2003 Hessian state election


The 2003 Hessian state election was held on 2 February 2003 to elect the members of the Landtag of Hesse. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union and Free Democratic Party led by Minister-President Roland Koch was returned with an increased majority. The CDU recorded a 5.4% swing in its favour, winning an absolute majority of seats. It subsequently formed government alone, with Roland Koch continuing in office.

Parties

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

Opinion polling

Election result

Summary of the 2 February 2003 election results for the Landtag of Hesse
! colspan="2" | Party
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
! Seats %
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! align=right colspan=2| Total
! align=right| 2,734,992
! align=right| 100.0
! align=right|
! align=right| 110
! align=right| ±0
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! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout
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! align=right| 64.6
! align=right| 1.8
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