Hamburg state election, 2001
Encyclopedia
The Hamburg state election, 2001, was conducted on September 23, 2001, to elect members to the Hamburgische Bürgerschaft
(state and city legislature) of Hamburg
. It was the 17th legislative period of the parliament.
(CDU) was able to form a controversial coalition-government with the centre-right FDP
and the populist conservative Offensive
from Ronald Schill
. He was elected as first mayor instead of Ortwin Runde
(SPD), who had been mayor since 1997.
Hamburg Parliament
The Hamburg Parliament is the unicameral legislature of the German state of Hamburg according to the constitution of Hamburg. As of 2011 there were 121 members in the parliament, representing a relatively equal amount of constituencies...
(state and city legislature) of Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
. It was the 17th legislative period of the parliament.
Results
| Party | Party List votes | Vote percentage | Total Seats | Seat percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... (SPD) |
310,362 | 36.5% (+0.3) | 46 (-8) | 38.0% |
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 223,015 | 26.2% (-4.5) | 33 (-13) | 27.3% |
| 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... (Offensive) |
165,421 | 19.4% (+19.4) | 25 (+25) | 20.7% |
| Green-Alternative List 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... (GAL) |
72,771 | 8.6% (-5.3) | 11 (-10) | 9.1% |
| 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) |
43,214 | 5.1% (+1.6) | 6 (+6) | 5.0% |
| Rainbow - For a new Left (Regenbogen) | 14.247 | 1.7% (+1.7) | 0 (+0) | 0.0% |
| All Others | 21,638 | 2.5% (-13.2) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 824,128 | 100.0% | 121 | 100.0% |
Post-election
Ole von BeustOle von Beust
Carl-Friedrich Arp Ole Freiherr von Beust, generally called Ole von Beust, born April 13, 1955, in Hamburg, Germany, was First Mayor of the city-state of Hamburg from 31 October 2001 to 25 August 2010, serving as President of the Bundesrat from 1 November 2007 on for one year...
(CDU) was able to form a controversial coalition-government with the centre-right FDP
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...
and the populist conservative Offensive
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...
from Ronald Schill
Ronald Schill
Ronald Barnabas Schill is a former judge, the founder of the German political parties Partei Rechtsstaatlicher Offensive and Pro DM/Schill...
. He was elected as first mayor instead of Ortwin Runde
Ortwin Runde
Ortwin Runde is a German politician from the Social Democratic party. He was the First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City Hamburg from 1997 to 2001.-Early life and education:...
(SPD), who had been mayor since 1997.