Germany's federal system comprises 16 state parliaments (the German terms are Landtag in large states, Bürgerschaft in Bremen and Hamburg, and Abgeordnetenhaus in Berlin), each including directly elected representatives.
In the table below, the parties forming part of the state government are shaded and the party of the head of government is also in bold.
State | Seats (Majority) | CDU/CSU | SPD | Greens | AfD | The Left | FDP | Other parties | Ind. | Last election | Next election | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
154 (78) | 42 | 19 | 58 | 17 | - | 18 | - | - | 2021 | 2026 | ||
Bavaria | 203 (102) | 85 | 17 | 32 | 32 | - | - | 37 (FW) | - | 2023 | 2028 | |
Berlin | 159 (80) | 52 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 21 | - | 1 (BSW) | - | 2023 | 2026 | |
88 (45) | 15 | 25 | 10 | 23 | 10 | - | 5 (BVB/FW) | - | 2019 | 2024 | ||
Bremen | 87 (44) | 24 | 27 | 11 | - | 10 | 5 | 10 (BD) | - | 2023 | 2027 | |
Hamburg | 123 (62) | 15 | 53 | 33 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 (BSW) | - | 2020 | 2025 | |
Hesse | 133 (67) | 52 | 23 | 22 | 28 | - | 8 | - | - | 2023 | 2028 | |
Lower Saxony | 146 (74) | 47 | 57 | 24 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 2022 | 2027 | |
79 (40) | 12 | 34 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 5 | - | - | 2021 | 2026 | ||
North Rhine-Westphalia | 195 (98) | 76 | 56 | 39 | 12 | - | 12 | - | - | 2022 | 2027 | |
Rhineland-Palatinate | 101 (51) | 31 | 39 | 9 | 9 | - | 6 | 6 (FW) 1 (BSW) | - | 2021 | 2026 | |
Saarland | 51 (26) | 19 | 29 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2022 | 2027 | |
Saxony | 119 (60) | 45 | 10 | 12 | 38 | 14 | - | - | - | 2019 | 2024 | |
Saxony-Anhalt | 97 (49) | 40 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 7 | - | - | 2021 | 2026 | |
Schleswig-Holstein | 69 (35) | 34 | 12 | 14 | - | - | 5 | 4 (SSW) | - | 2022 | 2027 | |
Thuringia | 90 (46) | 21 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 29 | 4 | 2 (BfTh) | 2 | 2019 | 2024 | |
Total (%) | 1,894 (100) | 610 (32.2) | 452 (23.9) | 314 (16.6) | 260 (13.7) | 117 (6.2) | 72 (3.8) | 67 (3.5) | 2 (0.1) |
See also: Election apportionment diagram.