2004 Thuringian state election
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2004 Thuringia state election
| country = Thuringia
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1999 Thuringia state election
| previous_year = 1999
| next_election = 2009 Thuringian state election
| next_year = 2009
| seats_for_election = All 88 seats of the Landtag of Thuringia
| majority_seats = 45
| election_date = 13 June 2004
| registered = 1,958,401 {{decrease}} 0.4%
| turnout = 1,010,578 (53.8%) {{decrease}} 6.1 pp
| image1 = 150x150px
| leader1 = Dieter Althaus
| party1 = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
| last_election1 = 49 seats, 51.0%
| seats1 = 45
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 4
| popular_vote1 = 434,088
| percentage1 = 43.0%
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 8.0 pp
| image2 = 150x150px
| leader2 = Bodo Ramelow
| party2 = Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)
| last_election2 = 21 seats, 21.3%
| seats2 = 28
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 7
| popular_vote2 = 263,717
| percentage2 = 26.1%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 4.8 pp
| image3 = 150x150px
| leader3 = Christoph Matschie
| party3 = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| last_election3 = 18 seats, 18.5%
| seats3 = 15
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 3
| popular_vote3 = 146,297
| percentage3 = 14.5%
| swing3 = {{decrease}} 4.0 pp
| map_image = 2004 Thuringian state election.svg
| map_size = 350px
| map_caption = Results for the single-member constituencies
| title = Minister-President
| before_election = Dieter Althaus
| before_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| after_election = Dieter Althaus
| after_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
}}
The 2004 Thuringian state election was held on 13 June 2004 to elect the members of the 4th Landtag of Thuringia. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Dieter Althaus retained its majority and continued in office.
Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the 3rd Landtag of Thuringia.
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan=2 colspan=3| Name ! rowspan=2| Ideology ! rowspan=2| Leader(s) ! colspan=2| 1999 result |
| Votes (%)
! Seats |
|---|
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}} |
| align=center| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany | align=center| 51.0% | {{Composition bar|49|88|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}}} |
| bgcolor={{party color|Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)}} |
| align=center| PDS | Party of Democratic Socialism | align=center| 21.3% | {{Composition bar|21|88|{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}}} |
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}} |
| align=center| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | align=center| 18.5% | {{Composition bar|18|88|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}}} |
Opinion polling
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! style="width:100px;" rowspan="2"| Date ! style="width:150px;" rowspan="2"| Polling Firm ! style="font-size:100%"| CDU ! style="font-size:100%"| PDS ! style="font-size:100%"| SPD ! style="font-size:100%"| Grüne ! style="font-size:100%"| FDP ! style="width:40px;" rowspan="2"| Others ! style="width:30px;" rowspan="2"| Lead |
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; width:40px;"|
! style="background:{{party color|Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)}}; width:40px;"| ! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; width:40px;"| ! style="background:{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}; width:40px;"| ! style="background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}; width:40px;"| |
|---|
| style="background:#EFEFEF; font-weight:bold;"
| 13 Jun 2004 | [http://www.wahlen.thueringen.de/wahlseite.asp?aktiv=LW01&startbei=landtagswahlen/LW_wahlergebnisse.asp 2004 state election] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 43.0 | 26.1 | 14.5 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 8.3 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 16.9 |
| 3 Jun
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm IfM] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 49.0 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 28.0 |
| 1-3 Jun
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm FGW] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 44.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 22.0 |
| 29 May-3 Jun
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm Infratest dimap] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 45.0 | 22.0 | 20.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 23.0 |
| 25–29 May
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm aproxima] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 42.0 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 18.0 |
| 25–29 May
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm Infratest dimap] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 45.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 24.0 |
| 26–28 May
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm Forsa] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 43.0 | 23.0 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 20.0 |
| 30 Apr
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm aproxima] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 45.0 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 22.0 |
| 18-23 Mar
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm Infratest dimap] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 48.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 27.0 |
| 17-23 Mar
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm aproxima] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 45.0 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 21.0 |
| 9 Mar
