2009 Saxony state election

The 2009 Saxony state election was held on 30 August 2009 to elect the members of the 5th Landtag of Saxony. The incumbent grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Stanislaw Tillich retained its majority. However, the CDU chose to discontinue the coalition in favour of forming government with the Free Democratic Party (FDP). Tillich was subsequently re-elected as Minister-President.

2009 Saxony state election
30 August 2009
All 132 seats of the Landtag of Saxony
67 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,797,349 (52.2%)
7.4%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Stanislaw Tillich André Hahn Thomas Jurk
Party CDU Left SPD
Last election 55 seats, 41.1% 31 seats, 23.6% 13 seats, 9.8%
Seats won 58 29 14
Seat change 3 2 1
Popular vote 722,983 370,359 187,261
Percentage 40.2% 20.6% 10.4%
Swing 0.9% 3.0% 0.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Holger Zastrow Antje Hermenau Holger Apfel
Party FDP Greens NPD
Last election 7 seats, 5.9% 6 seats, 5.1% 12 seats, 9.2%
Seats won 14 9 8
Seat change 7 3 4
Popular vote 178,867 114,963 100,834
Percentage 10.0% 6.4% 5.6%
Swing 4.1% 1.3% 3.6%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election

Stanislaw Tillich
CDU

 Elected Minister-President

Stanislaw Tillich
CDU

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