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{{Short description|State election in Hamburg, Germany}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name      = 2004 Hamburg state election
| country            = Hamburg
| type               = parliamentary
| ongoing            = no
| previous_election  = 2001 Hamburg state election
| previous_year      = 2001
| next_election      = 2008 Hamburg state election
| next_year          = 2008
| seats_for_election = All 121 seats in the [[Hamburg Parliament]]
| majority_seats     = 61
| election_date      = 29 February 2004
| turnout            = 824,317 (68.7%)<br>{{decrease}} 2.4%

<!-- CDU -->
| image1         = [[File:Ole von Beust 3289c.JPG|125px]]
| leader1        = [[Ole von Beust]]
| party1         = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| last_election1 = 33 seats, 26.2%
| seats1         = 63
| popular_vote1  = 389,170
| seat_change1   = {{increase}} 30
| percentage1    = 47.2%
| swing1         = {{increase}} 21.0%

<!-- SPD -->
| image2         = 
| leader2        = [[Thomas Mirow]]
| party2         = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| last_election2 = {{nowrap|46 seats, 36.5%}}
| seats2         = 41
| popular_vote2  = 251,441
| seat_change2   = {{decrease}} 5
| percentage2    = 30.5%
| swing2         = {{decrease}} 6.0%

<!-- GAL -->
| image3         = 
| leader3        = 
| party3         = Alliance 90/The Greens
| last_election3 = {{nowrap|11 seats, 8.6%}}
| seats3         = 17
| popular_vote3  = 101,227
| seat_change3   = {{increase}} 6
| percentage3    = 12.3%
| swing3         = {{increase}} 3.7%

<!-- FDP -->
| image4         = 
| leader4        = 
| party4         = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
| last_election4 = 6 seats, 5.1%
| seats4         = 0
| popular_vote4  = 23,373
| seat_change4   = {{decrease}} 6
| percentage4    = 2.8%
| swing4         = {{decrease}} 2.3%

<!-- PRO -->
| image5         = 
| leader5        = [[Mario Mettbach]]
| color5         = 63B8FF
| party5         = [[Party for a Rule of Law Offensive|PRO]]
| last_election5 = 25 seats, 19.4%
| seats5         = 0
| popular_vote5  = 3,046
| seat_change5   = {{decrease}} 25
| percentage5    = 0.4%
| swing5         = {{decrease}} 19.0%

<!-- Result -->
| title           = [[List of mayors of Hamburg|Mayor]]
| before_election = [[Ole von Beust]]
| before_party    = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| after_election  = [[Ole von Beust]]
| after_party     = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
}}
The '''2004 Hamburg state election''' was held on 29 February 2004 to elect the members of the 18th [[Hamburg Parliament]]. The election was triggered by the collapse of the [[coalition government]] between the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU), [[Party for a Rule of Law Offensive]] (PRO), and [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP). The election saw a collapse in support for PRO which had split after its leader [[Ronald Schill]] left in 2003. The original party and Schill's new party captured 3.5% of the vote between them, down from 19.4% in 2001. A huge amount of support flowed to the CDU, which won 63 of the 121 seats in Parliament, forming a majority government. [[List of mayors of Hamburg|First Mayor]] [[Ole von Beust]] continued in office.<ref name=welle2008>{{Citation |url=http://www.citymayors.com/politics/hamburg_election.html |title=Mayor von Beust to govern alone after victory in Hamburg election |access-date=2008-08-13 |publisher=Deutsche Welle  | publication-date =2004 }}</ref>

