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2011 Baden-Württemberg state election

{{short description|State election in Germany}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2011 Baden-Württemberg state election

| country = Baden-Württemberg

| type = parliamentary

| turnout = 4,983,719 (66.2%)
{{increase}} 12.8%

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2006 Baden-Württemberg state election

| previous_year = 2006

| next_election = 2016 Baden-Württemberg state election

| next_year = 2016

| seats_for_election = All 138 seats in the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg

| majority_seats = 70

| election_date = 27 March 2011

| image1 = 125px

| leader1 = Stefan Mappus

| party1 = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)

| last_election1 = 69 seats, 44.2%

| seats1 = 60

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 9

| popular_vote1 = 1,942,404

| percentage1 = 39.0%

| swing1 = {{decrease}} 5.2%

| image2 = 125px

| leader2 = {{nowrap|Winfried Kretschmann}}

| party2 = Alliance 90/The Greens

| last_election2 = 17 seats, 11.7%

| seats2 = 36

| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 19

| popular_vote2 = 1,205,508

| percentage2 = 24.2%

| swing2 = {{increase}} 12.5%

| image4 = 125px

| leader4 = Nils Schmid

| party4 = Social Democratic Party of Germany

| last_election4 = 38 seats, 25.2%

| seats4 = 35

| seat_change4 = {{decrease}} 3

| popular_vote4 = 1,151,859

| percentage4 = 23.1%

| swing4 = {{decrease}} 2.1%

| image5 = 125px

| leader5 = Ullrich Goll

| party5 = Free Democratic Party (Germany)

| last_election5 = 15 seats, 10.7%

| seats5 = 7

| seat_change5 = {{decrease}} 8

| popular_vote5 = 262,520

| percentage5 = 5.3%

| swing5 = {{decrease}} 5.4%

| map_image = 2011 Baden-Württemberg state election.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Results for the single-member constituencies.

| title = Minister-President

| before_election = Stefan Mappus

| before_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| after_election = Winfried Kretschmann

| after_party = Alliance 90/The Greens

}}

The 2011 Baden-Württemberg state election was held on 27 March 2011 to elect the members of the 14th Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union and Free Democratic Party led by Minister-President Stefan Mappus lost its majority. The Greens achieved their best result in a state election up to this point at 24%, and became the second largest party in the Landtag. They subsequently formed a coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Greens leader Winfried Kretschmann was elected Minister-President. He became the first Green politician to serve as a state head of government in Germany.

Campaign and issues

The Baden-Württemberg election was considered to have significant ramifications for Chancellor Angela Merkel; the state had been a CDU stronghold for almost 60 years.{{cite news|last=Pidd|first=Helen|title=German Greens hail state victory in vote overshadowed by Fukushima|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/27/german-green-victory-fukushima|accessdate=27 March 2011|newspaper=The Guardian|date=27 March 2011}}

=Stuttgart 21=

Stuttgart 21 was a major election issue.{{cite news|title=CDU wary after Stuttgart rail project approval|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1614de80-fcac-11df-bfdd-00144feab49a.html#axzz16zAkNhAv|work=Financial Times|date=29 November 2010|accessdate=2 December 2010}} Work for this project, that sets out to transform the Stuttgart Main Station from a terminus station into a subterranean non-terminus station, was started in the summer of 2010 despite massive protests by the Stuttgart population. The main reasons for the protests are the questionable necessity of the transformation, i.e. the disproportionate costs (between 4 and 5 billion Euros) in relation to the (small) gains in travel time (the current station is a functioning station with 90% of the passengers ending their journey here anyway), the dismantling and partial destruction of the old station building (generally considered to be cultural heritage), the destruction of some of the inner-city's park ("Schlossgarten"), the geological risks posed by the tunnels that would have to be drilled into the Stuttgart ground, endangering Europe's second largest mineral water sources and spas, and the danger of some of the buildings above the tunnels collapsing.

Transparent government became an issue due to the controversy about Stuttgart 21.{{cite news|title=Taxpayers face rising cost for Stuttgart 21|url=http://www.thelocal.de/national/20101201-31513.html|publisher=The Local|date=1 December 2010|accessdate=3 December 2010}}

The CDU government of Stefan Mappus supported the project. The government opposed demonstrations and civil disobedience campaigns against the project, which were broken up by force, with police using tear gas and water cannons on protestors. Mappus was considered to have linked his political fate to the success or failure of the project.

