2019 Bremen state election


The 2019 Bremen state election was held on 26 May 2019 to elect the members of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen, as well as the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The election took place on the same day as the 2019 European Parliament election. The Christian Democratic Union became the largest party in the Bürgerschaft, while the Social Democratic Party fell to second place. The Greens and The Left made small gains. After the election, the SPD, Greens, and Left agreed to form a coalition government. Carsten Sieling resigned as mayor and was replaced by fellow SPD member Andreas Bovenschulte.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Bürgerschaft of Bremen.

Opinion polls

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
size
SPDCDUGrüneLinkeFDPAfDOthersLead
Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
size
OthersLead
26 May 201924.926.717.411.35.96.17.71.8
20–23 May 20191,66424.5261812577.51.5
15–20 May 20191,000232818116685
13–15 May 20191,02124.52618125.5861.5
13–15 May 20191,007242718125683
25 Apr–2 May 20191,000252618126851
22 Mar–1 Apr 20191,00025251911776Tie
24–30 Jan 20191,000242518136861
20–23 Aug 20181,01526262012763Tie
22 Jun–2 Jul 20181,0002824141410824
14–18 May 20181,0032224141791042
13–18 Apr 20181,002262414157952
2017 federal election24 Sep 201726.825.111.113.19.310.04.31.7
9–14 Jan 20171,0032924131181145
26 Apr–2 May 20161,0002922161071157
2015 state election10 May 201532.822.415.19.56.65.58.010.4

Election result

Summary of the 26 May 2019 election results for the Bürgerschaft of Bremen
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Party
! rowspan="2" | Votes
! rowspan="2" | %
! rowspan="2" | +/-
! colspan="2" | Seats
! rowspan="2" | Total
seats
! rowspan="2" | +/-
! rowspan="2" | Seats %
! Bremen
! Bremerhaven
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! align=right colspan=2| Total
! align=right| 1,469,506
! align=right| 100.0
! align=right|
! align=right| 69
! align=right| 15
! align=right| 84
! align=right| 1
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! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout
! align=right|
! align=right| 64.1
! align=right| 13.9
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