2004 Brandenburg state election

The 2004 Brandenburg state election was held on 19 September 2004 to elect the members of the 4th Landtag of Brandenburg. The incumbent government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Minister-President Matthias Platzeck was returned with a significantly reduced majority. The Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) moved into second place, although polls prior to the election suggested it would become the largest party. The CDU fell to third place.

2004 Brandenburg state election
19 September 2004
All 88 seats in the Landtag of Brandenburg
45 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,168,909 (56.4%)
2.1%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Matthias Platzeck Dagmar Enkelmann
Party SPD PDS
Leader's seat Potsdam II Barnim II
Last election 37 seats, 39.3% 22 seats, 23.3%
Seats won 33 29
Seat change 4 7
Popular vote 372,942 326,801
Percentage 31.9% 28.0%
Swing 7.4% 4.7%
  Third party Fourth party
 
DVU
Leader Jörg Schönbohm Liane Hesselbarth
Party CDU DVU
Leader's seat State-wide party list State-wide party list
Last election 25 seats, 26.5% 5 seats, 5.3%
Seats won 20 6
Seat change 5 1
Popular vote 227,062 71,041
Percentage 19.4% 6.1%
Swing 7.1% 0.8%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Government before election

Platzeck I
SPD–CDU

 Government after election

Platzeck II
SPD–CDU

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