The SPD leadership also supported Stuttgart 21, but since early 2010 called for a referendum on the issue "to pacify the city" and end the ongoing protests. The party did not take a clear stance on the issue due to opposition of the project from much of its membership.

Opposition to Stuttgart 21 led to "unprecedented popularity" for the Alliance 90/The Greens in Baden-Württemberg and a major rise in the polls.

As a coalition partner of the CDU in the Mappus government, the FDP also supported Stuttgart 21. The party was criticized for its acceptance of the violent force used against demonstrators in the late summer of 2010.

=Nuclear power=

Following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced the temporary shutdown of Germany's seven nuclear power stations built before 1980. She also stated that she was committed to total withdrawal from nuclear power sooner than the revisited nuclear exit plan dates.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Baden-Württemberg.

class="wikitable"

! rowspan=2 colspan=3| Name

! rowspan=2| Ideology

! rowspan=2| Leader(s)

! colspan=2| 2006 result

Votes (%)

! Seats

bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}} |

| align=center| CDU

| Christian Democratic Union of Germany
{{small|Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands}}

| Christian democracy

| Stefan Mappus

| align=center| 44.2%

| {{Composition bar|69|139|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}}}

bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}} |

| align=center| SPD

| Social Democratic Party of Germany
{{small|Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands}}

| Social democracy

| Nils Schmid

| align=center| 25.2%

| {{Composition bar|38|139|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}}}

bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}} |

| align=center| FDP

| Free Democratic Party
{{small|Freie Demokratische Partei}}

| Classical liberalism

| Ullrich Goll

| align=center| 10.7%

| {{Composition bar|15|139|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}}}

bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}} |

| align=center| Grüne

| Alliance 90/The Greens
{{small|Bündnis 90/Die Grünen}}

| Green politics

| Winfried Kretschmann

| align=center| 11.7%

| {{Composition bar|17|139|{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}}}

Opinion polling

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9,

10,

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15,

14,

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6,

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20,

24,

27,

36,

32,

26,

26,

28,

29,

27,

24,

25,

25,

23,

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24.2,

22,

19,

21,

20,

20,

21,

24,

25,

25,

24,

26,

25,

24.2,|y3Title=SDP|y3=25.2,

23,

20,

26,

26,

26,

19,

26,

21,

22,

19.3,

20,

21,

23,

25,

24,

21,

17,

19,

22,

19,

18,

19,

20,

21,

19,

19,

20,

21.6,

22.7,

23,

26,

25,

26,

24,

22,

22,

22.5,

22,

24,

22,

23,

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class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:14px;"
style="height:40px;"

! style="width:160px;" rowspan="2"| Polling firm

! style="width:125px;" rowspan="2"| Fieldwork date

! style="width:35px;" rowspan="2"| Sample
size

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| CDU

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| SPD

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| Grüne

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| FDP

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| Linke

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;" rowspan="2"| Others

! style="width:30px;" rowspan="2"| Lead

style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|The Left (Germany)}};"|

style="background:#E9E9E9;"

| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/news/2011/landtagswahl-baden-wuerttemberg-2011.htm 2011 state election]

| data-sort-value="2011-03-27"| 27 Mar 2011

| –

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 39.0

| 23.1

| 24.2

| 5.3

| 2.8

| 5.6

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 14.8

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm YouGov]

| data-sort-value="2011-03-25"| 20–24 Mar 2011

| 1,003

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 36

| 22

| 26

| 6

| 5

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 10

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Emnid]

| data-sort-value="2011-03-25"| 18–24 Mar 2011

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 38

| 23

| 25

| 5

| 4

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 13

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Forsa]

| data-sort-value="2011-03-24"| 16–22 Mar 2011

| 1,025

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 38

| 24

| 24

| 5

| 4

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 14

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Emnid]

| data-sort-value="2011-03-20"| 17 Mar 2011

| 500

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 38

| 22

| 25

| 6

| 4

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 13

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Forschungsgruppe Wahlen]

| data-sort-value="2011-03-18"| 15–17 Mar 2011

| 1,382

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 38

| 22.5

| 25

| 5

| 4.5

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 13

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2011-03-17"| 14–17 Mar 2011

| 1,250

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 39

| 22

| 24

| 5.5

| 4.5

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 15

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2011-03-14"| 10–12 Mar 2011

| 1,001

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 42

| 22

| 21

| 6

| 4

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 20

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Emnid]

