# 2009 Saxony state election

The 2009 Saxony state election was held on 30 August 2009 to elect the members of the 5th Landtag of Saxony. The incumbent grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Stanislaw Tillich retained its majority. However, the CDU chose to discontinue the coalition in favour of forming government with the Free Democratic Party (FDP). Tillich was subsequently re-elected as Minister-President.

## Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 4th Landtag of Saxony.
| Name | Name | Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 2004 result | 2004 result |
| Name | Name | Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | Votes (%) | Seats |
| | CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | Christian democracy | Stanislaw Tillich | 41.1% | 55 / 124 |
| | Linke | The Left Die Linke | Democratic socialism | André Hahn | 23.6% | 31 / 124 |
| | SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | Social democracy | Thomas Jurk | 9.8% | 13 / 124 |
| | NPD | National Democratic Party Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands | Neo-Nazism | Holger Apfel | 9.2% | 12 / 124 |
| | FDP | Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei | Classical liberalism | Holger Zastrow | 5.9% | 7 / 124 |
| | Grüne | Alliance 90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | Green politics | Antje Hermenau | 5.1% | 6 / 124 |

## Opinion polling

| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | CDU | Linke | SPD | NPD | FDP | Grüne | Others | Lead |
| 2009 state election | 30 Aug 2009 | – | 40.2 | 20.6 | 10.4 | 5.6 | 10.0 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 19.6 |
| Infratest dimap | 18–20 Aug 2009 | 1,000 | 38 | 21 | 13 | 4.5 | 11.5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 17–20 Aug 2009 | 1,000 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| IfM Leipzig | 10–17 Aug 2009 | 1,000 | 41 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| Infratest dimap | 7–11 Aug 2009 | 1,000 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| IfM Leipzig | 6–9 Jul 2009 | 1,000 | 42 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| Infratest dimap | 19–23 Jun 2009 | 1,000 | 40 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| Infratest dimap | 8–12 May 2009 | 1,000 | 40 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| dimap | 20–29 Apr 2009 | 2,004 | 42 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| IfM Leipzig | 6–8 Apr 2009 | 1,000 | 43 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
| IfM Leipzig | 10–12 Mar 2009 | 1,007 | 42 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
| approxima | 6 Jan–13 Feb 2009 | 1,011 | 49 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 28 |
| dimap | 31 Oct–10 Nov 2008 | 2,000 | 42 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| IfM Leipzig | 10–12 Nov 2008 | 1,003 | 39 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| approxima | 28 Jun–22 Aug 2008 | 1,011 | 42.0 | 21.0 | 19.5 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 21.0 |
| Infratest dimap | 22–26 May 2008 | 1,000 | 35 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| IfM Leipzig | 9–14 May 2008 | 1,003 | 44 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 24 |
| Emnid | 25 Feb–8 Mar 2008 | 1,000 | 40 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | ? | 17 |
| Emnid | 13–27 Feb 2008 | ~500 | 41 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | ? | 19 |
| Emnid | 18–19 Jan 2008 | 750 | 41 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| approxima | 1 Sep–7 Oct 2007 | 1,016 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| dimap | 6–16 Nov 2007 | 996 | 39 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| Infratest dimap | 10–11 Sep 2007 | 1,000 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| Forsa | 20 Aug–4 Sep 2007 | 1,130 | 39 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| IfM Leipzig | 20–22 Aug 2007 | 1,008 | 38 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| IfM Leipzig | 15–18 Aug 2007 | 800 | 37 | 29 | 10 | – | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 |
| IfM Leipzig | 13–14 Jul 2007 | 1,012 | 40 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| Forsa | 12 Jul 2007 | ? | 41 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| IfM Leipzig | March 2007 | >1,000 | 41 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| IfM Leipzig | 18–20 Dec 2006 | 805 | 42 | 23 | 13 | – | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| dimap | 28 Oct–8 Nov 2006 | 2,007 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| IfM Leipzig | 21–22 Aug 2006 | 803 | 45 | 23 | 13 | – | 9 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
| Emnid | 29 May–24 Jun 2006 | 1,056 | 43 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| Emnid | 9–13 Jan 2006 | 1,000 | 47 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 |
| IfM Leipzig | 19–20 Dec 2005 | 835 | 43 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
| Emnid | 16–24 Aug 2005 | 1,003 | 42 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| IfM Leipzig | 12–19 May 2005 | 1,018 | 45 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| Emnid | 3–31 Jan 2005 | 1,053 | 42 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
| 2004 state election | 19 Sep 2004 | – | 41.1 | 23.6 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 17.5 |

## Election result

Summary of the 30 August 2009 election results for the Landtag of Saxony :
| Party | Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % |
| | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 722,983 | 40.2 | 0.9 | 58 | 3 | 43.9 |
| | The Left (Linke) | 370,359 | 20.6 | 3.0 | 29 | 2 | 22.0 |
| | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 187,261 | 10.4 | 0.6 | 14 | 1 | 10.6 |
| | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 178,867 | 10.0 | 4.1 | 14 | 7 | 10.6 |
| | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 114,963 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 9 | 3 | 6.8 |
| | National Democratic Party (NPD) | 100,834 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 8 | 4 | 6.1 |
| | Human Environment Animal Protection Party (Tierschutz) | 36,932 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0 | ±0 | 0 |
| | Pirate Party Germany (Piraten) | 34,651 | 1.9 | New | 0 | New | 0 |
| | Free Saxony | 24,287 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0 | ±0 | 0 |
| | Others | 26,212 | 1.5 | | 0 | ±0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1,797,349 | 100.0 | | 132 | 8 | |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | | 52.2 | 7.4 | | | |
Popular Vote
CDU
40.22%
DIE LINKE
20.61%
SPD
10.42%
FDP
9.95%
B'90/GRÜNE
6.40%
NPD
5.61%
Other
6.79% :
Landtag seats
CDU
43.94%
DIE LINKE
21.97%
SPD
10.61%
FDP
10.61%
B'90/GRÜNE
6.82%
NPD
6.06% :