The economy was a major issue throughout the campaign. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's unemployment rate was among the worst in Germany. The possibility of the far-right NPD entering the parliament also became an issue late in the campaign, with all established parties condemning it.
Partiesedit
The table below lists parties represented in the 4th Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
2006, mecklenburg, vorpommern, state, election, held, september, 2006, elect, members, landtag, mecklenburg, vorpommern, incumbent, coalition, government, social, democratic, party, party, democratic, socialism, minister, president, harald, ringstorff, returne. The 2006 Mecklenburg Vorpommern state election was held on 17 September 2006 to elect the members of the 5th Landtag of Mecklenburg Vorpommern The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party SPD and Party of Democratic Socialism PDS led by Minister President Harald Ringstorff was returned with a reduced majority However the SPD chose not to continue the coalition They instead formed a grand coalition with the Christian Democratic Union CDU Ringstorff was subsequently re elected as Minister President 2006 Mecklenburg Vorpommern state election 2002 17 September 2006 2011 All 71 seats in the Landtag of Mecklenburg Vorpommern36 seats needed for a majorityTurnout818 061 59 2 11 4 First party Second party Third party Leader Harald Ringstorff Jurgen Seidel Wolfgang Methling Party SPD CDU PDS Last election 33 seats 40 6 25 seats 31 4 13 seats 16 4 Seats won 23 22 13 Seat change 10 3 0 Popular vote 247 312 235 350 137 253 Percentage 30 2 28 8 16 8 Swing 10 4 2 6 0 4 Fourth party Fifth party Leader Michael Roolf Udo Pastors Party FDP NPD Last election 0 seats 4 7 0 seats 0 8 Seats won 7 6 Seat change 7 6 Popular vote 78 440 59 845 Percentage 9 6 7 3 Swing 4 9 6 5 Results for the single member constituenciesMinister President before election Harald Ringstorff SPD Elected Minister President Harald Ringstorff SPD Contents 1 Issues and campaign 2 Parties 3 Opinion polling 4 Election result 5 References 6 SourcesIssues and campaign editThe economy was a major issue throughout the campaign Mecklenburg Vorpommern s unemployment rate was among the worst in Germany The possibility of the far right NPD entering the parliament also became an issue late in the campaign with all established parties condemning it Parties editThe table below lists parties represented in the 4th Landtag of Mecklenburg Vorpommern Name Ideology Leader s 2002 result Votes Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Harald Ringstorff 20 6 33 71 CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Jurgen Seidel 31 4 25 71 PDS Party of Democratic SocialismPartei des Demokratischen Sozialismus Democratic socialism Wolfgang Methling 16 4 13 71Opinion polling editPolling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize SPD CDU PDS FDP Grune NPD Others Lead 2006 state election 17 Sep 2006 30 2 28 8 16 8 9 6 3 4 7 3 3 9 1 4 Emnid 5 7 Sep 2006 500 29 31 21 7 3 7 2 2 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 4 7 Sep 2006 1 116 29 33 18 7 4 7 2 4 Infratest dimap 4 6 Sep 2006 1 000 31 30 20 7 4 6 2 1 Infratest dimap 27 30 Aug 2006 1 000 30 31 21 6 4 6 2 1 Emnid 22 24 Aug 2006 500 28 31 23 7 3 4 4 3 Infratest dimap 20 23 Aug 2006 1 000 31 30 23 6 3 4 3 1 Forsa 16 18 Aug 2006 1 003 28 30 24 7 4 4 3 2 Emnid 7 10 Aug 2006 500 29 31 22 7 4 3 4 2 Infratest dimap 31 Jul 2 Aug 2006 1 000 29 33 22 6 4 4 2 4 Emnid 5 12 Jul 2006 1 001 31 33 21 7 4 4 2 Infratest dimap 10 11 Jul 2006 1 000 31 32 21 7 4 5 1 Emnid 19 30 May 2006 1 009 30 31 23 7 4 4 1 1 Infratest November 2005 1 000 34 29 24 5 4 4 5 Emnid 5 8 Sep 2005 500 26 35 25 5 4 5 9 Emnid 22 25 Aug 2005 500 22 32 31 6 5 4 1 Emnid 8 11 Aug 2005 500 20 31 34 6 6 3 3 Emnid 25 Sep 2004 750 28 31 21 5 7 3 5 3 Infratest dimap 1 6 Jun 2004 1 003 29 44 15 5 5 2 15 Emnid 8 May 2004 752 28 39 17 6 7 3 11 Emnid 7 Nov 2003 750 26 41 19 5 6 3 15 Emnid 21 Jun 2003 750 35 37 14 5 5 4 2 Emnid 1 Mar 2003 33 40 14 5 4 4 7 2002 state election 22 Sep 2002 40 6 31 4 16 4 4 7 2 6 0 8 3 5 9 2Election result editSummary of the 17 September 2006 election results for the Landtag of Mecklenburg Vorpommern nbsp Party Votes Seats Seats Social Democratic Party SPD 247 312 30 2 nbsp 10 4 23 nbsp 10 32 4 Christian Democratic Union CDU 235 530 28 8 nbsp 2 6 22 nbsp 3 31 0 Party of Democratic Socialism PDS 137 253 16 8 nbsp 0 4 13 nbsp 0 18 3 Free Democratic Party FDP 78 440 9 6 nbsp 4 9 7 nbsp 7 9 9 National Democratic Party NPD 59 845 7 3 nbsp 6 5 6 nbsp 6 8 5 Alliance 90 The Greens Grune 27 642 3 4 nbsp 0 8 0 0 0 Family Party Familie 9 463 1 2 nbsp 1 2 0 0 0 Others 22 756 2 8 0 0 0 Total 818 061 100 0 71 0 Voter turnout 59 2 nbsp 11 4 Popular Vote SPD 30 23 CDU 28 77 PDS 16 78 FDP 9 59 NPD 7 32 GRUNE 3 38 Other 3 94 Burgerschaft seats SPD 32 39 CDU 30 99 PDS 18 31 FDP 9 86 NPD 8 45 References editSources editElection Results from the Landtag of Mecklenburg Western Pomerania in German Landtagswahl Mecklenburg Vorpommern in German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2006 Mecklenburg Vorpommern state election amp oldid 1183194336, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