| data-sort-value="2011-03-12"| 4–10 Mar 2011

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 39

| 24

| 20

| 7

| 5

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 15

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Forsa]

| data-sort-value="2011-03-11"| 3–8 Mar 2011

| 1,004

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 40

| 26

| 20

| 5

| 4

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 14

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Emnid]

| data-sort-value="2011-03-04"| 24 Feb – 1 Mar 2011

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 38

| 25

| 21

| 8

| 4

| 4

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 13

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Forsa]

| data-sort-value="2011-03-02"| 21–25 Feb 2011

| 1,001

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 39

| 26

| 19

| 6

| 4

| 6

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 13

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Emnid]

| data-sort-value="2011-02-27"| 18–24 Feb 2011

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 40

| 23

| 22

| 6

| 4

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 17

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Customer Research 42]

| data-sort-value="2011-02-26"| 8–19 Feb 2011

| 705

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 35.0

| 21.6

| 21.2

| 5.2

| 5.9

| 11.1

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 13.4

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Uni Freiburg]

| data-sort-value="2011-02-26"| 31 Jan – 22 Feb 2011

| 1,126

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 41.1

| 22.7

| 24.2

| 6.0

| 2.8

| 3.2

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 16.9

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Emnid]

| data-sort-value="2011-02-20"| 11–17 Feb 2011

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 40

| 20

| 23

| 7

| 5

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 17

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Emnid]

| data-sort-value="2011-02-13"| 4–10 Feb 2011

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 40

| 19

| 25

| 7

| 4

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 15

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Forschungsgruppe Wahlen]

| data-sort-value="2011-02-04"| 31 Jan – 2 Feb 2011

| 1,146

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 41

| 19

| 25

| 6

| 4

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 16

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2011-02-03"| 1–2 Feb 2011

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 39

| 21

| 24

| 6

| 5

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 15

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Emnid]

| data-sort-value="2011-01-29"| 24–17 Jan 2011

| 1,022

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 40

| 20

| 27

| 5

| 4

| 4

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 13

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Emnid]

| data-sort-value="2010-12-19"| 7–15 Dec 2010

| 1,001

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 41

| 19

| 29

| 4

| 4

| 3

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 12

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2010-12-02"| 1 Dec 2010

| 1,010

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 39

| 18

| 28

| 5

| 5

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 11

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Forschungsgruppe Wahlen]

| data-sort-value="2010-11-26"| 22–24 Nov 2010

| 1,910

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 39

| 19

| 26

| 5

| 4

| 7

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 13

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Allensbach]

| data-sort-value="2010-11-19"| 1–15 Oct 2010

| 1,096

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 38.0

| 22.0

| 26.0

| 5.0

| 5.0

| 4.0

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 12.0

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm TNS Forschung]

| data-sort-value="2010-10-09"| 6–7 Oct 2010

| 1,002

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 34

| 19

| 32

| 6

| 5

| 4

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 2

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm abs Marktforschung]

| data-sort-value="2010-10-08"| 5–6 Oct 2010

| 968

| 28

| 17

| {{Party shading/Grüne}}| 36

| 8

| 7

| –

| style="background:{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 8

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2010-09-08"| 2–7 Sep 2010

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 35

| 21

| 27

| 5

| 5

| 7

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 8

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Forsa]

| data-sort-value="2010-09-01"| 16–27 Aug 2010

| 1,068

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 37

| 24

| 24

| 6

| 4

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 13

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Infratest Politikforschung]

| data-sort-value="2010-07-27"| 12–15 Jul 2010

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 37

| 25

| 20

| 7

| 5

| 6

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 12

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Infratest Politikforschung]

| data-sort-value="2010-04-20"| 23 Mar – 13 Apr 2010

| 991

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 41

| 23

| 17

| 8

| 5

| 6

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 18

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Allensbach]

| data-sort-value="2010-03-17"| 24 Feb – 8 Mar 2010

| 1,030

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 43

| 21

| 18

| 8

| 5.5

| 4.5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 22

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2010-02-18"| 17 Feb 2010

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 43

| 20

| 17

| 11

| 4

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 23

style="background:#E5E5F5;font-style:italic;"

