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2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election

{{short description|State election in Germany}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election

| country = North Rhine-Westphalia

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2012 North Rhine-Westphalia state election

| previous_year = 2012

| next_election = 2022 North Rhine-Westphalia state election

| next_year = 2022

| seats_for_election = All 199 seats in the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia

| majority_seats = 100

| election_date = 14 May 2017

| turnout = 8,577,221 (65.2% {{increase}} 5.6 pp)

| image1 = 150x150px

| candidate1 = Armin Laschet

| party1 = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| last_election1 = 67 seats, 26.3%

| seats1 = 72

| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 5

| popular_vote1 = 2,796,683

| percentage1 = 33.0%

| swing1 = {{increase}} 6.7 pp

| image2 = 150x150px

| candidate2 = Hannelore Kraft

| party2 = Social Democratic Party of Germany

| last_election2 = 99 seats, 39.1%

| seats2 = 69

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 30

| popular_vote2 = 2,649,205

| percentage2 = 31.2%

| swing2 = {{decrease}} 7.9 pp

| image3 = 150x150px

| candidate3 = Christian Lindner

| party3 = Free Democratic Party (Germany)

| last_election3 = 22 seats, 8.6%

| seats3 = 28

| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 6

| popular_vote3 = 1,065,307

| percentage3 = 12.6%

| swing3 = {{increase}} 4.0 pp

| image4 = 150x150px

| candidate4 = Marcus Pretzell

| party4 = Alternative for Germany

| last_election4 = Did not exist

| seats4 = 16

| seat_change4 = {{increase}} 16

| popular_vote4 = 626,756

| percentage4 = 7.4%

| swing4 = New party

| image5 = 150x150px

| candidate5 = Sylvia Löhrmann

| party5 = Alliance 90/The Greens

| last_election5 = 29 seats, 11.3%

| seats5 = 14

| seat_change5 = {{decrease}} 15

| popular_vote5 = 539,062

| percentage5 = 6.4%

| swing5 = {{decrease}} 4.9 pp

| map_image = 2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election.svg

| map_size = 400px

| map_caption = Results for the single-member constituencies.

| title = Government

| before_election = Second Kraft cabinet

| before_party = SPD–Green

| posttitle = Government after election

| after_election = Laschet cabinet

| after_party = CDU–FDP

}}

The 2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election was held on 14 May 2017 to elect the members of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Hannelore Kraft was defeated. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) became the largest party and formed a coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP). CDU leader Armin Laschet was subsequently elected Minister-President.{{cite web|title=CDU und FDP einigen sich auf Koalitionsvertrag|website=WDR|url=http://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/landespolitik/koalition-verhandlungen-102.html|accessdate=17 June 2017|language=German}}{{cite web|last1=Krug|first1=Christian|title=Martin Schulz's SPD shut out in North Rhine Westphalia|url=http://www.politico.eu/article/martin-schulzs-spd-shut-out-in-north-rhine-westphalia/|website=Politico EU}}

This election was the last election in which an incumbent Minister-President was defeated until the 2022 Saarland state election.

Parties

File:2017-05-04-WDR Wahlarena-1386.jpg

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia.

class="wikitable"

! rowspan=2 colspan=3| Name

! rowspan=2| Ideology

! rowspan=2| Leader(s)

! colspan=2| 2012 result

Votes (%)

! Seats

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

| align=center| SPD

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

| Social democracy

| Hannelore Kraft

| align=center| 39.1%

| {{Composition bar|99|237|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}}}

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

| align=center| CDU

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

| Christian democracy

| Armin Laschet

| align=center| 26.3%

| {{Composition bar|67|237|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}}}

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

| align=center| Grüne

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

| Green politics

| Sylvia Löhrmann

| align=center| 11.3%

| {{Composition bar|29|237|{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}}}

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

| align=center| FDP

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

| Classical liberalism

| Christian Lindner

| align=center| 8.6%

| {{Composition bar|22|237|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}}}

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

| align=center| Piraten

| Pirate Party Germany
{{small|Piratenpartei Deutschland}}

| Pirate politics

| Michele Marsching

| align=center| 7.8%

| {{Composition bar|20|237|{{party color|Pirate Party Germany}}}}

Opinion polling

=Party polling=

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:140px;" rowspan="2"| Fieldwork date

