Official Final Results of the Hessen Election

General election in Hessen 2013

Hessen Election Results: September 22, 2013

Electoral Threshold

The electoral threshold for the Hessen election is 5%.

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 73.2%.

Current Election Trend: Hessen
Poll results, coalitions, and election data
Historical Elections: Hessen
Results, coalitions, and historical data

Seat Distribution and Mathematical Majorities

110
Majority requires 56 seats

The current government loses its majority

The incumbent governing parties secured 48.2% of the seats.

CDU + SPD
Centre
76.4%
CDU + Grüne
Centre
55.5%
SPD + Grüne + FDP
Centre-Left
51.8%
SPD + Grüne + Die Linke
Left
51.8%
CDU + FDP
Centre-Right
48.2%
CDU + Die Linke
Centre-Right
48.2%
SPD + Grüne
Centre-Left
46.4%
CDU
Centre-Right
42.7%

Governments of the Current Legislative Period

Bouffier II
2013
CDU
Grüne
Historical Government Cabinets: Hessen
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

CDU

Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democratic
Pro-European
38.3
+1.1

SPD

Social Democratic Party of Germany
Social Democratic
Pro-European
30.7
+7.0

Grüne

Alliance 90 / The Greens
Green
Centre-Left
Pro-European
11.1
-2.6

Die Linke

The Left
Left-wing
5.2
-0.2

FDP

Free Democratic Party
Liberal
Pro-European
5.0
-11.2

AfD

Alternative for Germany
Right-wing Populist
Eurosceptic
4.1
+4.1

Piratenpartei

Pirate Party Germany
Centre-Left
Pro-European
1.9
+1.4

Freie Wähler

Free Voters
Conservative
1.2
-0.4

Die Heimat

National Democratic Party of Germany
Right-wing Populist
Eurosceptic
1.1
+0.2

Die PARTEI

The PARTY
Satire
Left
Eurosceptic
0.5
+0.5

Republikaner

The Republicans
Right-wing Populist
Eurosceptic
0.3
-0.3

Aktive Demokratie direkt

Active Direct Democracy
Centre
0.1
+0.1

Autofahrerpartei

Motorist and Public Interest Party
Right
0.1
+0.1

Bürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität

Civil Rights Movement Solidarity
Transversal
0.1
+0.1

Graue Panther

Grey Panthers
Unknown
0.1
+0.1

Lärmfolter-Umwelt-Politik

Honest Politics on Noise Torture and Environment
Transversal
0.1
+0.1

ÖDP

Ecological Democratic Party
Green
Centre-Right
0.1
+0.1

Anarchistische Pogo-Partei Deutschlands

Anarchist Pogo Party of Germany
Unknown
< 0.1
±0

Demokratie erneuern

Renew Democracy
Centre
< 0.1
±0

Die Rechte

THE RIGHT – Party for Referendums, Sovereignty and Homeland Protection
Far-Right
< 0.1
±0

Gleichheitspartei

Socialist Equality Party, Fourth International
Unknown
< 0.1
±0

ÖkoLinX

Ecological Left
Unknown
< 0.1
±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.”