Election result
Who Won the Parliamentary Election in Niedersachsen 2017?
In the Parliamentary Election in Niedersachsen 2017, SPD received the most votes with 36.9%. Following were CDU with 33.6%, Grüne with 8.7%, FDP with 7.5%, AfD with 6.2%, Die Linke with 4.6%, Tierschutzpartei with 0.7%, Die PARTEI with 0.6% and Freie Wähler with 0.4%.Other parties collectively received 0.6% of the votes.
Voter Turnout: 63.1%
The voter turnout for the Parliamentary Election in Niedersachsen 2017 was 63.1%.
Seats in parliament
SPD
36.9
+4.3
CDU
33.6
-2.4
Grüne
8.7
-5.0
FDP
7.5
-2.4
AfD
6.2
Linke
4.6
+1.5
Tier
0.7
PARTEI
0.6
FW
0.4
-0.7
Others
0.6
Coalition possibilities
137
Majority requires 69 seats
SPD
55
40.1%
Grüne
12
8.8%
FDP
11
8%
CDU
50
36.5%
AfD
9
6.6%
SPD + CDU
SPD + Grüne + FDP
CDU + Grüne + FDP
CDU + FDP + AfD
SPD + Grüne
CDU + Grüne
Distribution of seats in parliament
Which Parties Entered Parliament?
In the Parliamentary Election in Niedersachsen 2017, 5 parties entered parliament: SPD with 55 seats, CDU with 50 seats, Grüne with 12 seats, FDP with 11 seats and AfD with 9 seats.
Are There More Left-Wing or Right-Wing Representatives?
After the Parliamentary Election in Niedersachsen 2017, 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 Niedersachsen 2017, Infratest dimap published the most accurate pre-election poll, with an average deviation of 0.98 percentage points per party. They were followed by Forschungsgruppe Wahlen (Ø 1), Civey (Ø 1.4) and INSA (Ø 1.75).
Election result
SPD
36.9
CDU
33.6
Grüne
8.7
FDP
7.5
AfD
6.2
Linke
4.6
Others
2.3
#1
Infratest dimap
Ø diff:
0.98
SPD
34
CDU
34
Grüne
8.5
FDP
8
AfD
8
Linke
4.5
Sonst.
3
#2
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen
Ø diff:
1.00
SPD
34.5
CDU
33
Grüne
9
FDP
9
AfD
7
Linke
5
Sonst.
2.5
#3
Civey
Ø diff:
1.40
SPD
34.6
CDU
31.8
FDP
8.9
Grüne
8.5
AfD
7.8
Linke
5.7
Sonst.
2.7
#4
INSA
Ø diff:
1.75
SPD
33
CDU
32
Grüne
10
FDP
10
AfD
7
Linke
5
Sonst.
3
Election result
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 36.9% | +4.3% | 55 | +6 |
| CDU | 33.6% | -2.4% | 50 | -4 |
| Grüne | 8.7% | -5.0% | 12 | -8 |
| FDP | 7.5% | -2.4% | 11 | -3 |
| AfD | 6.2% | +6.2% | 9 | +9 |
| Die Linke | 4.6% | +1.5% | 0 | ±0 |
| Tierschutzpartei | 0.7% | +0.7% | 0 | ±0 |
| Die PARTEI | 0.6% | +0.6% | 0 | ±0 |
| Freie Wähler | 0.4% | -0.7% | 0 | ±0 |
| Piratenpartei | 0.2% | -1.9% | 0 | ±0 |
| Bündnis Grundeinkommen | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| Deutsche Mitte | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| ÖDP | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| V-Partei³ | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| Bündnis C | <0.1% | ±0.0% | 0 | ±0 |
| Deutsche Gemeinschaft | <0.1% | ±0.0% | 0 | ±0 |
| LKR | <0.1% | ±0.0% | 0 | ±0 |