514.5
Infratest dimapdata-sort-value="2023-04-27"20–25 Apr 2023381715878721
INSAdata-sort-value="2023-04-25"17–24 Apr 20231,0003917168772422
2022 state electiondata-sort-value="2022-05-08"8 May 202243.418.316.26.45.74.41.710.025.1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: admin . Landtagswahl am 8. Mai 2022 . 2022-06-05 . Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein . de.
  2. Web site: Elections . 12 May 2021 . Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein.