2012 North Rhine-Westphalia state election

The 2012 North Rhine-Westphalia state election was held on 13 May 2012 to elect the members of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia. The incumbent minority government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Hannelore Kraft was returned with a majority and continued in office. The seat count drastically increased from 181 in the previous election to 237.

2012 North Rhine-Westphalia state election
13 May 2012
All 237 seats in the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia, including 56 overhang and leveling seats
119 seats needed for a majority
Turnout7,901,268 (59.6% 0.3pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Hannelore Kraft Norbert Röttgen Sylvia Löhrmann
Party SPD CDU Greens
Last election 67 seats, 34.5% 67 seats, 34.6% 23 seats, 12.1%
Seats won 99 67 29
Seat change 32 0 6
Popular vote 3,049,983 2,050,321 884,298
Percentage 39.1% 26.3% 11.3%
Swing 4.6pp 8.3pp 0.8pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Candidate Christian Lindner Joachim Paul Katharina Schwabedissen
Party FDP Pirates Left
Last election 13 seats, 6.7% 0 seats, 1.6% 11 seats, 5.6%
Seats won 22 20 0
Seat change 9 20 11
Popular vote 670,082 609,176 194,428
Percentage 8.6% 7.8% 2.5%
Swing 1.9pp 6.2pp 3.1pp
Results for the single-member constituencies.
Government before election

First Kraft cabinet
SPD–Green

 Government after election

Second Kraft cabinet
SPD–Green

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