2019 Brandenburg state election

2019 Brandenburg state election

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All 88 seats of the Landtag of Brandenburg 45 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	1,265,106 (61.3%) 13.4%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Dietmar Woidke Andreas Kalbitz Ingo Senftleben Party SPD AfD CDU Leader's seat Spree-Neiße I State-wide party list Oberspreewald-Lausitz Last election 30 seats, 31.9% 11 seats, 12.2% 21 seats, 23.0% Seats won 25 23 15 Seat change 5 12 6 Popular vote 331,238 297,484 196,988 Percentage 26.2% 23.5% 15.6% Swing 5.7% 11.3% 7.4%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Ursula Nonnemacher Kathrin Dannenberg Péter Vida Party Greens Left BVB/FW Leader's seat State-wide party list State-wide party list Barnim II Last election 6 seats, 6.2% 17 seats, 18.6% 3 seats, 2.7% Seats won 10 10 5 Seat change 4 7 2 Popular vote 136,364 135,558 63,851 Percentage 10.8% 10.7% 5.0% Swing 4.6% 7.9% 2.3%
Winning candidates in the single-member constituencies, with list seats shown in the top right.
Government before election Second Woidke cabinet SPD–Left Government after election Third Woidke cabinet SPD–CDU–Green

The 2019 Brandenburg state election was held on 1 September 2019 to elect the members of the 7th Landtag of Brandenburg.^[1][2] It took place on the same day as the 2019 Saxony state election. The outgoing government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Left, led by Minister-President Dietmar Woidke.

The SPD, Left, and opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered substantial losses. The SPD remained the largest party with 26% of votes, followed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD), which doubled its result to 23.5% and moved into second place. The CDU fell to third with 16%. The Greens improved to 11%, though they underperformed compared to prior opinion polling. The Left also recorded a result below expectations, falling from third to fifth place with 11%. The Brandenburg Free Voters (BVB/FW) narrowly passed the 5% electoral threshold and won five seats, up from three.

The incumbent government lost its majority. All parties ruled out cooperation with the AfD, and two possible coalitions were considered: a "Kenya coalition" of the SPD, CDU, and Greens which would hold 50 seats, and a "red-red-green" coalition of the SPD, Greens, and Left, which would hold 45 (a one-seat majority).^[3] On 16 November, both the SPD and CDU voted in favour of a Kenya coalition, followed by the Greens on 18 November.^[4] Woidke was re-elected Minister-President by the Landtag on 20 November.^[5]