Bremen state election, 2003
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The Bremen state election, 2003, was conducted on May 25, 2003, to elect members to the Bürgerschaft of Bremen
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are elected on the same day but with separate 5%-hurdles. So the FDP and DVU each took one seat from Bremerhaven, because of getting more than 5% in this city. The 67 MPs from Bremen are not only members of the state parliament, but are also the members of the city's parliament.
(SPD) remained Mayor and Senate President, in an SPD-CDU (so called grand coalition) coalition.
Bürgerschaft of Bremen
The Bremische Bürgerschaft is the state diet of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. It currently consists of 83 members from five parties. The current majority is a coalition of the Social Democratic Party and the Alliance '90/The Greens, supporting Mayor and Senate president Jens Böhrnsen...
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Election System
The Bremen state elections have some differences from other German elections. The 67 seats elected from the city of Bremen and the 16 seats elected from the city of BremerhavenBremerhaven
Bremerhaven is a city at the seaport of the free city-state of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms an enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the River Weser on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham...
are elected on the same day but with separate 5%-hurdles. So the FDP and DVU each took one seat from Bremerhaven, because of getting more than 5% in this city. The 67 MPs from Bremen are not only members of the state parliament, but are also the members of the city's parliament.
Results
| Party | Party List votes | Vote percentage | Total Seats | Seat percentage |
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| Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... (SPD) |
123,480 | 42.3% (-0,2) | 40 (-7) | 48.2% |
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 86,819 | 29.8% (-7,2) | 29 (-13) | 34.9% |
| Alliance '90/The Greens Alliance '90/The Greens Alliance '90/The Greens is a green political party in Germany, formed from the merger of the German Green Party and Alliance 90 in 1993. Its leaders are Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir... |
37,350 | 12.8% (+3,8) | 12 (+2) | 14.5% |
| Free Democratic Party Free Democratic Party (Germany) The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government... (FDP) |
12,294 | 4.2% (+1,7) | 1 (+1) | 1.2% |
| Deutsche Volksunion (DVU) | 6,642 | 2.3% (-0,7) | 1 (=) | 1.2% |
| Law and Order Offensive Party Law and Order Offensive Party The Law and Order Offensive Party , short form Offensive D was a minor political party in Germany. It was founded in July 2000 by Hamburg judge Ronald Schill. It wished to call itself PRO but was forbidden from doing so after a judicial complaint by the Pro Deutsche Mitte party... |
12,876 | 4.3% (+4,3) | 0 (=) | 0.0% |
| Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | 4,885 | 1.7% (-1,2) | 0 (=) | 0.0% |
| All Others | 7420 | 2.6% (-0,5) | 0 (=) | 0.0% |
| Totals | 291,766 | 100.0% | 83 (-17) | 100.0% |
Post-election
Dr. Henning ScherfHenning Scherf
Henning Scherf is a German lawyer and politician. He was the Mayor of Bremen and President of the Senate of Bremen from 4 July 1995 to 8 November 2005....
(SPD) remained Mayor and Senate President, in an SPD-CDU (so called grand coalition) coalition.