Hamburg state election, 2001
- GAL: 11
- SPD: 46
- FDP: 6
- Schill: 25
- CDU: 33
On 23 September 2001, the election for the 17th legislature of the Parliament of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg ( state election ) was held. It resulted in the dismissal of the previous red-green coalition government under Ortwin Runde and the formation of a coalition of CDU, FDP and the party law Interstate offensive and the first election of the First Mayor Ole von Beust.
Choice
Turnout and feeding parties
A total of 1,207,495 voters were called. Her voice have given 857 868 eligible voters, which corresponds to a share of 71.05 %. 7,200 votes were invalid. Thus, given 850 668 valid votes, which were decisive for the composition of the 17 citizens were.
The Christian Democratic Union ( CDU) achieved a relatively poor result with 26.2%. She pulled with 33 deputies in the new citizenship. The party rights Interstate offensive that took up the first time, received from the state, 19.4% and 25 MP mandates. The Free Democratic Party ( FDP) gave 5.1% of the eligible voters their voice. It sent six deputies to the new citizenship. The three parties formed a coalition (called the Citizens Coalition ) and were in accordance with their result to the government, the Hamburg Senate (so-called citizen Senate ) involved.
The previously dominant alone or with various coalition partners since 1957 Social Democratic Party of Germany ( SPD) lost the election. However, they remained with a vote of 36.5 % and 46 mandates the strongest group. The also previously involved in the Government Green Alternative List (GAL ), the Hamburg State Association of Alliance 90/The Greens won 8.6 % of the vote and went with eleven deputies in the newly elected citizenship.
The citizens met for its inaugural meeting on 10 October 2001. After termination of the coalition by Ole von Beust on December 9, 2003 and his statement that he strive for new elections, were split on 18 December 2003, six MPs from the party right from Interstate offensive and entered a not represented in the citizenry party, the German Pro mid - initiative Pro D- Mark, at; they formed the Ronald Schill Group. On 30 December 2003, the citizenship decided then formally their resolution.
Election result and distribution of seats
Choice analysis
According to observers, the reasons for the election results in Hamburg were looking for yourself. Two blocks led a camp campaign: Red and green against the CDU, FDP and Schill party. Program of the coming civil coalition was the replacement of the red-green Senate. In the city there was a long-acting mood for change. Besides the general mood for change, the issue of internal security and the lack of incumbency of the unpopular Mayor Ortwin influenced round choice. The party rights Interstate offensive had attracted voters from all social groups and circles, and had become a "mini- People's Party ".
Government
On 31 October 2001, the citizenship Ole von Beust chose the first time the First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (see also Senate von Beust I).
Parliamentary committee of inquiry
The Hamburg Parliament sat in May 2003, a parliamentary committee ( PUA) a " transparency, legality and appropriateness of personnel selection and decisions." Object of investigation was heavily criticized by the opposition personnel selection and leadership of former justice senator Roger Kusch substantially. The Chair of the Committee led the Social Democrat Rolf -Dieter Klooß. The PUA issued its final report in February 2004.