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2004 Saarland state election 
Summary
The 2004 Saarland state election was held on 5 September 2004 to elect the members of the Landtag of Saarland. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Peter Müller retained its majority and continued in office.
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All 51 seats of the Landtag of Saarland 26 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 441,628 (55.5%) 13.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parties edit
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Saarland.
| Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 1999 result | |||
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| Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands |
Christian democracy | Peter Müller | 45.5% | 26 / 51
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| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands |
Social democracy | Heiko Maas | 44.4% | 25 / 51
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Opinion polling edit
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size |
CDU | SPD | Grüne | FDP | Others | Lead |
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| 2004 state election | 5 Sep 2004 | – | 47.5 | 30.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 10.9 | 16.7 |
| Infratest dimap | 23–25 Aug 2004 | 1,000 | 51 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 17–19 Aug 2004 | 1,001 | 50 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| Forsa | 10–13 Aug 2004 | 1,001 | 54 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 |
| SaarZoom | 1–14 Jun 2004 | 600 | 54.2 | 31.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 22.6 |
| Infratest dimap | 21–28 May 2004 | 1,000 | 54 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| SaarZoom | 5–15 Feb 2004 | 600 | 56.7 | 29.9 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 26.8 |
| SaarZoom | 13–23 Oct 2003 | 500 | 56 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 23 |
| Infratest dimap | 24–28 Sep 2003 | 1,000 | 54 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| dimap | 29 Nov 2002 | 1,000 | 54 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| Infratest dimap | 5–8 Sep 2002 | 1,000 | 48 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Infratest dimap | 14–19 Jun 2002 | 1,000 | 49 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| Infratest dimap | 24–30 Aug 2001 | 1,000 | 49 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Infratest dimap | 25–30 Aug 2000 | 1,000 | 48 | 43 | 3 | 3 | ? | 5 |
| Emnid | 14–23 Aug 2000 | ? | 46 | 43 | 4 | 4 | ? | 3 |
| 1999 state election | 5 Sep 1999 | – | 45.5 | 44.4 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 1.1 |
Election result edit
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
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| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 209,690 | 47.5 |  2.0
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27 | 1
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52.9 | |
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 136,224 | 30.8 | 13.6
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18 | 7
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35.3 | |
| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 24,830 | 5.6 | 2.4
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3 | 3
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5.9 | |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 22,842 | 5.2 | 2.6
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3 | 3
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6.9 | |
| National Democratic Party (NPD) | 17,590 | 4.0 | 4.0
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0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| Family Party of Germany (FAMILIE) | 13,106 | 3.0 | 2.0
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0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | 10,240 | 2.3 | 1.5
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0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| Others | 7,106 | 1.6 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 441,628 | 100.0 | 51 | ±0 | |||
| Voter turnout | 55.5 | 13.2
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Sources edit
- The Federal Returning Officer