# 2006 Baden-Württemberg state election

The 2006 Baden-Württemberg state election was held on 26 March 2006 to elect the members of the 13th Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Günther Oettinger was re-elected with an increased majority and continued in office.

## Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Baden-Württemberg.
| Name | Name | Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 2001 result | 2001 result |
| Name | Name | Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | Votes (%) | Seats |
| | CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | Christian democracy | Günther Oettinger | 44.8% | 63 / 128 |
| | SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | Social democracy | Ute Vogt | 33.3% | 45 / 128 |
| | FDP | Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei | Classical liberalism | | 8.1% | 10 / 128 |
| | Grüne | Alliance 90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | Green politics | | 7.7% | 10 / 128 |

## Opinion polling

| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | CDU | SPD | FDP | Grüne | WASG | Others | Lead |
| 2006 state election | 26 Mar 2006 | – | 44.2 | 25.2 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 19.0 |
| Emnid | 7–18 Mar 2006 | 1,000 | 45 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 13–16 Mar 2006 | ~1,000 | 45 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| Infratest dimap | 13–15 Mar 2006 | 1,000 | 46 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| IfM Leipzig | 13–15 Mar 2006 | 1,008 | 43 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Infratest dimap | 28 Feb–1 Mar 2006 | 1,000 | 46 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| IfM Leizpig | 6–8 Feb 2006 | 1,001 | 49 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| Infratest dimap | 30 Jan–1 Feb 2006 | 1,000 | 45 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Allensbach | 28 Sep–13 Oct 2005 | ~1,000 | 45.0 | 30.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4 | 4.0 | 15.0 |
| IfM Leizpig | 16–18 Nov 2004 | 1,000 | 49 | 29 | 6 | 10 | – | 6 | 20 |
| Forsa | 29–30 Oct 2004 | 1,002 | 50 | 28 | 6 | 9 | – | 7 | 22 |
| IfM Leizpig | 19 Oct 2004 | 1,008 | 49 | 27 | 7 | 13 | – | 4 | 22 |
| Emnid | 17 Oct 2004 | ? | 49 | 26 | 7 | 15 | – | 3 | 23 |
| Infratest dimap | 23–26 Jul 2004 | 1,004 | 48 | 23 | 6 | 17 | – | 6 | 25 |
| Allensbach | 5–17 Jun 2004 | 1,000 | 50.5 | 25.0 | 7.0 | 11.5 | – | 6.0 | 25.5 |
| Infratest dimap | 1–6 Jun 2004 | 1,004 | 51 | 26 | 7 | 12 | – | 4 | 25 |
| Infratest dimap | 12 Feb 2004 | ? | 52 | 26 | 8 | 11 | – | 3 | 26 |
| Allensbach | 12–25 Sep 2003 | ? | 52 | 25 | 7 | 11 | – | 5 | 27 |
| Allensbach | 3–7 Feb 2003 | 1,100 | 54 | 24 | 8 | 10 | – | 4 | 30 |
| 2001 state election | 25 Mar 2001 | – | 44.8 | 33.3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | – | 6.1 | 10.2 |

## Results

Summary of the 26 March 2006 election results for the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg :
| Party | Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % |
| | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 1,748,781 | 44.2 | 0.6 | 69 | 6 | 49.7 |
| | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 996,095 | 25.2 | 8.1 | 38 | 7 | 27.3 |
| | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 462,889 | 11.7 | 4.0 | 17 | 7 | 12.2 |
| | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 421,885 | 10.7 | 2.6 | 15 | 5 | 10.8 |
| | Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative (WASG) | 121,875 | 3.1 | New | 0 | New | 0 |
| | The Republicans (REP) | 100,079 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0 | ±0 | 0 |
| | Others | 108,741 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0 | ±0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 3,960,345 | 100.0 | | 139 | 11 | |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | | 53.4 | 9.2 | | | |
Popular Vote
CDU
44.16%
SPD
25.15%
B'90/GRÜNE
11.69%
FDP
10.65%
WASG
3.08%
REP
2.53%
Other
2.75% :
Landtag seats
CDU
49.64%
SPD
27.34%
B'90/GRÜNE
12.23%
FDP
10.79% :