2003 Hessian state election

2003 Hesse state election

← 1999 2 February 2003 2008 →
All 110 seats of the Landtag of Hesse 56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	2,734,992 (64.6%) 1.8%
First party Second party   Leader Roland Koch Gerhard Bökel Party CDU SPD Last election 50 seats, 43.4% 46 seats, 39.4% Seats won 56 33 Seat change 6 13 Popular vote 1,333,863 795,576 Percentage 48.8% 29.1% Swing 5.4% 10.3%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Evelin Schönhut-Keil Tarek Al-Wazir Ruth Wagner Party Greens FDP Last election 8 seats, 7.2% 6 seats, 5.1% Seats won 12 9 Seat change 4 3 Popular vote 276,276 216,110 Percentage 10.1% 7.9% Swing 2.9% 2.8%
Results for the single-member constituencies.
Minister-President before election Roland Koch CDU Elected Minister-President Roland Koch CDU

The 2003 Hessian state election was held on 2 February 2003 to elect the members of the Landtag of Hesse. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Roland Koch was returned with an increased majority. The CDU recorded a 5.4% swing in its favour, winning an absolute majority of seats. It subsequently formed government alone, with Roland Koch continuing in office.