2000 North Rhine-Westphalia state election


The 2000 North Rhine-Westphalia state election was held on 14 May 2000 to elect the members of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party and The Greens was returned with a reduced majority. Minister-President Wolfgang Clement continued in office.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Opinion polling

Election result

Summary of the 14 May 2000 election results for the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
! colspan="2" | Party
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
! Seats %
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! align=right colspan=2| Total
! align=right| 7,336,411
! align=right| 100.0
! align=right|
! align=right| 231
! align=right| 10
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! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout
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! align=right| 56.7
! align=right| 7.3
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