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2003 Hessian state election

State election in Hesse, Germany

Field	Value
election_name	2003 Hesse state election
country	Hesse
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1999 Hessian state election
previous_year	1999
next_election	2008 Hessian state election
next_year	2008
seats_for_election	All 110 seats of the Landtag of Hesse
majority_seats	56
election_date	2 February 2003
turnout	2,734,992 (64.6%)
1.8%
image1	[[File:RKoch.jpg	103px]]
leader1	Roland Koch
party1	Christian Democratic Union of Germany
last_election1	50 seats, 43.4%
seats1	56
seat_change1	6
popular_vote1	1,333,863
percentage1	48.8%
swing1	5.4%
leader2	Gerhard Bökel
party2	Social Democratic Party of Germany
last_election2	46 seats, 39.4%
seats2	33
seat_change2	13
popular_vote2	795,576
percentage2	29.1%
swing2	10.3%
leader4	Evelin Schönhut-Keil
Tarek Al-Wazir
party4	Alliance 90/The Greens
last_election4	8 seats, 7.2%
seats4	12
seat_change4	4
popular_vote4	276,276
percentage4	10.1%
swing4	2.9%
leader5	Ruth Wagner
party5	Free Democratic Party (Germany)
last_election5	6 seats, 5.1%
seats5	9
seat_change5	3
popular_vote5	216,110
percentage5	7.9%
swing5	2.8%
map_image	2003 Hessian state election.svg
map_size	250px
map_caption	Results for the single-member constituencies.
title	Minister-President
before_election	Roland Koch
before_party	Christian Democratic Union of Germany
after_election	Roland Koch
after_party	Christian Democratic Union of Germany

1.8%

Tarek Al-Wazir

The 2003 Hessian state election was held on 2 February 2003 to elect the members of the Landtag of Hesse. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Roland Koch was returned with an increased majority. The CDU recorded a 5.4% swing in its favour, winning an absolute majority of seats. It subsequently formed government alone, with Roland Koch continuing in office.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Hesse.

Name	Ideology	Leader(s)	1999 result
Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}		CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands	Christian democracy	Roland Koch	43.4%
Social Democratic Party of Germany}}		SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands	Social democracy	Gerhard Bökel	39.4%
Alliance 90/The Greens}}		Grüne	Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen	Green politics	Evelin Schönhut-Keil
Tarek Al-Wazir	7.2%
Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}		FDP	Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei	Classical liberalism	Ruth Wagner	5.1%

Opinion polling

Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Sample
size	CDU	SPD	Grüne	FDP	Others	Lead	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};"		Social Democratic Party of Germany}};"	Alliance 90/The Greens}};"	Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};"
[2003 state election](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hessen.htm)	2 February 2003	–	48.8	29.1	10.1	7.9	4.1	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	19.7
[Forsa](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hessen.htm)	31 Jan 2003	?	49	29	11	8	3	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	20
[Forsa](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hessen.htm)	20–24 Jan 2003	1,012	51	29	10	7	3	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	22
[Forsa](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hessen.htm)	13–18 Jan 2003	1,078	50	31	10	5	4	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	19
[Infratest dimap](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hessen.htm)	16–19 Jan 2003	1,000	48	31	11	7	3	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	17
[Forschungsgruppe Wahlen](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hessen.htm)	13–16 Jan 2003	1,036	48	32	10	7	3	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	16
[Forsa](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hessen.htm)	6–10 Jan 2003	1,003	48	33	10	5	4	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	15
[Infratest dimap](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hessen.htm)	2–7 Jan 2003	1,000	47	33	10	5	5	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	14
[Forsa](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hessen.htm)	27 Dec–3 Jan 2003	1,120	47	32	12	5	4	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	15
[Infratest dimap](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hessen.htm)	2–4 Dec 2002	1,000	49	32	11	5	3	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	17
[dimap](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hessen.htm)	13 May 2002	?	45	35	6	9	5	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	10
[Forsa](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hessen.htm)	18 Jan 2001	?	40	39	8	7	6	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	1
[Infratest dimap](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hessen.htm)	28–31 Jan 2000	1,000	35	44	9	7	5	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	9
[Ipos](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hessen.htm)	19–21 Jan 2000	1,004	33	46	11	5	5	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	13
[1999 state election](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hessen.htm)	7 February 1999	–	43.4	39.4	7.2	5.1	4.9	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	4.0

Election result

|- ! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Party ! colspan=3| Constituency ! colspan=4| Party list ! rowspan=2| Total seats ! rowspan=2| +/- |- ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats |- | 1,411,800 | 51.99 | 53 | 1,333,863 | 48.77 | +5.36 | 3 | 56

6
898,813
33.10
2
795,576
29.09
-10.28
31
33
13
-
230,261
8.48
0
276,276
10.10
+2.92
12
12
4
-
148,632
5.47
0
216,110
7.90
+2.80
9
9
3
-
7,025
0.26
0
34,563
1.26
-1.42
0
0
0
-
4,815
0.18
0
20,600
0.75
+0.29
0
0
0
-

| | 17,736 | 0.65 | New | 0 | 0

New
3,074
0.11
0
14,545
0.53
New
0
0
New
-
1,090
0.04
0
7,506
0.27
+0.04
0
0
0
-
1,465
0.05
0
6,674
0.24
+0.07
0
0
0
-
2,552
0.09
0
5,908
0.22
+0.08
0
0
0
-
378
0.01
0
2,683
0.10
+0.02
0
0
0
-
873
0.03
0
1,643
0.06
+0.04
0
0
0
-
1,309
0.05
New
0
0
New
-
4,555
0.17
0
0
0
-
356
0.01
0
0
New
- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=2
! 2,715,689
! 100.00
! 55
! 2,734,992
! 100.00
!
! 55
! 110
! 0
-
82,845
2.96

| | 63,542

2.27
! colspan=2
! 2,798,534
! 64.62
!
! 2,798,534
! 64.62
! -1.83
! colspan=4
-
4,330,792
4,330,792
}

Sources

The Federal Returning Officer

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