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

! style="background:{{party color|Pirate Party Germany}};"|

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

! style="background:{{party color|Alternative for Germany}};"|

style="background:#E9E9E9;"

| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/news/2017/landtagswahl-nordrhein-westfalen-2017.html 2017 state election]

| data-sort-value="2017-05-14"| 14 May 2017

| –

| 31.2

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 33.0

| 6.4

| 12.6

| 1.0

| 4.9

| 7.4

| 3.5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 1.8

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Forschungsgruppe Wahlen]

| data-sort-value="2017-05-11"| 8–11 May 2017

| 2,402

| 31

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 32

| 6.5

| 13.5

| –

| 6

| 6.5

| 4.5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 1

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm YouGov]

| data-sort-value="2017-05-11"| 8–10 May 2017

| 1,017

| 30

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 31

| 7

| 9

| 2

| 8

| 9

| 4

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 1

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm INSA]

| data-sort-value="2017-05-09"| 3–8 May 2017

| 1,139

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 33

| 30

| 7

| 13

| –

| 5

| 7

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 3

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Forschungsgruppe Wahlen]

| data-sort-value="2017-05-05"| 2–4 May 2017

| 1,032

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 32

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 32

| 7.5

| 12

| –

| 6

| 6

| 4.5

| data-sort-value="0"| Tie

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2017-05-04"| 2–3 May 2017

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 32

| 31

| 7

| 13

| –

| 5

| 8

| 4

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 1

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Forsa]

| data-sort-value="2017-04-28"| 20–25 Apr 2017

| 1,003

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 35

| 29

| 6

| 12

| –

| 6

| 7

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 6

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm YouGov]

| data-sort-value="2017-04-25"| 12–19 Apr 2017

| 1,051

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 36

| 27

| 6

| 7

| 2

| 8

| 11

| 3

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 9

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2017-04-23"| 18–20 Apr 2017

| 1,003

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 34

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 34

| 6

| 10

| –

| 5

| 8

| 3

| data-sort-value="0"| Tie

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm INSA]

| data-sort-value="2017-04-11"| 30 Mar–4 Apr 2017

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 37

| 28

| 6

| 10

| –

| 5

| 10

| 4

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 9

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2017-03-19"| 14–16 Mar 2017

| 1,001

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 37

| 30

| 6

| 9

| –

| 5

| 9

| 4

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 7

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Forsa]

| data-sort-value="2017-03-15"| 20 Feb–10 Mar 2017

| 1,040

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 40

| 26

| 6

| 11

| –

| 5

| 7

| 5

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

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm INSA]

| data-sort-value="2017-03-05"| 22 Feb–3 Mar 2017

| 1,199

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 38

| 27

| 7

| 10

| –

| 4

| 11

| 3

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

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2017-02-19"| 14–16 Feb 2017

| 1,002

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 37

| 30

| 7

| 7

| –

| 6

| 10

| 3

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 7

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Forschungsgruppe Wahlen]

| data-sort-value="2017-02-10"| 6–8 Feb 2017

| 1,116

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 36

| 32

| 7

| 8

| –

| 5

| 9

| 3

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 4

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm YouGov]

| data-sort-value="2017-01-27"| 13–20 Jan 2017

| 1,072

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 31

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 31

| 11

| 7

| 1

| 5

| 12

| 2

| data-sort-value="0"| Tie

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Forsa]

| data-sort-value="2017-03-15"| 9–20 Jan 2017

| 1,072

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 35

| 29

| 8

| 9

| –

| 6

| 8

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 6

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Emnid]

| data-sort-value="2017-01-21"| 19 Dec 2016–18 Jan 2017

| 1,070

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 32

| 30

| 10

| 8

| –

| 7

| 10

| 3

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

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2016-10-30"| 25–27 Oct 2016

| 1,002

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 32

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 32

| 12

| 7

| –

| 5

| 9

| 3

| data-sort-value="0"| Tie

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm YouGov]

| data-sort-value="2016-09-15"| 31 Aug–7 Sep 2016

| 1,022

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 34

| 28

| 10

| 9

| –

| 5

| 11

| ?

