Election result
Who Won the Parliamentary Election in Hessen 2018?
In the Parliamentary Election in Hessen 2018, CDU received the most votes with 27%. Following were Grüne with 19.8%, SPD with 19.8%, AfD with 13.1%, FDP with 7.5%, Die Linke with 6.3%, Freie Wähler with 3%, Tierschutzpartei with 1%, Die PARTEI with 0.4%, Piratenpartei with 0.4% and ÖDP with 0.3%.Other parties collectively received 1.4% of the votes.
Voter Turnout: 67.3%
The voter turnout for the Parliamentary Election in Hessen 2018 was 67.3%.
Seats in parliament
CDU
27.0
-11.3
Grüne
19.8
+8.7
SPD
19.8
-10.9
AfD
13.1
+9.0
FDP
7.5
+2.5
Linke
6.3
+1.1
FW
3.0
+1.8
Tier
1.0
PARTEI
0.4
-0.1
Piraten
0.4
-1.5
ÖDP
0.3
+0.2
Others
1.4
Coalition possibilities
137
Majority requires 69 seats
Linke
9
6.6%
SPD
29
21.2%
Grüne
29
21.2%
FDP
11
8%
CDU
40
29.2%
AfD
19
13.9%
CDU + AfD + FDP
Grüne + SPD + FDP
CDU + Grüne
CDU + SPD
Grüne + SPD + Die Linke
Distribution of seats in parliament
Which Parties Entered Parliament?
In the Parliamentary Election in Hessen 2018, 6 parties entered parliament: CDU with 40 seats, SPD with 29 seats, Grüne with 29 seats, AfD with 19 seats, FDP with 11 seats and Die Linke with 9 seats.
Are There More Left-Wing or Right-Wing Representatives?
After the Parliamentary Election in Hessen 2018, the number of left-wing and right-wing representatives in parliament is roughly equal. 67 (48.9%) out of 137 seats are held by representatives of predominantly left-wing parties, while 70 (51.1%) seats are held by representatives of predominantly right-wing parties.
Parties in parliament
Seats in parliament
: 137
Political orientation
Left-leaning parties
: 67
Right-leaning parties
: 70
Pre-election institute polls
Which Institute Had the Most Accurate Pre-Election Polls?
In the Parliamentary Election in Hessen 2018, Forschungsgruppe Wahlen published the most accurate pre-election poll, with an average deviation of 0.78 percentage points per party. They were followed by Civey (Ø 0.88), INSA (Ø 0.95) and Infratest dimap (Ø 1.12).
Election result
CDU
27
Grüne
19.8
SPD
19.8
AfD
13.1
FDP
7.5
Linke
6.3
FW
3
Others
3.5
#1
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen
Ø diff:
0.78
CDU
28
Grüne
20
SPD
20
AfD
12
FDP
8
Linke
8
Sonst.
4
#2
Civey
Ø diff:
0.88
CDU
27
SPD
22
Grüne
18.5
AfD
13
Linke
8
FDP
7.5
Sonst.
4
#3
INSA
Ø diff:
0.95
CDU
26
Grüne
21
SPD
21
AfD
13
Linke
8
FDP
7
FW
2
Sonst.
2
#4
Infratest dimap
Ø diff:
1.12
CDU
26
SPD
21
Grüne
20
AfD
12
FDP
9
Linke
8
Sonst.
4
Election result
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 27.0% | -11.3% | 40 | -7 |
| Grüne | 19.8% | +8.7% | 29 | +15 |
| SPD | 19.8% | -10.9% | 29 | -8 |
| AfD | 13.1% | +9.0% | 19 | +19 |
| FDP | 7.5% | +2.5% | 11 | +5 |
| Die Linke | 6.3% | +1.1% | 9 | +3 |
| Freie Wähler | 3.0% | +1.8% | 0 | ±0 |
| Tierschutzpartei | 1.0% | +1.0% | 0 | ±0 |
| Die PARTEI | 0.4% | -0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| Piratenpartei | 0.4% | -1.5% | 0 | ±0 |
| ÖDP | 0.3% | +0.2% | 0 | ±0 |
| Die Heimat | 0.2% | -0.9% | 0 | ±0 |
| Sonstige Parteien | 1.2% | +1.2% | 0 | ±0 |