2004 Saarland state election

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All 51 seats of the Landtag of Saarland
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 441,628 (55.5%)
13.2%
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Leader  | Peter Müller | Heiko Maas
Party  | CDU | SPD
Last election  | 26 seats, 45.5% | 25 seats, 44.4%
Seats won  | 27  | 18
Seat change  |  1  |  7
Popular vote  | 209,690  | 136,224
Percentage  | 47.5%  | 30.8%
Swing  |  2.0%  |  13.6%

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| Third party  | Fourth party
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Party  | Greens | FDP
Last election  | 0 seats, 3.2% | 0 seats, 2.6%
Seats won  | 3  | 3
Seat change  |  3  |  3
Popular vote  | 24,830  | 22,842
Percentage  | 5.6%  | 5.2%
Swing  |  2.4%  |  2.6%

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| Minister-President before election

Peter Müller
CDU

| Elected Minister-President

Peter Müller
CDU

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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[edit]

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

Name  | Ideology  | Leader(s)  | 1999 result

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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[edit]

Polling firm  | Fieldwork date  | Sample
size  | CDU | SPD | Grüne | FDP | Others  | Lead

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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[edit]

Summary of the 5 September 2004 election results for the Landtag of Saarland Party  | Votes  | %  | +/-  | Seats  | +/-  | Seats %

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| Christian Democratic Union (CDU)  | 209,690  | 47.5  | 2.0  | 27  | 1  | 52.9
| Social Democratic Party (SPD)  | 136,224  | 30.8  | 13.6  | 18  | 7  | 35.3
| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)  | 24,830  | 5.6  | 2.4  | 3  | 3  | 5.9
| Free Democratic Party (FDP)  | 22,842  | 5.2  | 2.6  | 3  | 3  | 6.9
| National Democratic Party (NPD)  | 17,590  | 4.0  | 4.0  | 0  | ±0  | 0
| Family Party of Germany (FAMILIE)  | 13,106  | 3.0  | 2.0  | 0  | ±0  | 0
| Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)  | 10,240  | 2.3  | 1.5  | 0  | ±0  | 0
| Others  | 7,106  | 1.6  |  | 0  | ±0  | 0
Total  | 441,628  | 100.0  |  | 51  | ±0  |
Voter turnout  |  | 55.5  | 13.2  |  |  |

| Popular Vote

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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

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CDU |

| 52.94%
SPD |

| 35.29%
B'90/GRÜNE |

| 5.88%
FDP |

| 5.88%

## Sources[edit]

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