2009 Saarland local elections

2009 Saarland local elections
7 June 2009
210 district council seats
1,753 municipal council seats
Turnout477,989 (57.21%)
1.08%
471,620 (57.34%)
1.06%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Peter Müller Heiko Maas Rolf Linsler
Party CDU SPD Linke
Last election 112 seats, 47.00%
904 seats, 45.75% 		84 seats, 36.05%
706 seats, 37.34% 		0 seats, 1.89%[a]
0 seats, 0.44%[b]
Seats won 83
704 		71
619 		25
165
Seat change 29
200 		13
87 		25
165
Popular vote 169,535
171,045 		149,167
153,527 		59,451
49,197
Percentage 36.67%
37.28% 		32.26%
33.46% 		12.86%
10.72%
Swing 10.33%
8.47% 		3.79%
3.88% 		10.97%
10.28%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Christoph Hartmann Hubert Ulrich &
Claudia Willger
Party FDP Greens
Last election 2 seats, 4.31%
35 seats, 3.89% 		8 seats, 5.83%
36 seats, 4.84%
Seats won 14
83 		12
75
Seat change 12
48 		4
39
Popular vote 33,458
28,793 		30,011
27,011
Percentage 7.23%
6.27% 		6.49%
5.89%
Swing 2.92%
2.38% 		0.66%
1.05%

The 2009 Saarland local elections were held on June 7, 2009 to elect members of Saarland's district councils and municipal councils. The elections were held on the same day as the 2009 European Parliament election in Germany.

Results

Germany's two historically dominant political parties, the Christian Democratic Union and the Social Democratic Party, suffered significant losses, to the benefit of smaller parties. Die Linke was the biggest beneficiary of this trend, having emerged as a party from the unification of the Party of Democratic Socialism and Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative in 2007.

Summary of results for the 2009 Saarland local elections[1]
Party Votes (District) % +/- Seats +/- Votes (Municipal) % +/- Seats +/-
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 169,535 36.67 10.33 83 29 171,045 37.28 8.47 704 200
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 149,167 32.26 3.79 71 13 153,527 33.46 3.88 619 87
Die Linke 59,451 12.86 10.97 25 25 49,197 10.72 10.28 125 125
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 33,458 7.23 2.92 14 12 28,793 6.27 2.38 83 48
The Greens (Grüne) 30,011 6.49 0.66 12 4 27,011 5.89 1.05 75 39
Local voters' associations 15,011 3.25 2.31 4 2 24,320 5.30 2.34 94 47
Family Party 3,109 0.67 0.20 1 1 2,211 0.48 0.16 6 2
National Democratic Party (NPD) 2,615 0.57 0.64 0 0 1,802 0.39 0.50 3 2
German Communist Party (DKP)  –  –  –  –  – 768 0.17 0.16 3 3
Party for Labour, Environment and Family (AUF)  –  –  –  –  – 197 0.04 New 1 New
Total 462,357 96.73 1.50 210 0 458,871 97.30 1.24 1,753 47
Invalid votes 15,632 3.27 1.50 12,749 2.70 1.24
Voter turnout 477,989 57.21 1.08 471,620 57.34 1.06
Eligible voters 835,447 822,441

References

  1. ^ As the Party of Democratic Socialism
  2. ^ As the Party of Democratic Socialism
  1. ^ "Europawahl und Kommunalwahlen sowie Direktwahlen am 7. Juni 2009: Vorläufige Ergebnisse" (PDF) (in German). wahlergebnis.saarland.de. 2009. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
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