==Parties==
The table below lists parties represented in the 17th Hamburg Parliament.
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan=2 colspan=3| Name
! rowspan=2| Ideology
! rowspan=2| Leader(s)
! colspan=2| 2001 result
|-
! Votes (%)
! Seats
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}} |
| align=center| '''SPD'''
| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]]<br>{{small|''Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands''}}
| [[Social democracy]]
| [[Thomas Mirow]]
| align=center| 36.5%
| {{Composition bar|46|121|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}}}
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}} |
| align=center| '''CDU'''
| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany]]<br>{{small|''Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands''}}
| [[Christian democracy]]
| [[Ole von Beust]]
| align=center| 26.2%
| {{Composition bar|33|121|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}}}
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Party for a Rule of Law Offensive}} |
| align=center| '''PRO'''
| [[Party for a Rule of Law Offensive]]<br>{{small|''Partei Rechtsstaatlicher Offensive''}}
| [[Right-wing populism]]
| [[Mario Mettbach]]
| align=center| 19.4%
| {{Composition bar|25|121|#63B8FF}}
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}} |
| align=center| '''GAL'''
| [[Alliance 90/The Greens|Green Alternative List]]<br>{{small|''Grün-Alternative-Liste Hamburg''}}
| [[Green politics]]
| 
| align=center| 8.6%
| {{Composition bar|11|121|{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}}}
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}} |
| align=center| '''FDP'''
| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]]<br>{{small|''Freie Demokratische Partei''}}
| [[Classical liberalism]]
| 
| align=center| 5.1%
| {{Composition bar|6|121|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}}}
|}

==Background==
In August 2003, Mayor von Beust made moves to dismiss an Interior official suspected of corruption. In response, Senator of the Interior Ronald Schill threatened to spread rumours of an affair between von Beust and the Senator of Justice. Schill was subsequently dismissed from the government. In December of the same year, Schill left his own party along with five of its members of Parliament, depriving the government of its majority. He subsequently joined Pro DM.<ref name=bbc2008>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3169243.stm |title=A scandal in Germany |access-date=2009-08-30 |publisher=bbc.co.uk |work=European press review |date=2003-08-21 }}</ref>

