2009 Schleswig-Holstein state election

The 2009 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 27 September 2009 to elect the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. It was held on the same day as the 2009 federal election and the 2009 Brandenburg state election.

2009 Schleswig-Holstein state election
27 September 2009
All 95 seats in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein
48 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,603,406 (73.6%)
7.1%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Peter Harry Carstensen Ralf Stegner Wolfgang Kubicki
Party CDU SPD FDP
Last election 30 seats, 40.2% 29 seats, 38.7% 4 seats, 6.6%
Seats won 34 25 14
Seat change 4 4 10
Popular vote 505,612 407,643 239,338
Percentage 31.5% 25.4% 14.9%
Swing 8.7% 13.3% 8.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Monika Heinold
& Robert Habeck		 Antje Jansen Anke Spoorendonk
Party Greens Left SSW
Last election 4 seats, 6.2% 0 seats, 0.8% 2 seats, 3.6%
Seats won 12 6 4
Seat change 8 6 2
Popular vote 199,367 95,764 69,701
Percentage 12.4% 6.0% 4.3%
Swing 6.2% 5.2% 0.7%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election

Peter Harry Carstensen
CDU

 Elected Minister-President

Peter Harry Carstensen
CDU

The election was triggered by the collapse of the grand coalition between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) throughout summer 2009. The election saw major losses for the parties of the grand coalition, while the Free Democratic Party (FDP), The Greens, The Left, and the South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW) made gains.

After the election, the CDU and FDP formed a coalition government. Minister-President Peter Harry Carstensen was re-elected as Minister-President.

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