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Lower Saxony Lower Saxony Parliamentary Election: Results, Seat Distribution, and Coalition Options

Election Winner
CDU
48.3 % of votes
Parties in Parliament
4
+1 compared to 1998
Voter Turnout
67.0 %
-6.8 percentage points compared to 1998
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Final Official Results of Lower Saxony's Parliamentary Election

The bars show each party's vote share, the chips the swing since the previous election. Results of Lower Saxony's Parliamentary Election held on February 2, 2003

CDU
48.3
+12.4
SPD
33.4
-14.5
FDP
8.1
+3.2
Grüne
7.6
+0.5
Schill
1.0
+1.0
PDS
0.5
+0.5
REP
0.4
-2.4
Graue
0.3
+0.3
PBC
0.2
±0.0
ÖDP
0.1
±0.0
BüSO
< 0.1
±0.0
FAMILIE
< 0.1
±0.0
Government cannot remain in office

The incumbent governing parties achieved 34.4% of the seats.

Seat Distribution After Lower Saxony's Parliamentary Election

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Who Governed Lower Saxony After the Election

Election Day 02/02/2003 Government formation 30 days Wulff I 03/04/2003 – 02/26/2008

Wulff I

 March 4, 2003 – February 26, 2008 · 4 years 11 months
106 of 183 seats
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Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses

Orientation Party Votes Seats Link
Centre-Right CDU 48.3 % +12.4 91 +29
Centre-Left SPD 33.4 % -14.5 63 -20
Liberal FDP 8.1 % +3.2 15 +15
Environment & Climate Grüne 7.6 % +0.5 14 +2
Right Schill-Partei 1.0 % +1.0 0 ±0
Left PDS 0.5 % +0.5 0 ±0
Right Republikaner 0.4 % -2.4 0 ±0
Center Die Grauen – Graue Panther 0.3 % +0.3 0 ±0
Right Partei Bibeltreuer Christen 0.2 % ±0.0 0 ±0
Environment & Climate ÖDP 0.1 % ±0.0 0 ±0
Transversal Bürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität < 0.1 % ±0.0 0 ±0
Centre-Right FAMILIE < 0.1 % ±0.0 0 ±0

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