Bavaria Bavarian Landtag Election: Results, Seat Distribution, and Coalition Options
Parties in Parliament
6
+2 compared to 2013
Voter Turnout
72.3 %
+8.7 percentage points compared to 2013
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Final Official Results of the Bavarian Landtag Election
The bars show each party's vote share, the chips the swing since the previous election. Bavarian Landtag Election Results, Held October 14, 2018
Government cannot remain in office
The incumbent governing parties achieved 41.5% of the seats.
Seat Distribution After the Bavarian Landtag Election
Total seats
205
Majority
103
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How Polls Shifted Ahead of the Bavarian Landtag Election
Latest Election Polls from Polling Institutes
| Score Avg. Deviation | Institute | Date | CSU | Grüne | AfD | SPD | FW | FDP | Other | Linke | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 1.27 | Infratest dimap | October 4, 2018 | 33.0 -4.2 | 18.0 +0.4 | 10.0 -0.2 | 11.0 +1.3 | 11.0 -0.6 | 6.0 +0.9 | 6.5 – | 4.5 +1.3 | |
| 85 1.41 | Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | October 11, 2018 | 34.0 -3.2 | 19.0 +1.4 | 10.0 -0.2 | 12.0 +2.3 | 10.0 -1.6 | 5.5 +0.4 | 5.5 – | 4.0 +0.8 | |
| 82 1.49 | Forsa | August 13, 2018 | 37.0 -0.2 | 17.0 -0.6 | 13.0 +2.8 | 12.0 +2.3 | 8.0 -3.6 | 5.0 -0.1 | 4.0 – | 4.0 +0.8 | |
| 83 1.57 | INSA | October 9, 2018 | 33.0 -4.2 | 18.0 +0.4 | 14.0 +3.8 | 10.0 +0.3 | 11.0 -0.6 | 5.5 +0.4 | 4.0 – | 4.5 +1.3 | |
| 86 1.63 | GMS | September 27, 2018 | 35.0 -2.2 | 16.0 -1.6 | 12.0 +1.8 | 13.0 +3.3 | 10.0 -1.6 | 5.0 -0.1 | 5.0 – | 4.0 +0.8 | |
| 83 1.77 | Civey | October 11, 2018 | 32.9 -4.3 | 18.5 +0.9 | 12.8 +2.6 | 11.0 +1.3 | 9.8 -1.8 | 5.9 +0.8 | 5.2 – | 3.9 +0.7 | |
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Election Day
10/14/2018
Government formation
23 days
Söder II
11/06/2018 – 10/31/2023
Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses
| Orientation | Party | Votes | Seats | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre-Right | CSU | 37.2 % -10.5 | 85 -16 | |
| Environment & Climate | Grüne | 17.6 % +9.0 | 38 +20 | |
| Centre-Right | Freie Wähler | 11.6 % +2.6 | 27 +8 | |
| Right | AfD | 10.2 % +10.2 | 22 +22 | |
| Centre-Left | SPD | 9.7 % -10.9 | 22 -20 | |
| Liberal | FDP | 5.1 % +1.8 | 11 +11 | |
| Left | Die Linke | 3.2 % +1.1 | 0 ±0 | |
| Right | Bayernpartei | 1.7 % -0.4 | 0 ±0 | |
| Environment & Climate | ÖDP | 1.6 % -0.4 | 0 ±0 | |
| Satire | Die PARTEI | 0.4 % +0.4 | 0 ±0 | |
| Centre-Left | Piratenpartei | 0.4 % -1.6 | 0 ±0 | |
| Left | Mut | 0.3 % +0.3 | 0 ±0 | |
| Animal Welfare | Tierschutzpartei | 0.3 % +0.3 | 0 ±0 | |
| Unknown | V-Partei³ | 0.3 % +0.3 | 0 ±0 | |
| Regional | Partei für Franken | 0.2 % -0.5 | 0 ±0 | |
| Transversal | Partei für Verjüngungsforschung | 0.1 % +0.1 | 0 ±0 | |
| Centre-Right | LKR | < 0.1 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 | |
| Unknown | Partei der Humanisten | < 0.1 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 |
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