2009 Schleswig-Holstein state election

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2009 Schleswig-Holstein state election

← 2005 27 September 2009[1][2] 2012 →
All 95 seats in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein 48 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	1,603,406 (73.6%) 7.1%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Peter Harry Carstensen Ralf Stegner Wolfgang Kubicki Party CDU SPD FDP Last election 30 seats, 40.2% 29 seats, 38.7% 4 seats, 6.6% Seats won 34 25 14 Seat change 4 4 10 Popular vote 505,612 407,643 239,338 Percentage 31.5% 25.4% 14.9% Swing 8.7% 13.3% 8.3%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Monika Heinold & Robert Habeck Antje Jansen Anke Spoorendonk Party Greens Left SSW Last election 4 seats, 6.2% 0 seats, 0.8%[a] 2 seats, 3.6% Seats won 12 6 4 Seat change 8 6 2 Popular vote 199,367 95,764 69,701 Percentage 12.4% 6.0% 4.3% Swing 6.2% 5.2% 0.7%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election Peter Harry Carstensen CDU Elected Minister-President Peter Harry Carstensen CDU

The 2009 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 27 September 2009 to elect the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. It was held on the same day as the 2009 federal election and the 2009 Brandenburg state election.

The election was triggered by the collapse of the grand coalition between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) throughout summer 2009.^[3] The election saw major losses for the parties of the grand coalition, while the Free Democratic Party (FDP), The Greens, The Left, and the South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW) made gains.

After the election, the CDU and FDP formed a coalition government. Minister-President Peter Harry Carstensen was re-elected as Minister-President.

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