The SPD recovered some of the voteshare it had lost in the 2009 election while the CDU stagnated.
This led to a very close result, with both parties winning 22 seats, but the CDU leading with 30.8% of the vote to the SPD's 30.4%.
On paper, the FDP was the biggest loser of the election, almost halving its voteshare from its impressive showing in 2009.
However, compared to the national trend, the Schleswig-Holstein result was an unexpected success; and until April, state polling had predicted that the FDP would lose all its seats.
The Greens marginally improved their performance compared to 2009.
The Left fared poorly, losing all its seats after only 3 years in the Landtag.
The Pirate Party won 8.2%, entering the Landtag for the first time.
This came after successes in the 2011 Berlin state election and 2012 Saarland state election in the preceding months.
The SSW achieved its best result since 1950 with 4.6%.
The SPD recovered some of the voteshare it had lost in the 2009 election while the CDU stagnated. This led to a very close result, with both parties winning 22 seats, but the CDU leading with 30.8% of the vote to the SPD's 30.4%. On paper, the FDP was the biggest loser of the election, almost halving its voteshare from its impressive showing in 2009. However, compared to the national trend, the Schleswig-Holstein result was an unexpected success; and until April, state polling had predicted that the FDP would lose all its seats. The Greens marginally improved their performance compared to 2009. The Left fared poorly, losing all its seats after only 3 years in the Landtag. The Pirate Party won 8.2%, entering the Landtag for the first time. This came after successes in the 2011 Berlin state election and 2012 Saarland state election in the preceding months. The SSW achieved its best result since 1950 with 4.6%.
2012 Schleswig-Holstein state election