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North Rhine-Westphalia: Poll by Civey from 11.05.2017

Polling data

SPD
32.5
-6.5
CDU
31.6
+1.9
FDP
12.6
+3.4
AfD
6.4
-2.2
Grüne
6.4
+0.4
Linke
5.7
+1.2
Sonst.
4.8
±0.0
Development since the last election on 15.05.2022
SPD
+5.8
CDU
-4.1
FDP
+6.7
AfD
+1.0
Grüne
-11.8
Linke
+3.6
Civey – 5031 respondents – 06.05.2017-11.05.2017
Next election: 2027
The next parliamentary election in North Rhine-Westphalia is expected to take place in 2027.

Election poll results

North Rhine-Westphalia - The latest poll for the State election in North Rhine-Westphalia from Civey shows the following results: SPD 32.5%, CDU 31.6%, FDP 12.6%, AfD 6.4%, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen 6.4% and Die Linke 5.7%. If an election were held in North Rhine-Westphalia this Sunday, FDP might gain the most in voter favorability with +6.7 growth since the last election. Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, on the other hand, would lose the most votes (-11.8) in the election barometer compared to the last election result.

Hendrik Wüst is currently governing with a Coalition of the center from Bündnis 90/Die Grünen and CDU. With 39.9% of virtual seats, the government could fail to remain in office.

The election survey was collected by Civey. For this purpose, 5031 persons were asked about their party preference in a period of 5 days (06.05.2017 - 11.05.2017).

Coalition possibilities

SPD + CDU
67.3
SPD + FDP + Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
54.0
CDU + FDP + Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
53.1
SPD + Bündnis 90/Die Grünen + Die Linke
46.8
CDU + FDP
46.4

Frequently asked questions about election polls

Election poll results

This election poll on the parliamentary election in website.de-nw was conducted by Civey. The survey took place between 06.05.2017 and 11.05.2017 among 5031 eligible voters. After this election poll would get SPD 32.5%, CDU 31.6%, FDP 12.6%, AfD 6.4%, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen 6.4% and Die Linke 5.7%.

How reliable are election polls?

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