2017 Schleswig-Holstein state election
The 2017 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 7 May 2017 to elect the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. The incumbent government was led by Minister-President Torsten Albig, and consisted of the Social Democratic Party, The Greens, and the South Schleswig Voters' Association. The government lost its majority in the election.
The Christian Democratic Union subsequently formed a Jamaica coalition with the Free Democratic Party and Greens. CDU leader Daniel Günther was elected Minister-President by the Landtag, and Cabinet Günther was sworn into office.Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein.Opinion polling
Election result
Summary of the 7 May 2017 election results for the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein
! colspan="2" | Party
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
! Seats %
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! align=right colspan=2| Total
! align=right| 1,474,508
! align=right| 100.0
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! align=right| 73
! align=right| 4
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! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout
! align=right|
! align=right| 64.2
! align=right| 4.0
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