==Opinion polling==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:14px;"
|- style="height:40px;"
! style="width:160px;" rowspan="2"| Polling firm
! style="width:140px;" rowspan="2"| Fieldwork date
! style="width:35px;" rowspan="2"| Sample<br>size
! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| [[Party for a Rule of Law Offensive|PRO]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| [[Alliance 90/The Greens|GAL]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| ProDM
! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;" rowspan="2"| Others
! style="width:30px;" rowspan="2"| Lead
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Party for a Rule of Law Offensive}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};"|
! style="background:grey;"|
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm 2004 state election]
| data-sort-value="2004-02-29"| 29 Feb 2004
| –
| 30.5
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''47.2'''
| 0.4
| 12.3
| 2.8
| 3.1
| 3.7
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 16.7
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Emnid]
| data-sort-value="2004-02-27"| 20–26 Feb 2004
| 1,009
| 30
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''44'''
| 1
| 14
| 4
| 4
| 3
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 14
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Emnid]
| data-sort-value="2004-02-25"| 24 Feb 2004
| 1,000
| 30
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''46'''
| 1
| 13
| 3
| 3
| 4
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 16
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Forsa]
| data-sort-value="2004-02-25"| 18–23 Feb 2004
| 1,005
| 29
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''45'''
| 1
| 14
| 4
| 3
| 4
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 16
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Psephos]
| data-sort-value="2004-02-24"| 19–22 Feb 2004
| 1,003
| 30
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''46'''
| 1
| 12
| 3.5
| 3.5
| 4
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 16
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Forschungsgruppe Wahlen]
| data-sort-value="2004-02-20"| 16–19 Feb 2004
| 1,008
| 29
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''47'''
| –
| 13
| 4
| 3
| 4
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 18
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Infratest dimap]
| data-sort-value="2004-02-18"| 12–16 Feb 2004
| 1,000
| 29
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''45'''
| 1
| 14
| 4
| 4
| 3
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 16
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Forsa]
| data-sort-value="2004-02-17"| 10–14 Feb 2004
| 1,002
| 30
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''45'''
| 1
| 14
| 4
| 3
| 3
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 15
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Forsa]
| data-sort-value="2004-02-10"| 6–9 Feb 2004
| 804
| 29
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''46'''
| 1
| 14
| 4
| 3
| 3
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 17
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Infratest dimap]
| data-sort-value="2004-02-04"| 28 Jan–1 Feb 2004
| 1,000
| 30
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''45'''
| 1
| 15
| 3
| 3
| 3
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 15
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Forsa]
| data-sort-value="2004-02-03"| 20–24 Jan 2004
| 1,001
| 28
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''48'''
| 1
| 13
| 4
| 3
| 3
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 20
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Emnid]
| data-sort-value="2004-02-02"| 19 Jan 2004
| 1,000
| 31
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''46'''
| 2
| 12
| 4
| 2
| 3
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 15
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Infratest dimap]
| data-sort-value="2004-01-14"| 8–12 Jan 2004
| 1,000
| 30
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''45'''
| 1
| 13
| 4
| 4
| 3
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 15
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Psephos]
| data-sort-value="2004-01-09"| 9 Jan 2004
| 1,002
| 30
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''47'''
| 2
| 11
| 2
| 4
| 4
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 17
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Forsa]
| data-sort-value="2003-12-17"| 17 Dec 2003
| ?
| 31
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''46'''
| 3
| 13
| 4
| –
| 3
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 15
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Infratest]
| data-sort-value="2003-12-15"| 10–11 Dec 2003
| 1,000
| 33
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''43'''
| 4
| 12
| 4
| –
| 4
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 10
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Emnid]
| data-sort-value="2003-12-12"| 10 Dec 2003
| 1,000
| 37
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''43'''
| 2
| 12
| 4
| –
| 2
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 6
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Psephos]
| data-sort-value="2003-12-11"| 9–10 Dec 2003
| 808
| 36
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''41'''
| 5
| 11
| 3
| –
| 4
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 5
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Infratest dimap]
| data-sort-value="2003-12-09"| 8–9 Dec 2003
| 1,000
| 35
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''40'''
| 5
| 13
| 4
| –
| 3
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 5
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Emnid]
| data-sort-value="2003-12-05"| 2–3 Dec 2003
| 1,000
| 35
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''41'''
| 5
| 13
| 3
| –
| 3
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 6
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Psephos]
| data-sort-value="2003-10-10"| 10 Oct 2003
| ?
| 37
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''39'''
| 6
| 10
| 4
| –
| 4
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 2
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Infratest dimap]
| data-sort-value="2003-09-11"| 5–9 Sep 2003
| 1,000
| 36
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''39'''
| 5
| 13
| 4
| –
| 3
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Psephos]
| data-sort-value="2003-08-23"| 23 Aug 2003
| 731
| 36
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''40'''
| 6
| 10
| 5
| –
| 3
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 4
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm NFO Infratest]
| data-sort-value="2003-08-23"| 20–21 Aug 2003
| ~1,000
| 37
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''40'''
| 5
| 11
| 4
| –
| 3
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Emnid]
| data-sort-value="2003-08-21"| 20 Aug 2003
| 1,002
| 35
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''38'''
| 6
| 13
| 5
| –
| 3
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Emnid]
| data-sort-value="2003-02-09"| 4–5 Feb 2003
| 1,000
| 26
| {{Party shading/CDU}}| '''42'''
| 12
| 13
| 5
| –
| 2
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 16
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Psephos]
| data-sort-value="2002-10-25"| 25 Oct 2002
| 1,003
| {{Party shading/SPD}}| '''36'''
| 34
| 8
| 13
| 5
| –
| 4
| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 2
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Emnid]
| data-sort-value="2002-02-07"| 7 Feb 2002
| ?
| {{Party shading/SPD}}| '''37'''
| 32
| 12
| 9
| 6
| –
| 4
| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 5
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Emnid]
| data-sort-value="2002-02-09"| 2–4 Feb 2002
| 1,008
| {{Party shading/SPD}}| '''40'''
| 32
| 10
| 11
| 4
| –
| 3
| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 8
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Psephos]
| data-sort-value="2002-02-02"| 2 Feb 2002
| 1,003
| {{Party shading/SPD}}| '''36'''
| 32
| 14
| 9
| 5
| –
| 4
| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 4
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm Forsa]
| data-sort-value="2002-01-25"| 22–23 Jan 2002
| 1,001
| {{Party shading/SPD}}| '''35'''
| 31
| 15
| 10
| 4
| –
| 5
| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 4
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/hamburg.htm 2001 state election]
| data-sort-value="2001-09-23"| 23 Sep 2001
| –
| {{Party shading/SPD}}| '''36.5'''
| 26.2
| 19.4
| 8.6
| 5.1
| 0.2
| 4.0
| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 10.3
|}