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm aproxima] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 42.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 19.0 |
| 28 Feb
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm IfM] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 50.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 31.0 |
| colspan="10" style="background:#D0D0D0; color:black" | 2004 |
| 6 Dec
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm apropro!] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 43.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 19.0 |
| 8 Nov
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm apropro!] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 45.0 | 19.0 | 23.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 22.0 |
| 16 Oct
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm IfM] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 55.0 | 15.0 | 22.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 33.0 |
| 18 Jul
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm IfM] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 45.0 | 15.0 | 28.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 17.0 |
| 5 Jul
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm apropro!] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 38.0 | 18.0 | 31.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 7.0 |
| 20 Jun
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm Projekt Contor] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 45.0 | 17.0 | 25.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 20.0 |
| 8 Apr
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm IfM] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 41.0 | 16.0 | 31.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 10.0 |
| 8 Mar
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm apropro!] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 41.0 | 19.0 | 26.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 15.0 |
| 24 Jan
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm IfM] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 48.0 | 15.0 | 26.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 22.0 |
| colspan="10" style="background:#D0D0D0; color:black" | 2003 |
| 22 Oct
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm IfM] | 39.0 | 11.5 | {{Party shading/SPD}}| 41.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white;"| 2.0 |
| style="background:#EFEFEF; font-style:italic;"
| 22 Sep 2002 | [http://www.wahlen.thueringen.de/wahlseite.asp?aktiv=BW01&startbei=bundestagswahlen/BW_wahlergebnisse.asp 2002 federal election] | 29.4 | 17.0 | {{Party shading/SPD}}| 39.9 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 3.6 | style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white;"| 10.5 |
| 9 Jul
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm IfM] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 43.0 | 19.0 | 29.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 14.0 |
| 22 Apr
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm apropro!] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 42.0 | 20.0 | 27.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 15.0 |
| 20 Apr
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm IfM] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 42.0 | 20.0 | 27.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 15.0 |
| colspan="10" style="background:#D0D0D0; color:black" | 2002 |
| 21 Dec
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm IfM] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 41.0 | 21.0 | 30.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 11.0 |
| 3 Nov
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm apropro!] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 34.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 4.0 |
| 27 Oct
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm IfM] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 39.0 | 21.0 | 32.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 7.0 |
| 10 Jul
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/thueringen.htm IfM] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 46.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 23.0 |
| colspan="10" style="background:#D0D0D0; color:black" | 2001 |
| colspan="10" style="background:#D0D0D0; color:black" | 2000 |
| style="background:#EFEFEF; font-weight:bold;"
| 12 Sep 1999 | [http://www.wahlen.thueringen.de/wahlseite.asp?aktiv=LW01&startbei=landtagswahlen/LW_wahlergebnisse.asp 1999 state election] | {{Party shading/CDU}}| 51.0 | 21.3 | 18.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 6.1 | style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}; color:white;"| 29.7 |
Election result
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| title=Popular Vote
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| barwidth=410px
| bars=
{{bar percent|CDU|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union (Germany)}}|42.95}}
{{bar percent|PDS|{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}|26.10}}
{{bar percent|SPD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|14.48}}
{{bar percent|B'90/GRÜNE|{{party color|Alliance '90/The Greens}}|4.52}}
{{bar percent|FDP|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}|3.61}}
{{bar percent|FW|#0000FF|2.60}}
{{bar percent|REP|#7FB2FF|1.96}}
{{bar percent|NPD|{{party color|National Democratic Party of Germany}}|1.55}}
{{bar percent|Other|#777777|2.23}}
}}
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| title=Landtag seats
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{{bar percent|CDU|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union (Germany)}}|51.14}}
{{bar percent|PDS|{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}|31.82}}
{{bar percent|SPD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|17.05}}
}}
Sources
- [http://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/e/index_e.htm The Federal Returning Officer]
{{Thuringia state elections}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thuringia State Election, 2004}}