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 6

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Mentefactum]

| data-sort-value="2016-09-11"| 30 Aug–6 Sep 2016

| 1,004

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 31

| 27

| 11

| 8

| –

| 5

| 13

| 3

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 4

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2016-05-22"| 17–20 May 2016

| 1,002

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 31

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 31

| 10

| 8

| –

| 6

| 12

| 2

| data-sort-value="0"| Tie

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm INSA]

| data-sort-value="2016-04-29"| 21–28 Apr 2016

| 1,097

| 29

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 32

| 13

| 7.5

| –

| 5.5

| 9

| 4

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 3

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2016-02-21"| 16–18 Feb 2016

| 1,002

| 31

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 33

| 9

| 7

| –

| 7

| 10

| 3

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

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2015-12-13"| 8–10 Dec 2015

| 1,000

| 34

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 35

| 10

| 6

| –

| 5

| 5

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 1

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Forsa]

| data-sort-value="2015-12-02"| 8–27 Nov 2015

| 1,211

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 39

| 29

| 10

| 7

| 2

| 5

| 4

| 4

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

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm YouGov]

| data-sort-value="2015-11-26"| 11–19 Nov 2015

| 1,022

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 34

| 30

| 11

| 5

| 1

| 5

| 9

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 4

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2015-09-06"| 1–3 Sep 2015

| 1,001

| 34

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 36

| 11

| 5

| –

| 6

| 3

| 5

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

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2015-06-21"| 16–18 Jun 2015

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 36

| 35

| 10

| 6

| 1

| 5

| 4

| 3

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 1

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Forsa]

| data-sort-value="2015-06-02"| 18–28 May 2015

| 1,097

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 36

| 32

| 11

| 9

| –

| 4

| 3

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 4

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm INSA]

| data-sort-value="2015-05-27"| 21–22 May 2015

| 500

| 34

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 38

| 12

| 6

| 1

| 6

| 2

| 1

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 4

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm YouGov]

| data-sort-value="2014-12-18"| 3–10 Dec 2014

| 1,015

| 34

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 35

| 12

| 5

| 2

| 5

| 7

| 2

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 1

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2014-12-07"| 2–4 Dec 2014

| 1,000

| 35

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 36

| 10

| 5

| 1

| 5

| 5

| 3

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 1

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Forsa]

| data-sort-value="2014-11-14"| 3–10 Nov 2014

| 1,082

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 36

| 33

| 10

| 4

| 2

| 5

| 6

| ?

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 3

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Forsa]

| data-sort-value="2014-09-02"| 20–29 Aug 2014

| 1,506

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 39

| 32

| 10

| 5

| 3

| 4

| 4

| ?

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 7

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm YouGov]

| data-sort-value="2014-05-20"| May 2014

| 1,006

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 39

| 34

| 10

| 5

| 2

| 5

| ?

| ?

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 5

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2014-05-11"| 5–8 May 2014

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 37

| 36

| 10

| 5

| 2

| 5

| 3

| 2

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 1

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm YouGov]

| data-sort-value="2013-12-11"| 25 Nov–1 Dec 2013

| 1,055

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 38

| 34

| 10

| 4

| ?

| 5

| ?

| ?

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 4

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2013-12-08"| 3–5 Dec 2013

| 1,000

| 37

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 38

| 8

| 4

| 3

| 5

| 3

| 2

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 1

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm YouGov]

| data-sort-value="2013-09-19"| 5–16 Sep 2013

| 1,051

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 38

| 35

| 11

| 4

| 2

| 4

| ?

| ?

