2015 Hamburg state election

The 2015 Hamburg state election was held on 15 February 2015 to elect the members of the 21st Hamburg Parliament. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by First Mayor Olaf Scholz lost its majority. The SPD subsequently formed a coalition government with The Greens, and Scholz continued in office.

2015 Hamburg state election
15 February 2015
All 121 seats in the Hamburg Parliament
61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout3,530,097 (56.5%)
0.8%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Olaf Scholz Dietrich Wersich Katharina Fegebank
Party SPD CDU Greens
Last election 62 seats, 48.42% 28 seats, 21.88% 14 seats, 11.16%
Seats won 58 20 15
Seat change 4 8 1
Popular vote 1,611,274 561,377 432,713
Percentage 45.64% 15.90% 12.26%
Swing 2.78% 5.98% 1.10%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Dora Heyenn Katja Suding Jörn Kruse
Party Left FDP AfD
Last election 8 seats, 6.40% 9 seats, 6.65% Did not exist
Seats won 11 9 8
Seat change 3 0 8
Popular vote 300,567 262,157 214,833
Percentage 8.51% 7.43% 6.1%
Swing 2.11% 0.78% New party
Mayor before election

Olaf Scholz
SPD

 Elected Mayor

Olaf Scholz
SPD

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