2004 Saarland state election

2004 Saarland state election
← 1999 5 September 2004 2009 →
All 51 seats of the Landtag of Saarland
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout441,628 (55.5%)
Decrease 13.2%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Peter Müller Heiko Maas
Party CDU SPD
Last election 26 seats, 45.5% 25 seats, 44.4%
Seats won 27 18
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 7
Popular vote 209,690 136,224
Percentage 47.5% 30.8%
Swing Increase 2.0% Decrease 13.6%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Greens FDP
Last election 0 seats, 3.2% 0 seats, 2.6%
Seats won 3 3
Seat change Increase 3 Increase 3
Popular vote 24,830 22,842
Percentage 5.6% 5.2%
Swing Increase 2.4% Increase 2.6%
Minister-President before election

Peter Müller
CDU

Elected Minister-President

Peter Müller
CDU

The 2004 Saarland state election was held on 5 September 2004 to elect the members of the Landtag of Saarland. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Peter Müller retained its majority and continued in office.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Saarland.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1999 result
Votes (%) Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands 		Christian democracy Peter Müller 45.5%
26 / 51
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands 		Social democracy Heiko Maas 44.4%
25 / 51

Opinion polling

Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size 		CDU SPD Grüne FDP Others Lead
2004 state election 5 Sep 2004 – 47.5 30.8 5.6 5.2 10.9 16.7
Infratest dimap 23–25 Aug 2004 1,000 51 30 7 5 7 21
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 17–19 Aug 2004 1,001 50 31 6 3 10 19
Forsa 10–13 Aug 2004 1,001 54 29 6 4 7 25
SaarZoom 1–14 Jun 2004 600 54.2 31.6 4.4 4.3 5.6 22.6
Infratest dimap 21–28 May 2004 1,000 54 33 5 3 5 21
SaarZoom 5–15 Feb 2004 600 56.7 29.9 4.9 3.0 5.6 26.8
SaarZoom 13–23 Oct 2003 500 56 33 5 1 5 23
Infratest dimap 24–28 Sep 2003 1,000 54 33 6 3 4 21
dimap 29 Nov 2002 1,000 54 33 4 3 6 21
Infratest dimap 5–8 Sep 2002 1,000 48 39 4 5 4 9
Infratest dimap 14–19 Jun 2002 1,000 49 38 4 6 3 11
Infratest dimap 24–30 Aug 2001 1,000 49 40 4 3 4 9
Infratest dimap 25–30 Aug 2000 1,000 48 43 3 3 ? 5
Emnid 14–23 Aug 2000 ? 46 43 4 4 ? 3
1999 state election 5 Sep 1999 – 45.5 44.4 3.2 2.6 4.2 1.1

Election result

Summary of the 5 September 2004 election results for the Landtag of Saarland
Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 209,690 47.5 Increase2.0 27 Increase1 52.9
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 136,224 30.8 Decrease13.6 18 Decrease7 35.3
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 24,830 5.6 Increase2.4 3 Increase3 5.9
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 22,842 5.2 Increase2.6 3 Increase3 6.9
National Democratic Party (NPD) 17,590 4.0 Increase4.0 0 ±0 0
Family Party of Germany (FAMILIE) 13,106 3.0 Increase2.0 0 ±0 0
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 10,240 2.3 Increase1.5 0 ±0 0
Others 7,106 1.6 0 ±0 0
Total 441,628 100.0 51 ±0
Voter turnout 55.5 Decrease13.2
Popular Vote
CDU
 
 47.48%
SPD
 
 30.85%
B'90/GRÜNE
 
 5.62%
FDP
 
 5.17%
NPD
 
 3.98%
FAMILIE
 
 2.97%
PDS
 
 2.32%
Other
 
 1.61%
Landtag seats
CDU
 
 52.94%
SPD
 
 35.29%
B'90/GRÜNE
 
 5.88%
FDP
 
 5.88%

Sources