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 3

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2013-09-07"| 3–5 Sep 2013

| 1,009

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 40

| 36

| 9

| 4

| 3

| 4

| 2

| 2

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 4

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2013-05-26"| 21–23 May 2013

| 1,001

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 39

| 35

| 14

| 4

| 2

| 3

| –

| 3

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 4

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm YouGov]

| data-sort-value="2013-04-25"| 12–22 Apr 2013

| 1,104

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 42

| 31

| 12

| 6

| 2

| 3

| –

| 4

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

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2012-12-16"| 11–14 Dec 2012

| 1,001

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 40

| 32

| 12

| 5

| 4

| 4

| –

| 3

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

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm YouGov]

| data-sort-value="2012-09-27"| 4–24 Sep 2012

| 1,020

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 39

| 30

| 13

| 5

| 5

| 4

| –

| 4

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 9

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/nrw.htm YouGov]

| data-sort-value="2012-06-13"| 1–11 Jun 2012

| 1,061

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 38

| 29

| 12

| 7

| 7

| 3

| –

| ?

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 9

style="background:#E9E9E9;"

| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/news/2012/landtagswahl-nordrhein-westfalen-2012.htm 2012 state election]

| data-sort-value="2012-05-13"| 13 May 2012

| –

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 39.1

| 26.3

| 11.3

| 8.6

| 7.8

| 2.5

| –

| 4.3

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 12.8

=Minister-President polling=

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

! style="width:150px;" rowspan="3"| Polling firm

! style="width:125px;" rowspan="3"| Fieldwork date

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| 120px

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| 120px

! style="width:30px;" rowspan="3"| Lead

class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| {{nowrap|Hannelore Kraft}}
SPD

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| {{nowrap|Armin Laschet}}

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

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

Forschungsgruppe Wahlen

| data-sort-value="2017-05-14"| 14 May 2017

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 48

| 37

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

Infratest dimap

| data-sort-value="2017-05-14"| 14 May 2017

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 49

| 38

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

Forschungsgruppe Wahlen

| data-sort-value="2017-05-11"| 11 May 2017

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 46

| 38

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

YouGov

| data-sort-value="2017-05-11"| 11 May 2017

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 34

| 21

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

Forschungsgruppe Wahlen

| data-sort-value="2017-05-05"| 5 May 2017

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 51

| 33

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

Infratest dimap

| data-sort-value="2017-05-04"| 4 May 2017

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 49

| 28

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 21

Forsa

| data-sort-value="2017-04-28"| 28 April 2017

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 49

| 25

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

YouGov

| data-sort-value="2017-04-25"| 25 April 2017

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 42

| 21

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 21

Infratest dimap

| data-sort-value="2017-04-23"| 23 April 2017

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 53

| 31

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

Infratest dimap

| data-sort-value="2017-03-19"| 19 March 2017

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 57

| 22

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 35

Forsa

| data-sort-value="2017-03-15"| 15 March 2017

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 55

| 22

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 33

Infratest dimap

| data-sort-value="2017-02-19"| 19 February 2017

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 58

| 26

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 32

Forschungsgruppe Wahlen

| data-sort-value="2017-02-10"| 10 February 2017

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 55

| 29

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 26

YouGov

| data-sort-value="2017-01-27"| 27 January 2017

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 46

| 16

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 30

YouGov

| data-sort-value="2016-10-30"| 30 October 2016

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 56

| 20

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 36

Mentefactum

| data-sort-value="2016-09-11"| 11 September 2016

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 55

| 30

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 25

Infratest dimap

| data-sort-value="2016-05-22"| 22 May 2016

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 58

| 28

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 30

Infratest dimap

| data-sort-value="2015-12-13"| 13 December 2015

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 61

| 21

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 40

Forsa

| data-sort-value="2015-12-02"| 2 December 2015

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 63

| 18

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 45

YouGov

| data-sort-value="2015-11-26"| 26 November 2015

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 50

| 15

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 35

Infratest dimap

| data-sort-value="2015-06-21"| 21 June 2015

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 64

| 17

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 47

YouGov

| data-sort-value="2014-12-18"| 18 December 2014

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 48

| 19

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 29

Infratest dimap

| data-sort-value="2014-12-07"| 7 December 2014

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 59

| 18

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 41

Infratest dimap

| data-sort-value="2014-05-11"| 11 May 2014

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 61

| 18

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 43

Results

The CDU became the largest party with 33% of the vote. The governing SPD and Greens suffered a 13-point swing between them, the latter losing half their seats. The FDP achieved their best ever result in the state at 12.6%, and AfD debuted at 7.4%. The Pirates collapsed to just 1% of the vote and were ousted from the Landtag. The Left doubled their vote share to 4.9%, but fell just short of the threshold.

