Election result
Who Won the Parliamentary Election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 2016?
In the Parliamentary Election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 2016, SPD received the most votes with 30.6%. Following were AfD with 20.8%, CDU with 19%, Die Linke with 13.2%, Grüne with 4.8%, FDP with 3%, Die Heimat with 3%, Tierschutzpartei with 1.2%, Freier Horizont with 0.8%, FAMILIE with 0.8%, Die PARTEI with 0.6%, Freie Wähler with 0.6%, Achtsame Demokraten with 0.5%, Piratenpartei with 0.5% and ALFA with 0.3%.Other parties collectively received 0.3% of the votes.
Voter Turnout: 61.9%
The voter turnout for the Parliamentary Election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 2016 was 61.9%.
Seats in parliament
SPD
30.6
-5.0
AfD
20.8
CDU
19.0
-4.0
Linke
13.2
-5.2
Grüne
4.8
-3.9
FDP
3.0
+0.2
Heimat
3.0
-3.0
Tier
1.2
Horizont
0.8
FAMILIE
0.8
-0.7
PARTEI
0.6
+0.4
FW
0.6
-0.5
Achtsame
0.5
Piraten
0.5
-1.4
ALFA
0.3
Others
0.3
Coalition possibilities
71
Majority requires 36 seats
Linke
11
15.5%
SPD
26
36.6%
CDU
16
22.5%
AfD
18
25.4%
SPD + CDU
SPD + Die Linke
AfD + CDU
Distribution of seats in parliament
Which Parties Entered Parliament?
In the Parliamentary Election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 2016, 4 parties entered parliament: SPD with 26 seats, AfD with 18 seats, CDU with 16 seats and Die Linke with 11 seats.
Are There More Left-Wing or Right-Wing Representatives?
After the Parliamentary Election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 2016, the number of left-wing and right-wing representatives in parliament is roughly equal. 37 (52.1%) out of 71 seats are held by representatives of predominantly left-wing parties, while 34 (47.9%) seats are held by representatives of predominantly right-wing parties.
Parties in parliament
Seats in parliament
: 71
Political orientation
Left-leaning parties
: 37
Right-leaning parties
: 34
Pre-election institute polls
Election result
SPD
30.6
AfD
20.8
CDU
19
Linke
13.2
Grüne
4.8
FDP
3
Heimat
3
Others
5.6
Election result
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 30.6% | -5.0% | 26 | -1 |
| AfD | 20.8% | +20.8% | 18 | +18 |
| CDU | 19.0% | -4.0% | 16 | -2 |
| Die Linke | 13.2% | -5.2% | 11 | -3 |
| Grüne | 4.8% | -3.9% | 0 | -7 |
| FDP | 3.0% | +0.2% | 0 | ±0 |
| Die Heimat | 3.0% | -3.0% | 0 | -5 |
| Tierschutzpartei | 1.2% | +1.2% | 0 | ±0 |
| Freier Horizont | 0.8% | +0.8% | 0 | ±0 |
| FAMILIE | 0.8% | -0.7% | 0 | ±0 |
| Die PARTEI | 0.6% | +0.4% | 0 | ±0 |
| Freie Wähler | 0.6% | -0.5% | 0 | ±0 |
| Achtsame Demokraten | 0.5% | +0.5% | 0 | ±0 |
| Piratenpartei | 0.5% | -1.4% | 0 | ±0 |
| ALFA | 0.3% | +0.3% | 0 | ±0 |
| Deutsche Kommunistische Partei | 0.2% | +0.2% | 0 | ±0 |
| Bündnis C | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |