Election result
Who Won the Parliamentary Election in Saarland 2017?
In the Parliamentary Election in Saarland 2017, CDU received the most votes with 40.7%. Following were SPD with 29.6%, Die Linke with 12.9%, AfD with 6.2%, Grüne with 4%, FDP with 3.3%, FAMILIE with 0.8%, Piratenpartei with 0.8%, Die Heimat with 0.7% and Freie Wähler with 0.4%.Other parties collectively received 0.8% of the votes.
Voter Turnout: 69.7%
The voter turnout for the Parliamentary Election in Saarland 2017 was 69.7%.
Seats in parliament
CDU
40.7
+5.5
SPD
29.6
-1.0
Linke
12.9
-3.2
AfD
6.2
Grüne
4.0
-1.0
FDP
3.3
+2.1
FAMILIE
0.8
-0.9
Piraten
0.8
-6.6
Heimat
0.7
-0.5
FW
0.4
-0.5
Others
0.8
Coalition possibilities
51
Majority requires 26 seats
Linke
7
13.7%
SPD
17
33.3%
CDU
24
47.1%
AfD
3
5.9%
CDU + SPD
CDU + Die Linke
CDU + AfD
CDU
Distribution of seats in parliament
Which Parties Entered Parliament?
In the Parliamentary Election in Saarland 2017, 4 parties entered parliament: CDU with 24 seats, SPD with 17 seats, Die Linke with 7 seats and AfD with 3 seats.
Are There More Left-Wing or Right-Wing Representatives?
After the Parliamentary Election in Saarland 2017, the number of left-wing and right-wing representatives in parliament is roughly equal. 24 (47.1%) out of 51 seats are held by representatives of predominantly left-wing parties, while 27 (52.9%) seats are held by representatives of predominantly right-wing parties.
Parties in parliament
Seats in parliament
: 51
Political orientation
Left-leaning parties
: 24
Right-leaning parties
: 27
Pre-election institute polls
Which Institute Had the Most Accurate Pre-Election Polls?
In the Parliamentary Election in Saarland 2017, Forschungsgruppe Wahlen published the most accurate pre-election poll, with an average deviation of 1.32 percentage points per party. They were followed by INSA (Ø 1.85), Infratest dimap (Ø 1.88) and Forsa (Ø 2.02).
Election result
CDU
40.7
SPD
29.6
Linke
12.9
AfD
6.2
Grüne
4
FDP
3.3
Others
3.5
#1
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen
Ø diff:
1.32
CDU
37
SPD
32
Linke
12.5
AfD
6
Grüne
4.5
FDP
4
Sonst.
4
#2
INSA
Ø diff:
1.85
CDU
35
SPD
33
Linke
13
AfD
6
FDP
5
Grüne
4
Sonst.
4
#3
Infratest dimap
Ø diff:
1.88
CDU
35
SPD
34
Linke
13
AfD
6.5
Grüne
4.5
FDP
3
Sonst.
4
#4
Forsa
Ø diff:
2.02
CDU
34
SPD
33
Linke
13
AfD
6
Grüne
5
FDP
4
Sonst.
5
Election result
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 40.7% | +5.5% | 24 | +5 |
| SPD | 29.6% | -1.0% | 17 | ±0 |
| Die Linke | 12.9% | -3.2% | 7 | -2 |
| AfD | 6.2% | +6.2% | 3 | +33 |
| Grüne | 4.0% | -1.0% | 0 | -2 |
| FDP | 3.3% | +2.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| FAMILIE | 0.8% | -0.9% | 0 | ±0 |
| Piratenpartei | 0.8% | -6.6% | 0 | -4 |
| Die Heimat | 0.7% | -0.5% | 0 | ±0 |
| Freie Wähler | 0.4% | -0.5% | 0 | ±0 |
| Die Einheit | 0.2% | +0.2% | 0 | ±0 |
| Die Reformer | 0.2% | +0.2% | 0 | ±0 |
| LKR | 0.2% | +0.2% | 0 | ±0 |
| Bündnis Grundeinkommen | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| Demokratische Bürger | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |