Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
The Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is the state diet of the German federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It convenes in Schwerin and currently consists of 71 members of four parties.
The current majority is a coalition of the Social Democratic Party and the Christian Democratic Union, supporting the cabinet of Minister-President Manuela Schwesig. The main functions of the Landtag are the election of the Minister-President, the passage of laws controlling the state government.
Election
Elections are conducted using a system similar to the one used every Bundestag election. There are two votes, first for a candidate in the single-member district and the second for a party. 36 seats are distributed by first past the post system in districts and remaining 35 seats are distributed using Hare-Niemeyer method based on the result of the second voting.Furthermore, every seat received in the first voting means one seat less in the second one. The second voting is conducted using a proportional representation system, with an electoral threshold of 5%. The last election was held in 2016. Recent elections were held in 2011, 2006 and 2002.
Current composition
After the election of 4 September 2016 the composition of the Landtag was as follows:| Party | Seats |
| Social Democratic Party | 26 |
| Alternative for Germany | 18 |
| Christian Democratic Union | 16 |
| The Left | 11 |