| 2009 federal election

| data-sort-value="2009-09-27"| 27 Sep 2009

| –

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 34.5

| 19.3

| 13.9

| 18.8

| 7.2

| 6.3

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 15.2

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Infratest Sozialforschung]

| data-sort-value="2009-07-07"| 20 Apr – 3 May 2009

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 39

| 22

| 15

| 14

| 6

| 4

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 17

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2009-06-12"| 2–3 Jun 2009

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 40

| 21

| 14

| 15

| 4

| 6

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 19

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Uni Halle/Uni Stuttgart]

| data-sort-value="2008-09-30"| 8–20 Sep 2008

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 39.9

| 26.0

| 17.2

| 10.2

| 4.8

| 1.9

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 13.9

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Forsa]

| data-sort-value="2007-07-26"| 2–24 Jul 2007

| 1,034

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 43

| 19

| 13

| 12

| 6

| 7

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 24

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Forsa]

| data-sort-value="2007-04-19"| 19 Apr 2007

| ?

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 40

| 26

| 13

| 12

| 3

| 6

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 14

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2007-04-16"| 16 Apr 2007

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 41

| 26

| 16

| 10

| 2{{efn|Die Linke.PDS/WASG}}

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 15

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2007-03-29"| 26–27 Mar 2007

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 41

| 26

| 14

| 9

| 4{{efn|Die Linke.PDS/WASG}}

| 4{{efn|3% Right-wing parties, 3% Other}}

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 15

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Forsa]

| data-sort-value="2006-12-21"| 20 Nov – 15 Dec 2006

| 1,220

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 44

| 20

| 13

| 12

| 4

| 7{{efn|2% REP, 5% Other}}

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 24

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/baden-wuerttemberg.htm Forsa]

| data-sort-value="2006-07-06"| 12 Jun – 4 Jul 2006

| 1,403

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 43

| 23

| 12

| 12

| 5

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 20

style="background:#E9E9E9;"

| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/news/2006/bw-2006.htm 2006 state election]

| data-sort-value="2006-07-06"| 26 Mar 2006

| –

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 44.2

| 25.2

| 11.7

| 10.7

| 3.1{{efn|WASG}}

| 5.3{{efn|2.5% REP, 2.8% Other}}

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 19.0

Results

{{election table|title=Summary of the 27 March 2011 election results for the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg}}

|-

|colspan="8" | File:Landtag BW 2011.svg

|-

! colspan="2" | Party

! Votes

! %

! +/-

! Seats

! +/-

! Seats %

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|

| align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU)

| align=right| 1,943,912

| align=right| 39.0

| align=right| {{decrease}}5.2

| align=right| 60

| align=right| {{decrease}}9

| align=right| 43.5

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}|

| align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)

| align=right| 1,206,182

| align=right| 24.2

| align=right| {{increase}}12.5

| align=right| 36

| align=right| {{increase}}19

| align=right| 26.1

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|

| align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD)

| align=right| 1,152,594

| align=right| 23.1

| align=right| {{decrease}}2.1

| align=right| 35

| align=right| {{decrease}}3

| align=right| 25.4

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}|

| align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP)

| align=right| 262,784

| align=right| 5.3

| align=right| {{decrease}}5.4

| align=right| 7

| align=right| {{decrease}}8

| align=right| 5.1

|-

! colspan=8|

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}|

| align=left | The Left (Linke)

| align=right| 139,700

| align=right| 2.8

| align=right| {{decrease}}0.3

| align=right| 0

| align=right| ±0

| align=right| 0

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Pirate Party Germany}}|

| align=left | Pirate Party Germany (Piraten)

| align=right| 103,618

| align=right| 2.1

| align=right| New

| align=right| 0

| align=right| New

| align=right| 0

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|The Republicans (Germany)}}|

| align=left | The Republicans (REP)

| align=right| 56,723

| align=right| 1.1

| align=right| {{decrease}}1.4

| align=right| 0

| align=right| ±0

| align=right| 0

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Other}}|

| align=left | Others

| align=right| 118,206

| align=right| 2.4

| align=right| {{decrease}}0.2

| align=right| 0

| align=right| ±0

| align=right| 0

|-

! align=right colspan=2| Total

! align=right| 4,983,719

! align=right| 100.0

! align=right|

! align=right| 138

! align=right| {{decrease}}1

! align=right|

|-

! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout

! align=right|

! align=right| 66.2

! align=right| {{increase}}12.8

! align=right|

! align=right|

! align=right|

|}

{{bar box

| title=Popular Vote

| titlebar=#ddd

| width=600px

| barwidth=410px

| bars=

{{bar percent|CDU|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union (Germany)}}|39.01}}

