Germany's federal system comprises 16 state parliaments (the German terms are: Landtag in large states, Bürgerschaft in Bremen and Hamburg, Abgeordnetenhaus in Berlin), each including directly elected representatives.
Parties in each parliament
In the table below, the parties with shading form part of the state government whilst the parties in bold are the largest party in that legislature.
State | Seats (Majority) | CDU/CSU | SPD | GRÜNE | AfD | LINKE | FDP | Independent | Other | Legislative term | Last election | Next election |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baden-Württemberg | 154 (77) | 42 | 19 | 58 | 17 | - | 18 | - | - | 5 years | 2021 | 2026 |
Bavaria | 205 (103) | 85 | 22 | 38 | 20 | - | 11 | 2 | FW 27 | 5 years | 2018 | 2023 |
Berlin | 160 (81) | 31 | 38 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 3 | - | 5 years | 2016 | 2021 |
Brandenburg | 88 (45) | 15 | 25 | 10 | 23 | 10 | - | - | BVB/FW 5 | 5 years | 2019 | 2024 |
Bremen | 84 (43) | 24 | 23 | 16 | - | 10 | 5 | 5 | BIW 1 | 4 years | 2019 | 2023 |
Hamburg | 123 (62) | 15 | 54 | 33 | 7 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 5 years | 2020 | 2025 |
Hesse | 137 (69) | 40 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 1 | - | 5 years | 2018 | 2023 |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 71 (36) | 18 | 26 | - | 14 | 11 | - | 2 | - | 5 years | 2016 | 2021 |
Lower Saxony | 137 (69) | 50 | 54 | 12 | 9 | - | 11 | 1 | - | 5 years | 2017 | 2022 |
North Rhine-Westphalia | 199 (100) | 72 | 69 | 14 | 13 | - | 28 | - | B 3 | 5 years | 2017 | 2022 |
Rhineland-Palatinate | 101 (51) | 31 | 39 | 10 | 9 | - | 6 | - | FW 6 | 5 years | 2021 | 2026 |
Saarland | 51 (26) | 24 | 17 | - | 3 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 5 years | 2017 | 2022 |
Saxony | 119 (60) | 45 | 10 | 12 | 38 | 14 | - | - | - | 5 years | 2019 | 2024 |
Saxony-Anhalt | 87 (44) | 31 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 16 | - | 1 | AdP 1, B 1 | 5 years | 2016 | 2021 |
Schleswig-Holstein | 73 (37) | 25 | 21 | 10 | 4 | - | 9 | 1 | SSW 3 | 5 years | 2017 | 2022 |
Thuringia | 90 (46) | 21 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 29 | 5 | - | - | 5 years | 2019 | 2024 |
Total (%) | 1,877 (100) | 569 (30.31) | 465 (24.77) | 279 (14.86) | 240 (12.79) | 145 (7.73) | 117 (6.23) | 17 (0.91) | 47 (2.50) |
Diagrams
Baden-Württemberg
Bavaria
Berlin
Brandenburg
Bremen
Hamburg
Hesse
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Lower Saxony
North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhineland-Palatinate
Saarland
Saxony
Saxony-Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein
Thuringia
See also
- Politics of Germany
- Federalism in Germany
- States of Germany