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2009 German federal election

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2009 German federal election

A federal election was held in Germany on 27 September 2009 to elect the members of the 17th Bundestag. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) won the election, and the three parties formed a new centre-right government with Angela Merkel as chancellor. While CDU/CSU's share of votes decreased slightly, it was more than compensated by the gains of their "desired coalition partner", the liberal FDP, that won the strongest result in its history. CDU and CSU's former partner in the "Grand coalition", the Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Frank-Walter Steinmeier, conceded defeat after dropping by more than 11 percentage points, receiving its hitherto worst result since the end of the Second World War (only undercut in 2017 and 2025). At 70 percent, the voter turnout was the lowest in a German federal election since 1949.

Infobox

Registered
62,168,489 ( 0 %)
Turnout
70 % ( 6 pp)
Candidate
Gregor Gysi & Oskar Lafontaine
Party
Left
Last election
8 %, 54 seats
Seats won
76
Seat change
22
Popular vote
5,155,933
Percentage
11 %
Swing
3 pp

Tables

· Opinion polls
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen
Institute
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen
Date
18 Sept
CDU/CSU
36%
SPD
25%
Greens
10%
FDP
13%
The Left
11%
Others
5%
Forsa
Forsa
Institute
Forsa
Date
16 Sept
CDU/CSU
37%
SPD
24%
Greens
11%
FDP
12%
The Left
10%
Others
6%
Allensbach
Allensbach
Institute
Allensbach
Date
16 Sept
CDU/CSU
36%
SPD
22 %
Greens
12%
FDP
12 %
The Left
12%
Others
6%
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen
Institute
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen
Date
11 Sept
CDU/CSU
36%
SPD
23%
Greens
11%
FDP
14%
The Left
11%
Others
5%
Infratest dimap
Infratest dimap
Institute
Infratest dimap
Date
10 Sept
CDU/CSU
35%
SPD
23%
Greens
12%
FDP
14%
The Left
12%
Others
4%
Allensbach
Allensbach
Institute
Allensbach
Date
9 Sept
CDU/CSU
35%
SPD
22 %
Greens
13%
FDP
13%
The Left
11 %
Others
5%
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen
Institute
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen
Date
4 Sept
CDU/CSU
37%
SPD
23%
Greens
11%
FDP
15%
The Left
10%
Others
4%
Emnid
Emnid
Institute
Emnid
Date
3 Sept
CDU/CSU
34%
SPD
26%
Greens
11%
FDP
14%
The Left
11%
Others
4%
INFO GmbH
INFO GmbH
Institute
INFO GmbH
Date
2 Sept
CDU/CSU
35%
SPD
23%
Greens
12%
FDP
14%
The Left
11%
Others
4%
Allensbach
Allensbach
Institute
Allensbach
Date
1 Sept
CDU/CSU
35 %
SPD
23%
Greens
13 %
FDP
14%
The Left
9 %
Others
4 %
GMS
GMS
Institute
GMS
Date
24 Aug
CDU/CSU
37%
SPD
23%
Greens
13%
FDP
13%
The Left
9%
Others
5%
Institute
Date
CDU/CSU
SPD
Greens
FDP
The Left
Others
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen
18 Sept
36%
25%
10%
13%
11%
5%
Forsa
16 Sept
37%
24%
11%
12%
10%
6%
Allensbach
16 Sept
36%
22 %
12%
12 %
12%
6%
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen
11 Sept
36%
23%
11%
14%
11%
5%
Infratest dimap
10 Sept
35%
23%
12%
14%
12%
4%
Allensbach
9 Sept
35%
22 %
13%
13%
11 %
5%
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen
4 Sept
37%
23%
11%
15%
10%
4%
Emnid
3 Sept
34%
26%
11%
14%
11%
4%
INFO GmbH
2 Sept
35%
23%
12%
14%
11%
4%
