2001 Baden-Württemberg state election explained

Election Name:2001 Baden-Württemberg state election
Country:Baden-Württemberg
Type:parliamentary
Turnout:4,530,763 (62.6%)
5.0%
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1996 Baden-Württemberg state election
Previous Year:1996
Next Election:2006 Baden-Württemberg state election
Next Year:2006
Seats For Election:All 128 seats in the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg
Majority Seats:65
Election Date:25 March 2001
Leader1:Erwin Teufel
Party1:Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
Last Election1:69 seats, 41.3%
Seats1:63
Popular Vote1:2,029,806
Seat Change1: 6
Percentage1:44.8%
Swing1: 3.5%
Leader2:Ute Vogt
Party2:Social Democratic Party of Germany
Last Election2:39 seats, 25.1%
Seats2:45
Popular Vote2:1,508,358
Seat Change2: 6
Percentage2:33.3%
Swing2: 8.2%
Leader4:Walter Döring
Party4:Free Democratic Party (Germany)
Last Election4:14 seats, 9.6%
Seats4:10
Popular Vote4:367,580
Seat Change4: 4
Percentage4:8.1%
Swing4: 1.5%
Leader5:Dieter Salomon
Party5:Alliance '90/The Greens
Last Election5:19 seats, 12.1%
Seats5:10
Popular Vote5:350,383
Seat Change5: 9
Percentage5:7.7%
Swing5: 4.4%
Map Size:300px
Minister-President
Before Election:Erwin Teufel
Before Party:Christian Democratic Union of Germany
After Election:Erwin Teufel
After Party:Christian Democratic Union of Germany

The 2001 Baden-Württemberg state election was held on 25 March 2001 to elect the members of the 12th Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) under Minister-President Erwin Teufel 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.

NameIdeologyLeader(s)1996 result
Votes (%)Seats
bgcolor= CDUChristian Democratic Union of Germany
Christian democracyErwin Teufel41.3%
bgcolor= SPDSocial Democratic Party of Germany
Social democracyUte Vogt25.1%
bgcolor= GrüneAlliance 90/The Greens
Green politicsDieter Saloman12.1%
bgcolor= FDPFree Democratic Party
Classical liberalismWalter Döring9.6%
bgcolor= REPThe Republicans
German nationalism9.1%

Opinion polling

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
size
CDUSPDGrüneFDPREPOthersLead
2001 state electiondata-sort-value="2001-03-25"25 Mar 200144.833.38.17.74.41.710.2
Forsadata-sort-value="2001-03-20"12–17 Mar 2001413289649
Infratest dimapdata-sort-value="2001-03-15"9–14 Mar 20011,00441358.58.5526
Forschungsgruppe Wahlendata-sort-value="2001-03-09"5–8 Mar 20011,010413688525
Infratest dimapdata-sort-value="2001-03-01"19–24 Feb 20011,0003935810534
Forsadata-sort-value="2001-02-17"8–14 Feb 20011,01839311010648
Infratest dimapdata-sort-value="2001-01-26"18–23 Jan 20011,00040321010538
Infratest dimapdata-sort-value="2000-12-15"7–13 Dec 20001,00042329104310
Forsadata-sort-value="2000-12-09"29 Nov–5 Dec 20001,006403010106410
Infratest dimapdata-sort-value="2000-10-20"12–17 Oct 20001,00043329103311
Infratest dimapdata-sort-value="2000-07-14"6–11 Jul 20001,0004431994313
Forsadata-sort-value="2000-06-08"29 May–5 Jun 20001,00142288126412
Infratest dimapdata-sort-value="2000-01-13"5–10 Jan 20001,00045311083314
Infratest dimapdata-sort-value="1999-10-16"27 Sep–13 Oct 19991,0004927974422
Infratest dimapdata-sort-value="1999-05-22"27 Apr–19 May 19991,0004829984219
1996 state electiondata-sort-value="1996-03-24"24 Mar 199641.325.112.19.69.12.816.2

Results

|-|colspan="8" | |-! colspan="2" | Party! Votes! %! +/-! Seats ! +/-! Seats %|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU)| align=right| 2,029,806| align=right| 44.8| align=right| 3.5| align=right| 63| align=right| 6| align=right| 49.2|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD)| align=right| 1,508,358| align=right| 33.3| align=right| 8.2| align=right| 45| align=right| 6| align=right| 35.1|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP)| align=right| 367,580| align=right| 8.1| align=right| 1.5| align=right| 10| align=right| 4| align=right| 7.8|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)| align=right| 350,383| align=right| 7.7| align=right| 4.4| align=right| 10| align=right| 9| align=right| 7.8|-! colspan=8||-| bgcolor=| | align=left | The Republicans (REP)| align=right| 198,534| align=right| 4.4| align=right| 4.7| align=right| 0| align=right| 14| align=right| 0|-| bgcolor=|| align=left | Others| align=right| 76,102| align=right| 1.7| align=right| 1.1| align=right| 0| align=right| ±0| align=right| 0|-! align=right colspan=2| Total! align=right| 4,530,763! align=right| 100.0! align=right| ! align=right| 128! align=right| 27! align=right| |-! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout! align=right| ! align=right| 62.6! align=right| 5.0! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |}

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