==Election result==
{{election table|title=Summary of the 29 February 2004 election results for the [[Hamburg Parliament]]}}
|-
! colspan="2" | Party
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats 
! +/-
! Seats %
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left | [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU)
| align=right| 389,170
| align=right| 47.2
| align=right| {{increase}}21.0
| align=right| 63
| align=right| {{increase}}30
| align=right| 52.1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left | [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| align=right| 251,441
| align=right| 30.5
| align=right| {{decrease}}6.0
| align=right| 41
| align=right| {{decrease}}5
| align=right| 33.9
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left | [[Alliance 90/The Greens|Green Alternative List]] (GAL)
| align=right| 101,227
| align=right| 12.3
| align=right| {{increase}}3.7
| align=right| 17
| align=right| {{increase}}6
| align=right| 14.0
|-
! colspan=8|
|-
|  
| align=left | Pro Deutsche Mitte – Initiative Pro D-Mark (Pro DM)
| align=right| 25,763
| align=right| 3.1
| align=right| {{increase}}2.9
| align=right| 0
| align=right| ±0
| align=right| 0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left | [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| align=right| 23,373
| align=right| 2.8
| align=right| {{decrease}}2.3
| align=right| 0
| align=right| {{decrease}}6
| align=right| 0
|-
| bgcolor=#2E8B57|
| align=left | Rainbow – For a new left (REGENBOGEN)
| align=right| 9,200
| align=right| 1.1
| align=right| {{decrease}}0.6
| align=right| 0
| align=right| ±0
| align=right| 0
|-
| bgcolor=grey|
| align=left | [[The Grays – Gray Panthers]] (GRAUEN)
| align=right| 8,878
| align=right| 1.1
| align=right| {{increase}}1.1
| align=right| 0
| align=right| ±0
| align=right| 0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Other}}|
| align=left | Others
| align=right| 15,265
| align=right| 1.9
| align=right| 
| align=right| 0
| align=right| {{decrease}}25
| align=right| 0
|-
! align=right colspan=2| Total
! align=right| 824,317
! align=right| 100.0
! align=right| 
! align=right| 121
! align=right| ±0
! align=right| 
|-
! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout
! align=right| 
! align=right| 68.7
! align=right| {{decrease}}2.4
! align=right| 
! align=right| 
! align=right| 
|}
{{bar box
| title=Popular Vote
| titlebar=#ddd
| width=600px
| barwidth=410px
| bars=
{{bar percent|CDU|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|47.21}}
{{bar percent|SPD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|30.50}}
{{bar percent|GAL|{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}|12.28}}
{{bar percent|PRO DM|blue|3.13}}
{{bar percent|FDP|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}|2.84}}
{{bar percent|Other|#777777|4.04}}
}}
{{bar box
| title=Bürgerschaft seats
| titlebar=#ddd
| width=600px
| barwidth=410px
| bars=
{{bar percent|CDU|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|52.07}}
{{bar percent|SPD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|33.88}}
{{bar percent|GAL|{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}|14.05}}
}}

==See also==
*[[Hamburg state elections in the Weimar Republic]]
*[[2008 Hamburg state election]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/e/index_e.htm The Federal Returning Officer]

{{Hamburg}}
{{Hamburg state elections}}

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