Allensbach
1 Sept
35 %
23%
13 %
14%
9 %
4 %
GMS
24 Aug
37%
23%
13%
13%
9%
5%
· Results
Party
Party
Col 1
Party
Col 2
Party-list
Col 3
Constituency
Col 4
Total seats
Col 5
+/–
Votes
Votes
Col 1
Votes
Col 2
%
Col 3
Seats
Col 4
Votes
Col 5
%
Col 6
Seats
Total
Total
Col 1
Total
Col 2
43,371,190
Col 3
100
Col 4
323
Col 5
43,248,000
Col 6
100
Col 7
299
Col 8
622
Col 9
+8
Valid votes
Valid votes
Col 1
Valid votes
Col 2
43,371,190
Col 3
98
Col 5
43,248,000
Col 6
98
Invalid/blank votes
Invalid/blank votes
Col 1
Invalid/blank votes
Col 2
634,385
Col 3
1
Col 5
757,575
Col 6
1
Total votes
Total votes
Col 1
Total votes
Col 2
44,005,575
Col 3
100
Col 5
44,005,575
Col 6
100
Registered voters/turnout
Registered voters/turnout
Col 1
Registered voters/turnout
Col 2
62,168,489
Col 3
70
Col 5
62,168,489
Col 6
70
Source: Bundeswahlleiter
Source: Bundeswahlleiter
Col 1
Source: Bundeswahlleiter
Party
Party-list
Constituency
Total seats
+/–
Votes
%
Seats
Votes
%
Seats
Christian Democratic Union
11,828,277
27
21
13,856,674
32
173
194
+14
Social Democratic Party
9,990,488
23
82
12,079,758
27
64
146
−76
Free Democratic Party
6,316,080
14
93
4,076,496
9
0
93
+32
The Left
5,155,933
11
60
4,791,124
11
16
76
+22
Alliance 90/The Greens
4,643,272
10
67
3,977,125
9
1
68
+17
Christian Social Union
2,830,238
6
0
3,191,000
7
45
45
−1
Pirate Party Germany
847,870
1
0
46,770
0
0
0
New
National Democratic Party
635,525
1
0
768,442
1
0
0
0
Human Environment Animal Protection Party
230,872
0
0
16,887
0
0
0
0
The Republicans
193,396
0
0
30,061
0
0
0
0
Ecological Democratic Party
132,249
0
0
105,653
0
0
0
0
Family Party
120,718
0
0
17,848
0
0
0
0
Alliance 21/RRP
100,605
0
0
37,946
0
0
0
New
Pensioner Party Germany
56,399
0
0
0
New
Bavaria Party
48,311
0
0
32,324
0
0
0
0
German People's Union
45,752
0
0
0
0
Party of Bible-abiding Christians
40,370
0
0
12,052
0
0
0
0
Bürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität
38,706
0
0
34,894
0
0
0
0
The Violets
31,957
0
0
5,794
0
0
0
0
Marxist–Leninist Party
29,261
0
0
17,512
0
0
0
0
Alliance for Germany
23,015
0
0
2,550
0
0
0
0
Free Voters
11,243
0
0
0
New
Christian Centre
6,826
0
0
0
0
Centre Party
6,087
0
0
369
0
0
0
0
Party for Social Equality
2,957
0
0
0
0
Alliance of the Centre
2,889
0
0
396
0
0
0
New
German Communist Party
1,894
0
0
929
0
0
0
0
Free Union
6,121
0
0
0
New
Independents and voter groups
139,275
0
0
0
0
Total
43,371,190
100
323
43,248,000
100
299
622
+8
Valid votes
43,371,190
98
43,248,000
98
Invalid/blank votes
634,385
1
757,575
1
Total votes
44,005,575
100
44,005,575
100
Registered voters/turnout
62,168,489
70
62,168,489
70
Source: Bundeswahlleiter
· Results › Results by state
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
State results in %
Baden-Württemberg
CDU/CSU
34
SPD
19
FDP
18
LINKE
7
GRÜNE
13
all others
6
Bavaria
Bavaria
State results in %
Bavaria
CDU/CSU
42
SPD
16
FDP
14
LINKE
6
GRÜNE
10
all others
8
Berlin
Berlin
State results in %
Berlin
CDU/CSU
22
SPD
20
FDP
11
LINKE
20
GRÜNE
17
all others
7
Brandenburg
Brandenburg
State results in %
Brandenburg
CDU/CSU
23
SPD
25
FDP
9
LINKE
28
GRÜNE
6
all others
7
Bremen
Bremen
State results in %
Bremen
CDU/CSU
23
SPD
30
FDP
10
LINKE
14
GRÜNE
15
all others
5
Hamburg
Hamburg
State results in %
Hamburg
CDU/CSU
27
SPD
27
FDP
13
LINKE
11
GRÜNE
15
all others
4
Hesse
Hesse
State results in %
