# 2006 Saxony-Anhalt state election

The 2006 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 26 March 2006 to elect the members of the 5th Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Wolfgang Böhmer lost its majority. The CDU subsequently formed a coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD).

## Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 4th Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt.
| Name | Name | Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 2002 result | 2002 result |
| Name | Name | Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | Votes (%) | Seats |
| | CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | Christian democracy | Wolfgang Böhmer | 37.3% | 48 / 115 |
| | Linke | The Left.PDS Die Linke.PDS | Democratic socialism | Wulf Gallert | 20.4% | 25 / 115 |
| | SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | Social democracy | Jens Bullerjahn | 20.0% | 25 / 115 |
| | FDP | Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei | Classical liberalism | Karl-Heinz Paque | 13.3% | 17 / 115 |

## Opinion polling

| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | CDU | Linke | SPD | FDP | Grüne | Others | Lead |
| 2006 state election | 26 Mar 2006 | – | 36.2 | 24.1 | 21.4 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 8.1 | 12.1 |
| Emnid | 7–18 Mar 2006 | 500 | 36 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 13–16 Mar 2006 | ~1,000 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| Infratest dimap | 13–15 Mar 2006 | 1,000 | 36 | 23 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| IfM Leipzig | 10–13 Mar 2006 | 1,003 | 38 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| Infratest dimap | 27 Feb–1 Mar 2006 | 1,000 | 36 | 22 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| IWD | 25–30 Jan 2006 | 750 | 38.1 | 19.2 | 26.9 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 11.2 |
| Infratest dimap | 30 Jan–1 Feb 2006 | 1,000 | 33 | 23 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Infratest dimap | 9–13 Dec 2005 | 1,000 | 31 | 27 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| dimap | 25 Nov 2005 | 2,500 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| IWD | 9–15 Aug 2005 | 750 | 26.6 | 30 | 28.1 | 6 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 1.9 |
| IWD | 8–18 Apr 2005 | 750 | 37 | 21 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| dimap | 18 Apr 2005 | 1,008 | 47 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 |
| Infratest dimap | 14–19 Jan 2005 | 1,000 | 37 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| IWD | October 2004 | 754 | 23.8 | 25.1 | 26.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 10.9 | 4.8 |
| IWD | April 2004 | 750 | 33.4 | 23.0 | 28.6 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 4.8 |
| IfM Leipzig | 1–2 Mar 2004 | 1,009 | 48 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 27 |
| IWD | 13–14 Oct 2003 | 750 | 43.2 | 13.9 | 21.1 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 11.2 | 22.1 |
| IWD | 1–9 Apr 2003 | 750 | 46.2 | 9.0 | 27.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 18.3 |
| IWD | 6 Nov 2002 | ? | 31.0 | 14.8 | 39.2 | 7.8 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 8.2 |
| 2002 state election | 21 Apr 2002 | – | 37.3 | 20.4 | 20.0 | 13.3 | 2.0 | 7.1 | 16.9 |

## Election result

Summary of the 26 March 2006 election results for the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt :
| Party | Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % |
| | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 326,721 | 36.2 | 1.1 | 40 | 8 | 41.2 |
| | The Left.PDS (Linke) | 217,295 | 24.1 | 3.7 | 26 | 1 | 26.8 |
| | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 192,754 | 21.4 | 1.4 | 24 | 1 | 24.7 |
| | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 60,209 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7 | 10 | 7.2 |
| | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 32,117 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0 | ±0 | 0 |
| | German People's Union (DVU) | 26,905 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | ±0 | 0 |
| | Parent Party (Eltern) | 14,499 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0 | ±0 | 0 |
| | Others | 31,754 | 3.5 | | 0 | ±0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 902,254 | 100.0 | | 97 | 18 | |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | | 44.4 | 12.1 | | | |
Popular Vote
CDU
36.21%
DIE LINKE.PDS
24.08%
SPD
21.36%
FDP
6.67%
GRÜNE
3.56%
DVU
2.98%
Other
5.13% :
Landtag seats
CDU
41.24%
DIE LINKE.PDS
26.80%
SPD
24.74%
FDP
7.22% :

## Sources

* Saxony-Anhalt State Statistics Office