Bavaria state election, 2003
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The Bavaria state election, 2003, was conducted on September 21, 2003, to elect members to the Landtag (state legislature) of Bavaria.
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[edit] Issues and campaign
[edit] Results
| Party | Party List votes | Vote percentage (change) | Total Seats (change) | Seat percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Social Union (CSU) | 6,217,864 | 60.7% | +7.8% | 124 | +1 | 68.9% |
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 2,012,065 | 19.6% | -9.1% | 41 | -26 | 22.8% |
| Alliance '90/The Greens | 793,050 | 7.7% | +2.0% | 15 | +1 | 8.3% |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 263,731 | 2.6% | +0.9% | 0 | +0 | 0.0% |
| The Republicans (REP) | 229,464 | 2.2% | -1.4% | 0 | +0 | 0.0% |
| Free Voters of Bavaria (FW) | 411,306 | 4.0% | +0.3% | 0 | +0 | 0.0% |
| Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) | 200,103 | 2.0% | +0.2% | 0 | +0 | 0.0% |
| All Others | 120,952 | 1.2% | -0.7% | 0 | +0 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 10,248,735 | 100.0% | 180 | -24 | 100.0% | |
[edit] Post-election
Edmund Stoiber remained Minister-President, with the CSU forming a government without a coalition. The 2/3 majority of seats obtained by the CSU is the first one in any state parliament in Germany ever.
