205 seats in the Landtag of Bavaria (including 25 overhang and leveling seats) 103 seats needed for a majority
Registered
9,479,428
Turnout
6,852,036 (72.3%) 8.7%
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Markus Söder
Katharina Schulze Ludwig Hartmann
Hubert Aiwanger
Party
CSU
Greens
FW
Last election
101 seats, 47.7%
18 seats, 8.6%
19 seats, 9.0%
Seats won
85
38
27
Seat change
16
21
8
Popular vote
5,046,081
2,392,356
1,572,792
Percentage
37.2%
17.6%
11.6%
Swing
10.5%
9.0%
2.6%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Leader
Martin Sichert
Natascha Kohnen
Martin Hagen
Party
AfD
SPD
FDP
Last election
Did not contest
42 seats, 20.6%
0 seats, 3.3%
Seats won
22
22
11
Seat change
22
20
11
Popular vote
1,388,622
1,309,078
690,499
Percentage
10.2%
9.7%
5.1%
Swing
New party
10.9%
1.8%
Map of the election, showing the winner of each single-member district and the distribution of list seats in the constituencies.
Government before election
First Söder cabinet
CSU
Government after election
Second Söder cabinet
CSU–FW
The 2018 Bavarian state election took place on 14 October 2018 to elect the 180 members of the 18th Landtag of Bavaria.[1] The outgoing government was a majority of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU), led by Minister President Markus Söder.
The CSU recorded its worst result since 1950 with 37% of votes, a decline of over ten percentage points, although it remained by far the largest party in the Landtag. The SPD, which had previously been the second largest party, fell to fifth place with just 10%. The Greens gained 9 points and emerged as the second strongest party with 17.5%. The Free Voters of Bavaria (FW) gained 2.6 points and finished third with 11.6% of the total vote. The Alternative for Germany (AfD), which ran in Bavaria for the first time, placed fourth with 10%. The Free Democratic Party (FDP), which failed to enter the Landtag in 2013, narrowly re-entered with 5.1%, becoming the smallest party. Turnout rose to 72%, up 9 points from under 64% in 2013.[2]
The election was influenced by the condition of the federal CDU/CSU–SPD government following two crises in the preceding months: the so-called asylum quarrel in June and July followed by the controversy around Hans-Georg Maaßen in September. CSU leader Horst Seehofer played a major role in both events. Four days before the Bavarian election, federal SPD leader Andrea Nahles criticised Chancellor Angela Merkel, accusing her of a "lack of leadership".[3]
As a result of the election, the CSU lacked a majority and formed a coalition government with the Free Voters.
^Wahltermine
^Landtagswahl am 14. Oktober 2018 Archived 2018-12-08 at the Wayback Machine. Der Landeswahlleiter des Freistaates Bayern. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
^Nahles kritisiert Merkel, Der Spiegel, 10 October 2018
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