{{Election results

|image={{Parliament diagram |background=#F8F9FA|width=350

|n1 = 69 | p1 = Social Democratic Party of Germany

|n2 = 14 | p2 = Alliance 90/The Greens

|n3 = 28 | p3 = Free Democratic Party (Germany)

|n4 = 72 | p4 = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

|n5 = 16 | p5 = Alternative for Germany

}}

|firstround = Constituency

|secondround = Party list

|party1 = Christian Democratic Union (CDU)

|votes1 = 3242524

|sw1 = +5.64

|seats1 = 72

|votes1_2 = 2796683

|sw1_2 = +6.64

|seats1_2 = 0

|totseats1 = 72

|sc1 = +5

|party2 = Social Democratic Party (SPD)

|votes2 = 2919073

|sw2 = –7.77

|seats2 = 56

|votes2_2 = 2649205

|sw2_2 = –7.92

|seats2_2 = 13

|totseats2 = 69

|sc2 = –30

|party3 = Free Democratic Party (FDP)

|votes3 = 723725

|sw3 = +3.77

|seats3 = 0

|votes3_2 = 1065307

|sw3_2 = +3.95

|seats3_2 = 28

|totseats3 = 28

|sc3 = +6

|party4 = Alternative for Germany (AfD)

|votes4 = 460479

|sw4 = New

|seats4 = 0

|votes4_2 = 626756

|sw4_2 = New

|seats4_2 = 16

|totseats4 = 16

|sc4 = New

|party5 = Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE)

|votes5 = 509571

|sw5 = –3.27

|seats5 = 0

|votes5_2 = 539062

|sw5_2 = –5.00

|seats5_2 = 14

|totseats5 = 14

|sc5 = –15

|party6 = The Left (LINKE)

|votes6 = 414594

|sw6 = +2.31

|seats6 = 0

|votes6_2 = 415936

|sw6_2 = +2.41

|seats6_2 = 0

|totseats6 = 0

|sc6 = ±0

|party7 = Pirate Party Germany (Piraten)

|votes7 = 118847

|sw7 = –6.53

|seats7 = 0

|votes7_2 = 80780

|sw7_2 = –6.87

|seats7_2 = 0

|totseats7 = 0

|sc7 = –20

|party8 = Action Party for Animal Protection (hier!)

|votes8_2 = 59747

|sw8_2 = New

|seats8_2 = 0

|totseats8 = 0

|sc8 = New

|party9 = Die PARTEI

|votes9 = 25923

|sw9 = +0.23

|seats9 = 0

|votes9_2 = 54990

|sw9_2 = +0.36

|seats9_2 = 0

|totseats9 = 0

|sc9 = ±0

|party10 = Free Voters

|votes10 = 8667

|sw10 = –0.04

|seats10 = 0

|votes10_2 = 33083

|sw10_2 = +0.16

|seats10_2 = 0

|totseats10 = 0

|sc10 = ±0

|party11 = National Democratic Party (NPD)

|votes11_2 = 28723

|sw11_2 = –0.17

|seats11_2 = 0

|totseats11 = 0

|sc11 = ±0

|party12 = Alliance for Innovation and Justice (BIG)

|votes12_2 = 17421

|sw12_2 = +0.07

|seats12_2 = 0

|totseats12 = 0

|sc12 = ±0

|party13 = Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP)

|votes13 = 7208

|sw13 = +0.07

|seats13 = 0

|votes13_2 = 13288

|sw13_2 = +0.06

|seats13_2 = 0

|totseats13 = 0

|sc13 = ±0

|party14 = Alliance of German Democrats

|votes14_2 = 12688

|sw14_2 = New

|seats14_2 = 0

|totseats14 = 0

|sc14 = New

|party15 = V-Partei³

|votes15_2 = 10013

|sw15_2 = New

|seats15_2 = 0

|totseats15 = 0

|sc15 = New

|party16 = New Start C (Aufbruch C)

|votes16 = 2919

|sw16 = New

|seats16 = 0

|votes16_2 = 9636

|sw16_2 = New

|seats16_2 = 0

|totseats16 = 0

|sc16 = New

|party17 = From now... Democracy by Referendum (Volksabstimmung)

