2008 Hamburg state election

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The 2008 Hamburg state election was held on 24 February 2008 to elect the members of the 19th Hamburg Parliament. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union led by First Mayor Ole von Beust government lost its majority. The CDU subsequently formed a coalition government with the Green Alternative List. This was the first time the CDU had formed a state government with the Greens in Germany.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 18th Hamburg Parliament.

Opinion polling

Election result

! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % ! colspan=8| ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 777,531 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 121 ! align=right| ±0 ! align=right| ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 63.5 ! align=right| 5.2 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right|

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