Politics of Schleswig-Holstein
The politics of Schleswig-Holstein takes place within a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic, where the Federal Government of Germany exercises sovereign rights with certain powers reserved to the states of Germany including Schleswig-Holstein. The state has a multi-party system.
History
From 1919 to 1928, the largest parties in Schleswig-Holstein were the Social Democratic Party, German Democratic Party, Conservative Party and German Peoples Party. From 1930 onwards, Schleswig-Holstein was a bastion of Nazi support. In the 1930 Reicshtag elections, the Nazi Party received their highest vote share in Schleswig-Holstein with 27%. In 1932, the Nazi Party won 51% of the vote in Schleswig-Holstein, the only district where Nazis received an absolute majority. The rural areas of Schleswig-Holstein were particularly likely to support the Nazis.
Executive branch
Minister-presidents since 1949
Since the creation of the Federal Republic in 1945, the state's minister-presidents have been:
Legislative branch
The last elections were held on 8 May 2022.
Election results by seat distribution since 1947
| Year | Total | CDU | Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen | SPD | FDP | SSW | AfD | BHE |
| 1947 | 70 | 21 | - | 43 | | 6 | - | |
| 1950 | 69 | 16 | - | 19 | 8 | 4 | - | 15 |
| 1954 | 69 | 25 | - | 25 | 5 | - | - | 10 |
| 1958 | 69 | 33 | - | 26 | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
| 1962 | 69 | 34 | - | 29 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| 1967 | 73 | 34 | - | 30 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| 1971 | 73 | 40 | - | 32 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 1975 | 73 | 37 | - | 30 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| 1979 | 73 | 37 | - | 31 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| 1983 | 74 | 39 | - | 34 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 1987 | 74 | 33 | - | 36 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| 1988 | 74 | 27 | - | 46 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 1992 | 89 | 32 | - | 45 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| 1996 | 75 | 30 | 6 | 33 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| 2000 | 89 | 33 | 5 | 41 | 7 | 3 | - | - |
| 2005 | 69 | 30 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| 2009 | 95 | 34 | 12 | 25 | 14 | 4 | - | - |
| 2012 | 69 | | 10 | 22 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| 2017 | 73 | 25 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | - |
| 2022 | 69 | 34 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
Constituencies in the Landtag
- Nordfriesland-Nord
- Nordfriesland-Süd
- Flensburg
- Flensburg-Land
- Schleswig
- Dithmarschen-Schleswig
- Dithmarschen-Süd
- Echernförde
- Rendsburg-Ost
- Rendsburg
- Neumünster
- Kiel-Nord
- Kiel-West
- Kiel-Ost
- Plön-Nord
- Plön-Ostholstein
- Ostholstein-Nord
- Ostholstein-Süd
- Steinburg-West
- Steinburg-Ost
- Elmshorn
- Pinneberg-Nord
- Pinneberg-Elbmarschen
- Pinneberg
- Segeberg-West
- Segeberg-Ost
- Norderstedt
- Stormarn-Nord
- Stormarn-Mitte
- Stormarn-Süd
- Lübeck-Ost
- Lübeck-West
- Lübeck-Süd
- Lauenburg-Nord
- Lauenburg-Süd
Judicial branch
The Schleswig-Holstein Landesverfassungsgericht was formed in 2008. Until then, Schleswig-Holstein was the last German state without a constitutional court.