Election result
Who Won the Parliamentary Election in Nordrhein-Westfalen 2017?
In the Parliamentary Election in Nordrhein-Westfalen 2017, CDU received the most votes with 33%. Following were SPD with 31.2%, FDP with 12.6%, AfD with 7.4%, Grüne with 6.4%, Die Linke with 4.9%, Piratenpartei with 1%, Die PARTEI with 0.7%, Tierschutzpartei with 0.7%, Freie Wähler with 0.4% and Die Heimat with 0.3%.Other parties collectively received 1.7% of the votes.
Voter Turnout: 65.2%
The voter turnout for the Parliamentary Election in Nordrhein-Westfalen 2017 was 65.2%.
Seats in parliament
CDU
33.0
+6.7
SPD
31.2
-7.9
FDP
12.6
+4.0
AfD
7.4
Grüne
6.4
-4.9
Linke
4.9
+2.4
Piraten
1.0
-6.8
PARTEI
0.7
+0.4
Tier
0.7
±0.0
FW
0.4
+0.2
Heimat
0.3
-0.2
Others
1.7
Coalition possibilities
199
Majority requires 100 seats
SPD
69
34.7%
Grüne
14
7%
FDP
28
14.1%
CDU
72
36.2%
AfD
16
8%
CDU + SPD
SPD + FDP + Grüne
CDU + FDP
Distribution of seats in parliament
Which Parties Entered Parliament?
In the Parliamentary Election in Nordrhein-Westfalen 2017, 5 parties entered parliament: CDU with 72 seats, SPD with 69 seats, FDP with 28 seats, AfD with 16 seats and Grüne with 14 seats.
Are There More Left-Wing or Right-Wing Representatives?
After the Parliamentary Election in Nordrhein-Westfalen 2017, right-wing parties dominate parliament. 83 (41.7%) out of 199 seats are held by representatives of predominantly left-wing parties, while 116 (58.3%) seats are held by representatives of predominantly right-wing parties.
Parties in parliament
Seats in parliament
: 199
Political orientation
Left-leaning parties
: 83
Right-leaning parties
: 116
Pre-election institute polls
Which Institute Had the Most Accurate Pre-Election Polls?
In the Parliamentary Election in Nordrhein-Westfalen 2017, Forschungsgruppe Wahlen published the most accurate pre-election poll, with an average deviation of 0.7 percentage points per party. They were followed by Civey (Ø 0.75), Infratest dimap (Ø 0.75), INSA (Ø 1.05) and Forsa (Ø 1.72).
Election result
CDU
33
SPD
31.2
FDP
12.6
AfD
7.4
Grüne
6.4
Linke
4.9
Others
4.8
#1
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen
Ø diff:
0.70
CDU
32
SPD
31
FDP
13.5
AfD
6.5
Grüne
6.5
Linke
6
Sonst.
4.5
#2
Civey
Ø diff:
0.75
SPD
32.5
CDU
31.6
FDP
12.6
AfD
6.4
Grüne
6.4
Linke
5.7
Sonst.
4.8
#3
Infratest dimap
Ø diff:
0.75
SPD
32
CDU
31
FDP
13
AfD
8
Grüne
7
Linke
5
Sonst.
4
#4
INSA
Ø diff:
1.05
SPD
33
CDU
30
FDP
13
AfD
7
Grüne
7
Linke
5
Sonst.
5
#5
Forsa
Ø diff:
1.72
SPD
35
CDU
29
FDP
12
AfD
7
Grüne
6
Linke
6
Sonst.
5
#6
YouGov
Ø diff:
2.02
CDU
31
SPD
30
FDP
9
AfD
9
Linke
8
Grüne
7
Piraten
2
Sonst.
4
Election result
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 33.0% | +6.7% | 72 | +5 |
| SPD | 31.2% | -7.9% | 69 | -30 |
| FDP | 12.6% | +4.0% | 28 | +6 |
| AfD | 7.4% | +7.4% | 16 | +16 |
| Grüne | 6.4% | -4.9% | 14 | -15 |
| Die Linke | 4.9% | +2.4% | 0 | ±0 |
| Piratenpartei | 1.0% | -6.8% | 0 | -20 |
| Die PARTEI | 0.7% | +0.4% | 0 | ±0 |
| Tierschutzpartei | 0.7% | ±0.0% | 0 | ±0 |
| Freie Wähler | 0.4% | +0.2% | 0 | ±0 |
| Die Heimat | 0.3% | -0.2% | 0 | ±0 |
| Allianz Deutscher Demokraten | 0.2% | +0.2% | 0 | ±0 |
| BIG | 0.2% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| ÖDP | 0.2% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| Aufbruch C | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| Bündnis Grundeinkommen | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| Demokratie durch Volksabstimmung | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| Demokratische Bürger | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| Die Violetten | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| Jugend- und Entwicklungspartei | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| MLPD | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| Partei für Verjüngungsforschung | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| Republikaner | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| Schöner Leben | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| V-Partei³ | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| Die Rechte | <0.1% | ±0.0% | 0 | ±0 |
| Freie Bürger-Initiative | <0.1% | -0.1% | ±0 | |
| Deutsche Kommunistische Partei | <0.1% | ±0.0% | ±0 | |
| Zentrum | <0.1% | ±0.0% | ±0 |