|votes17 = 2099

|sw17 = +0.01

|seats17 = 0

|votes17_2 = 8386

|sw17_2 = New

|seats17_2 = 0

|totseats17 = 0

|sc17 = ±0

|party18 = Marxist–Leninist Party of Germany (MLPD)

|votes18 = 2496

|sw18 = New

|seats18 = 0

|votes18_2 = 7707

|sw18_2 = New

|seats18_2 = 0

|totseats18 = 0

|sc18 = New

|party19 = The Violets (VIOLETTEN)

|votes19_2 = 7171

|sw19_2 = New

|seats19_2 = 0

|totseats19 = 0

|sc19 = New

|party20 = Youth and Development Party of Germany (JED)

|votes20_2 = 7054

|sw20_2 = New

|seats20_2 = 0

|totseats20 = 0

|sc20 = New

|party21 = The Republicans (REP)

|votes21 = 1257

|sw21 = New

|seats21 = 0

|votes21_2 = 6597

|sw21_2 = New

|seats21_2 = 0

|totseats21 = 0

|sc21 = New

|party22 = Party for Health Research (Gesundheitsforschung)

|votes22_2 = 5964

|sw22_2 = New

|seats22_2 = 0

|totseats22 = 0

|sc22 = New

|party23 = Basic Income Alliance (BGE)

|votes23_2 = 5260

|sw23_2 = New

|seats23_2 = 0

|totseats23 = 0

|sc23 = New

|party24 = Beautiful Life (Schöner Leben)

|votes24_2 = 5162

|sw24_2 = New

|seats24_2 = 0

|totseats24 = 0

|sc24 = New

|party25 = Democratic Citizens Germany (DBD)

|votes25_2 = 4742

|sw25_2 = New

|seats25_2 = 0

|totseats25 = 0

|sc25 = New

|party26 = The Right (RECHTE)

|votes26 = 1990

|sw26 = New

|seats26 = 0

|votes26_2 = 3589

|sw26_2 = New

|seats26_2 = 0

|totseats26 = 0

|sc26 = New

|party27 = Centre Party (ZENTRUM)

|votes27 = 1182

|sw27 = New

|seats27 = 0

|votes27_2 = 3336

|sw27_2 = New

|seats27_2 = 0

|totseats27 = 0

|sc27 = New

|party28 = German Communist Party (DKP)

|votes28 = 2416

|sw28 = New

|seats28 = 0

|votes28_2 = 2899

|sw28_2 = New

|seats28_2 = 0

|totseats28 = 0

|sc28 = New

|party29 = Free Citizens Initiative/Free Voters (FBI)

|votes29_2 = 2877

|sw29_2 = –0.09

|seats29_2 = 0

|totseats29 = 0

|sc29 = ±0

|party30 = Independent Voter Group "BRD"

|votes30 = 634

|sw30 = New

|seats30 = 0

|votes30_2 = 2002

|sw30_2 = New

|seats30_2 = 0

|totseats30 = 0

|sc30 = New

|party31 = PAN – the Independents

|votes31_2 = 1349

|sw31_2 = New

|seats31_2 = 0

|totseats31 = 0

|sc31 = New

|party32 = Family Party of Germany (FAMILIE)

|votes32 = 291

|sw32 = –0.02

|seats32 = 0

|totseats32 = 0

|sc32 = ±0

|party33 = Liberal Democrats (LD)

|votes33 = 99

|sw33 = ±0.00

|seats33 = 0

|totseats33 = 0

|sc33 = ±0

|party34 = Liberal Conservative Reformers (LKR)

|votes34 = 91

|sw34 = New

|seats34 = 0

|totseats34 = 0

|sc34 = New

|party35 = Independents

|votes35 = 9105

|sw35 = +0.08

|seats35 = 0

|totseats35 = 0

|sc35 = ±0

|total_sc = –38

|invalid = 122031

|electorate = 13164887

|invalid2 = 89808

|electorate2 = 13164887

|source = [https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/landtagswahlen/2017/index.shtml]

}}

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