Election result
Who Won the Parliamentary Election in Hamburg 2008?
In the Parliamentary Election in Hamburg 2008, CDU received the most votes with 42.6%. Following were SPD with 34.1%, Grün-Alternative Liste with 9.6%, Die Linke with 6.4%, FDP with 4.8%, Deutsche Volksunion with 0.8%, Kusch with 0.5%, Die PARTEI with 0.3% and Die Grauen – Graue Panther with 0.3%.Other parties collectively received 0.6% of the votes.
Voter Turnout: 68.7%
The voter turnout for the Parliamentary Election in Hamburg 2008 was 68.7%.
Seats in parliament
CDU
42.6
-4.6
SPD
34.1
+3.6
GAL
9.6
-2.7
Linke
6.4
FDP
4.8
+2.0
DVU
0.8
Kusch
0.5
PARTEI
0.3
Graue
0.3
-0.8
Others
0.6
Coalition possibilities
109
Majority requires 55 seats
Linke
8
7.3%
SPD
45
41.3%
CDU
56
51.4%
CDU + SPD
CDU + Grün-Alternative Liste
SPD + Grün-Alternative Liste + Die Linke
CDU + Die Linke
CDU
Distribution of seats in parliament
Which Parties Entered Parliament?
In the Parliamentary Election in Hamburg 2008, 3 parties entered parliament: CDU with 56 seats, SPD with 45 seats and Die Linke with 8 seats.
Are There More Left-Wing or Right-Wing Representatives?
After the Parliamentary Election in Hamburg 2008, the number of left-wing and right-wing representatives in parliament is roughly equal. 53 (43.8%) out of 121 seats are held by representatives of predominantly left-wing parties, while 56 (46.3%) seats are held by representatives of predominantly right-wing parties.
Parties in parliament
Seats in parliament
: 121
Political orientation
Left-leaning parties
: 53
Right-leaning parties
: 56
Pre-election institute polls
Election result
CDU
42.6
SPD
34.1
GAL
9.6
Linke
6.4
FDP
4.8
Others
2.5
Election result
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 42.6% | -4.6% | 56 | -7 |
| SPD | 34.1% | +3.6% | 45 | +4 |
| Grün-Alternative Liste | 9.6% | -2.7% | 12 | -5 |
| Die Linke | 6.4% | +6.4% | 8 | +8 |
| FDP | 4.8% | +2.0% | 0 | ±0 |
| Deutsche Volksunion | 0.8% | +0.8% | 0 | ±0 |
| Kusch | 0.5% | +0.5% | 0 | ±0 |
| Die PARTEI | 0.3% | +0.3% | 0 | ±0 |
| Die Grauen – Graue Panther | 0.3% | -0.8% | 0 | ±0 |
| Piratenpartei | 0.2% | +0.2% | 0 | ±0 |
| AGFG | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| Pogo-Partei | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| Zentrum | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| ÖDP | 0.1% | ±0.0% | 0 | ±0 |