Hesse
CDU/CSU
32
SPD
25
FDP
16
LINKE
8
GRÜNE
12
all others
5
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
State results in %
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
CDU/CSU
33
SPD
16
FDP
9
LINKE
29
GRÜNE
5
all others
5
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
State results in %
Lower Saxony
CDU/CSU
33
SPD
29
FDP
13
LINKE
8
GRÜNE
10
all others
4
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
State results in %
North Rhine-Westphalia
CDU/CSU
33
SPD
28
FDP
14
LINKE
8
GRÜNE
10
all others
5
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
State results in %
Rhineland-Palatinate
CDU/CSU
35
SPD
23
FDP
16
LINKE
9
GRÜNE
9
all others
5
Saarland
Saarland
State results in %
Saarland
CDU/CSU
30
SPD
24
FDP
11
LINKE
21
GRÜNE
6
all others
4
Saxony
Saxony
State results in %
Saxony
CDU/CSU
35
SPD
14
FDP
13
LINKE
24
GRÜNE
6
all others
5
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
State results in %
Saxony-Anhalt
CDU/CSU
30
SPD
16
FDP
10
LINKE
32
GRÜNE
5
all others
5
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
State results in %
Schleswig-Holstein
CDU/CSU
32
SPD
26
FDP
16
LINKE
7
GRÜNE
12
all others
4
Thuringia
Thuringia
State results in %
Thuringia
CDU/CSU
31
SPD
17
FDP
9
LINKE
28
GRÜNE
6
all others
6
State results in %
CDU/CSU
SPD
FDP
LINKE
GRÜNE
all others
Baden-Württemberg
34
19
18
7
13
6
Bavaria
42
16
14
6
10
8
Berlin
22
20
11
20
17
7
Brandenburg
23
25
9
28
6
7
Bremen
23
30
10
14
15
5
Hamburg
27
27
13
11
15
4
Hesse
32
25
16
8
12
5
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
33
16
9
29
5
5
Lower Saxony
33
29
13
8
10
4
North Rhine-Westphalia
33
28
14
8
10
5
Rhineland-Palatinate
35
23
16
9
9
5
Saarland
30
24
11
21
6
4
Saxony
35
14
13
24
6
5
Saxony-Anhalt
30
16
10
32
5
5
Schleswig-Holstein
32
26
16
7
12
4
Thuringia
31
17
9
28
6
6
· Results › Results by state › Constituency seats
CDU
CDU
State
CDU
Total seats
SPD
Seats won
CSU
Seats won
Linke
Seats won
Grüne
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
State
Baden-Württemberg
Total seats
38
Seats won
37
Seats won
1
Bavaria
Bavaria
State
Bavaria
Total seats
45
Seats won
45
Berlin
Berlin
State
Berlin
Total seats
12
Seats won
5
Seats won
2
Seats won
4
Seats won
1
Brandenburg
Brandenburg
State
Brandenburg
Total seats
10
Seats won
1
Seats won
5
Seats won
4
Bremen
Bremen
State
Bremen
Total seats
2
Seats won
2
Hamburg
Hamburg
State
Hamburg
Total seats
6
Seats won
3
Seats won
3
Hesse
Hesse
State
Hesse
Total seats
21
Seats won
15
Seats won
6
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
State
Lower Saxony
Total seats
30
Seats won
16
Seats won
14
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
State
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Total seats
7
Seats won
6
Seats won
1
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
State
North Rhine-Westphalia
Total seats
64
Seats won
37
Seats won
27
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
State
Rhineland-Palatinate
Total seats
15
Seats won
13
Seats won
2
Saarland
Saarland
State
Saarland
Total seats
4
Seats won
4
Saxony
Saxony
State
Saxony
Total seats
16
Seats won
16
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
State
Saxony-Anhalt
Total seats
9
Seats won
4
Seats won
5
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
State
Schleswig-Holstein
Total seats
11
Seats won
