The 2003 Hessian state election was held on 2 February 2003 to elect the members of the
Landtag of Hesse. The incumbent
coalition government
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of the
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and
Free Democratic Party Free Democratic Party is the name of several political parties around the world. It usually designates a party ideologically based on liberalism.
Current parties with that name include:
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(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.
Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Hesse.
Opinion polling
Election result
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! Votes
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! Seats
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! Seats %
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Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
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, align= 48.8
, align= 5.4
, align= 56
, align= 6
, align= 50.9
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Social Democratic Party (SPD)
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, align= 29.1
, align= 10.3
, align= 33
, align= 13
, align= 30.0
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, align=left ,
Alliance 90/The Greens
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(Grüne)
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, align= 2.9
, align= 12
, align= 4
, align= 10.9
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, align=left ,
Free Democratic Party Free Democratic Party is the name of several political parties around the world. It usually designates a party ideologically based on liberalism.
Current parties with that name include:
*Free Democratic Party (Germany), a liberal political party in ...
(FDP)
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, align= 7.9
, align= 2.8
, align= 9
, align= 3
, align= 8.2
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The Republicans (REP)
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, align= 1.3
, align= 1.4
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, align= ±0
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, align=left , Others
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, align= 2.9
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! align=right colspan=2, Total
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Sources
The Federal Returning Officer
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2003
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Hesse
February 2003 events in Europe