Baden-Württemberg General Election: Official Final Result

General election in Baden-Württemberg 2016

Baden-Württemberg State Election Results: March 13, 2016

Electoral Threshold

The electoral threshold for the Baden-Württemberg State Election is 5%.

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 70.4%.

Current Election Trend: Baden-Württemberg
Poll results, coalitions, and election data
Historical Elections: Baden-Württemberg
Results, coalitions, and historical data

Seat Distribution and Mathematical Majorities

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Majority requires 72 seats

The current government loses its majority

The incumbent governing parties secured 46.2% of the seats.

Grüne + CDU
Centre-Left
62.2%
Grüne + SPD + FDP
Left
54.5%
CDU + AfD + FDP
Centre-Right
53.8%
CDU + SPD + FDP
Centre
51.0%
Grüne + SPD
Left
46.2%
CDU + AfD
Right
45.5%
CDU + SPD
Centre-Right
42.7%

Governments of the Current Legislative Period

Kretschmann II
2016
Grüne
CDU
Historical Government Cabinets: Baden-Württemberg
Cabinets and governing parties since 1945

Polling Accuracy: How Precise Were the Forecasts?

Comparison: Pre-Election Polls vs. Actual Election Results

Party Results: Vote Shares and Gains/Losses

Grüne

Alliance 90 / The Greens
Green
Centre-Left
Pro EU
30.3
+6.1

CDU

Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democratic
Pro EU
27.0
-12.0

AfD

Alternative for Germany
Right-wing Populist
Anti-EU
15.1
+15.1

SPD

Social Democratic Party of Germany
Social Democratic
Pro EU
12.7
-10.4

FDP

Free Democratic Party
Liberal
Pro EU
8.3
+3.0

Die Linke

The Left
Left-wing
2.9
+0.1

ÖDP

Ecological Democratic Party
Green
Centre-Right
0.7
+0.6

Die Heimat

National Democratic Party of Germany
Right-wing Populist
Anti-EU
0.4
+0.3

Piratenpartei

Pirate Party Germany
Centre-Left
Pro EU
0.4
-1.7

Die PARTEI

The PARTY
Satire
Left
Anti-EU
0.3
+0.3

Tierschutzpartei

Animal Protection Party
Animal Welfare
Left
0.3
+0.3

Republikaner

The Republicans
Right-wing Populist
Anti-EU
0.3
-0.8

Freie Wähler

Free Voters
Conservative
0.1
+0.1

ARMINIUS

ARMINIUS – League of the German People
Far-Right
< 0.1
±0.0

Bündnis C

Alliance C – Christians for Germany
Unknown
< 0.1
±0.0

Bürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität

Civil Rights Movement Solidarity
Transversal
< 0.1
±0.0

Deutsche Kommunistische Partei

German Communist Party
Unknown
< 0.1
±0.0

Die Einheit

The Unity
Right
< 0.1
±0.0

Die Rechte

THE RIGHT – Party for Referendums, Sovereignty and Homeland Protection
Far-Right
< 0.1
±0.0

MENSCHLICHE WELT

Human World – for the Well-being and Happiness of All
Unknown
< 0.1
±0.0

Tierschutzallianz

Alliance for Human Rights, Animal and Nature Protection
Unknown
< 0.1
±0.0

Data Sources and Methodology

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ParlGov – Parliamentary Democracy Data

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Additional Sources

Döring, Holger and Philip Manow. 2024. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov).

CHES – Chapel Hill Expert Survey

The leading expert survey on party positions in Europe. Over 400 political scientists document party stances based on rigorous scientific criteria.

Additional Sources

Rovny, Jan, et al. “25 Years of Political Party Positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill Expert Survey, 1999-2024.”