9
Seats won
2
Thuringia
Thuringia
State
Thuringia
Total seats
9
Seats won
7
Seats won
2
Total
Total
State
Total
Total seats
299
Seats won
173
Seats won
64
Seats won
45
Seats won
16
Seats won
1
State
Total seats
Seats won
CDU
SPD
CSU
Linke
Grüne
Baden-Württemberg
38
37
1
Bavaria
45
45
Berlin
12
5
2
4
1
Brandenburg
10
1
5
4
Bremen
2
2
Hamburg
6
3
3
Hesse
21
15
6
Lower Saxony
30
16
14
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
7
6
1
North Rhine-Westphalia
64
37
27
Rhineland-Palatinate
15
13
2
Saarland
4
4
Saxony
16
16
Saxony-Anhalt
9
4
5
Schleswig-Holstein
11
9
2
Thuringia
9
7
2
Total
299
173
64
45
16
1
· Results › Results by state › List seats
FDP
FDP
State
FDP
Total seats
SPD
Seats won
Grüne
Seats won
Linke
Seats won
CDU
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
State
Baden-Württemberg
Total seats
46
Seats won
15
Seats won
14
Seats won
11
Seats won
6
Bavaria
Bavaria
State
Bavaria
Total seats
46
Seats won
14
Seats won
16
Seats won
10
Seats won
6
Berlin
Berlin
State
Berlin
Total seats
11
Seats won
3
Seats won
3
Seats won
3
Seats won
1
Seats won
1
Brandenburg
Brandenburg
State
Brandenburg
Total seats
9
Seats won
2
Seats won
1
Seats won
2
Seats won
4
Bremen
Bremen
State
Bremen
Total seats
4
Seats won
1
Seats won
1
Seats won
1
Seats won
1
Hamburg
Hamburg
State
Hamburg
Total seats
7
Seats won
2
Seats won
1
Seats won
2
Seats won
1
Seats won
1
Hesse
Hesse
State
Hesse
Total seats
24
Seats won
8
Seats won
6
Seats won
6
Seats won
4
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
State
Lower Saxony
Total seats
32
Seats won
9
Seats won
5
Seats won
7
Seats won
6
Seats won
5
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
State
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Total seats
7
Seats won
1
Seats won
2
Seats won
1
Seats won
3
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
State
North Rhine-Westphalia
Total seats
65
Seats won
20
Seats won
12
Seats won
14
Seats won
11
Seats won
8
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
State
Rhineland-Palatinate
Total seats
17
Seats won
5
Seats won
6
Seats won
3
Seats won
3
Saarland
Saarland
State
Saarland
Total seats
6
Seats won
1
Seats won
2
Seats won
1
Seats won
2
Saxony
Saxony
State
Saxony
Total seats
19
Seats won
4
Seats won
5
Seats won
2
Seats won
8
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
State
Saxony-Anhalt
Total seats
8
Seats won
2
Seats won
3
Seats won
1
Seats won
1
Seats won
1
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
State
Schleswig-Holstein
Total seats
13
Seats won
4
Seats won
4
Seats won
3
Seats won
2
Thuringia
Thuringia
State
Thuringia
Total seats
9
Seats won
2
Seats won
3
Seats won
1
Seats won
3
Total
Total
State
Total
Total seats
323
Seats won
93
Seats won
82
Seats won
67
Seats won
60
Seats won
21
State
Total seats
Seats won
FDP
SPD
Grüne
Linke
CDU
Baden-Württemberg
46
15
14
11
6
Bavaria
46
14
16
10
6
Berlin
11
3
3
3
1
1
Brandenburg
9
2
1
2
4
Bremen
4
1
1
1
1
Hamburg
7
2
1
2
1
1
Hesse
24
8
6
6
4
Lower Saxony
32
9
5
7
6
5
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
7
1
2
1
3
North Rhine-Westphalia
65
20
12
14
11
8
Rhineland-Palatinate
17
5
6
3
3
Saarland
6
1
2
1
2
Saxony
19
4
5
2
8
Saxony-Anhalt
8
2
3
1
1
1
Schleswig-Holstein
13
4
4
3
2
Thuringia
9
2
3
1
3
Total
323
93
82
67
60
21

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