Elections in Germany
This list contains all the election dates of elections to the European Parliament, the German Bundestag, to all state elections and local elections in the Federal Republic of Germany since 1945 and the anticipated timing of the next election.
The list is supplemented by information on the respective term (short: WP), the first session and the last session of a parliament or other body, the number of sessions and the number of representatives ( seats) per election period.
- 5.1 Baden -Württemberg
- 5.2 State of Bavaria
- 5.3 Berlin
- 5.4 Brandenburg
- 5.5 Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
- 5.6 Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
- 5.7 Hesse
- 5.8 Mecklenburg -Vorpommern
- 5.9 Lower Saxony
- 5:10 North Rhine -Westphalia
- 5:11 Rhineland -Palatinate
- 5:12 Saarland
- 5:13 Free State of Saxony
- 5:14 Saxony -Anhalt
- 5:15 Schleswig -Holstein
- 5:16 Free State of Thuringia
- 6.1 Baden -Württemberg
- 6.2 Bavaria
- 6.3 Berlin
- 6.4 Brandenburg
- 6.5 Bremen
- 6.6 Hamburg
- 6.7 Hesse
- 6.8 Mecklenburg -Vorpommern
- 6.9 Lower Saxony
- 6:10 North Rhine -Westphalia
- 6:11 Rhineland -Palatinate
- 6:12 Saarland
- 6:13 Saxony
- 6:14 Saxony -Anhalt
- 6:15 Schleswig -Holstein
- 6:16 Thuringia
General
Legislature versus legislature
Compared to the term of the legislature, the notion of term is on. While the legislature referred to the effect of time of a Parliament, the term of the legislature also includes the times of the activities of other agencies or bodies such as of a municipal council or a works council.
Election date versus legislature
Clearly distinguished from the election date is the date of the commencement of an election or legislative period. The legislature is adopted by the period in which an elected parliament laws (Latin for " lex " majority " legit "). In general, the period shall begin only after an election, not just on election day, with the date of the first, so-called constituent meeting. They usually end with the convening of a new parliament or committee. Depending on the country or body but special rules apply.
Practical significance of the election period
About the mainly parliamentary documentation, the legislature has practical significance, for example, for the entry into force of some legislation. This can be controlled depending on the commencement of the election period.
For example, Article 7 of the Law amending the Lower Saxony state election law, the Lower Saxony deputies Act and the Minister of Law of 16 December 2004 is as follows ( Nds. GVBl S. 626. )
Articles 2 and 3 of this Mantel-/Artikelgesetzes respectively change the Nds. Deputies Law: Article 2 on 1 January 2005, Article 3, however, only the beginning of the 16th legislative term of Nds. Parliament, ie 26 February 2008.
European Union
Listed are the dates of the European elections, as far as the German MEP elected according to the European Elections Act.
Federal Republic of Germany
Since 1976, the legislature of the Bundestag begins with the first, namely inaugural meeting of the newly elected Parliament. The new parliament is convened by the former President of the Bundestag. The term of office expires in accordance with Article 39 paragraph 1 sentence 2 of the Basic Law with the first meeting of the next Bundestag. So there is no so-called parliament loose time.
( vN ) = early elections
- Results of the previous general election
- Election of the Federal President.
German Democratic Republic
States
Baden-Wurttemberg
Free State of Bavaria
Berlin
(WB ) = only in West Berlin
Brandenburg
Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
(vb ) = ended prematurely on June 7, 1995
Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
( vN ) = early elections | AB = resolution decision
Hesse
( vW ) = shortened election period | ( vN ) = early elections
Mecklenburg -Western Pomerania
Lower Saxony
North Rhine -Westphalia
In contrast to Article 39 of the Basic Law is contained in Article 36 of the Constitution of the State of North Rhine -Westphalia an explicit normalization of the start of the new term. This begins with the first session of the new parliament. Since the state legislature gem. Article 37 of the State Constitution may not meet before the end of the term of the last parliament, the legislature is not variable in principle. It ends with the expiration of the five-year period prescribed in Article 34 Clause 1 of the Constitution.
Rhineland -Palatinate
( nN ) = by -election
Saarland
Free State of Saxony
Saxony-Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein
( vN ) = early elections
Free State of Thuringia
Local elections
Baden-Wurttemberg
Bavaria
Berlin
Brandenburg
Bremen
Hamburg
Hesse
Mecklenburg -Western Pomerania
Lower Saxony
North Rhine -Westphalia
Between the local elections in 1969 and 1975, there were in the area at reforms newly structured areas form part of local elections, as well as 1976 in the areas had to be in those carried out by court rulings and decisions by new parliament elections.