2011 Bremen state election

The 2011 Bremen state election was held on 22 May 2011 to elect the members of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen, as well as the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The incumbent government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens was re-elected with an increased majority. The Greens became the second-largest party in a state legislature for the second time after the 2011 Baden-Württemberg state election on 27 March.

2011 Bremen state election
22 May 2011
All 83 seats in the Bürgerschaft of Bremen
42 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,309,355 (55.5%)
2.1%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jens Böhrnsen Karoline Linnert Rita Mohr-Lüllmann
Party SPD Greens CDU
Last election 32 seats, 36.7% 14 seats, 16.5% 23 seats, 25.6%
Seats won 36 21 20
Seat change 4 7 3
Popular vote 505,348 293,993 266,483
Percentage 38.6% 22.5% 20.4%
Swing 1.9% 6.0% 5.2%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Kristina Vogt Jan Timke Oliver Möllenstädt
Party Left Citizens in Rage FDP
Last election 7 seats, 8.4% 1 seat, 0.8% 5 seats, 6.0%
Seats won 5 1 0
Seat change 2 0 5
Popular vote 73,769 48,530 31,176
Percentage 5.6% 3.7% 2.4%
Swing 2.8% 2.9% 3.6%
Mayor before election

Jens Böhrnsen
SPD

 Elected Mayor

Jens Böhrnsen
SPD

Sixteen and seventeen year olds were able to vote for the first time in this election. A reform to the electoral system came into effect in this election, based on an open list system, with each voter having five votes to distribute freely between parties and candidates.

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