{{bar percent|B'90/GRÜNE|{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}|24.20}}

{{bar percent|SPD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|23.13}}

{{bar percent|FDP|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}|5.27}}

{{bar percent|DIE LINKE|{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}|2.80}}

{{bar percent|PIRATEN|{{party color|Pirate Party Germany}}|2.08}}

{{bar percent|REP|#7FB2FF|1.14}}

{{bar percent|Other|#777777|2.37}}

}}

{{bar box

| title=Landtag seats

| titlebar=#ddd

| width=600px

| barwidth=410px

| bars=

{{bar percent|CDU|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union (Germany)}}|43.48}}

{{bar percent|B'90/GRÜNE|{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}|26.09}}

{{bar percent|SPD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|25.36}}

{{bar percent|FDP|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}|5.07}}

}}

Post-election

After the loss, outgoing Minister-President Stefan Mappus announced his resignation as chairman of the Christian Democratic Union in Baden-Württemberg.{{cite news|title=Mappus legt Parteivorsitz nieder|url=http://www.mopo.de/news/politik---wirtschaft/mappus-legt-parteivorsitz-nieder/-/5066858/8276266/-/index.html|accessdate=29 March 2011|newspaper=Hamburger Morgenpost|date=28 March 2011|language=German}} Federal Social Democratic Party leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier insisted that Chancellor Angela Merkel should call for new elections after the defeat of the Christian Democratic Union in Baden-Württemberg.{{cite news|title=SPD-Chef Steinmeier fordert Neuwahlen in Deutschland |url=http://www.mopo.de/new |date=28 March 2011 |accessdate=29 March 2011 |newspaper=Hamburger Morgenpost |language=German }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

On 27 April 2011, the Greens and the Social Democratic Party announced that they had finalized their coalition agreement.{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Timothy|title=Greens and SPD present coalition agreement in Baden-Württemberg|url=http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15033427,00.html|accessdate=27 April 2011|newspaper=Deutsche Welle|date=27 April 2011}} Winfried Kretschmann and Social Democratic Party leader Nils Schmid presented an 83-page document titled The Change Begins. The only minister named was Nils Schmid, who became Deputy Minister-President and "super-minister" for finance and the economy. Other than Schmid, the coalition announced which parties were to receive each ministry, but did not name appointees. The Social Democrats acquired the majority of the ministerial positions, but the Greens had a majority in the cabinet. The Greens obtained the ministries of the environment, transportation, science, rural areas, consumer protection and a ministry for civil society.{{cite news|last=Moore|first=Michael Scott|title='A Green Leader Has Risen' in[Baden-Württemberg|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,759507,00.html|accessdate=28 April 2011|newspaper=Der Spiegel|date=28 April 2011}} The Social Democrats got the ministries of the economy, finance, justice, labour, schools, welfare, and the interior. As part of the coalition agreement, the red-green alliance agreed to organize a referendum regarding Stuttgart 21. They also agreed on "radical changes" to the education system and transport policy, and to accelerate the phasing out of nuclear power. Hermann Gröhe, the secretary general of the CDU, "condemned" the coalition agreement.

On 12 May 2011, Winfried Kretschmann was sworn in as Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg.{{cite news|last=Werkhäuser|first=Nina|title=Greens make history as they take over Germany's conservative south-west|url=http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15068529,00.html|accessdate=12 May 2011|newspaper=Deutsche Welle|date=12 May 2011}} Kretschmann became the first Minister-President in Germany from the Greens.{{cite news|title=Kretschmann erhält sogar zwei Oppositionsstimmen|url=https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article13367450/Kretschmann-erhaelt-sogar-zwei-Oppositionsstimmen.html|accessdate=12 May 2011|newspaper=Die Welt|date=12 May 2011|language=German}} In the Landtag vote for Minister-President, Kretschmann received at least two votes from the opposition.

Notes

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References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110408073938/http://www.statistik.baden-wuerttemberg.de/Wahlen/Landtagswahl_2011/ Baden-Württemberg Statistical Office]

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