North Rhine-Westphalia state election (5/22)

[Middle-aged Europe]

Did the Turkish immigrant issue play a signficant role in that election?

I suspect if will in the federal election.

Also see my comment in the German federal election thread. I doubt that it will matter that much in the national election either. Like I said a few days ago... German voters care exactly about four things: the economy, unemployment, unemployment, and unemployment.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

My district (Herford I):

Got a link for all the district results?

[Middle-aged Europe]

Got a link for all the district results?

http://www.wahlen.lds.nrw.de/landtagswahlen/2005/lwahl/aktuell/index.html (in German)

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Got a link for all the district results?

http://www.wahlen.lds.nrw.de/landtagswahlen/2005/lwahl/aktuell/index.html (in German)

Danke

[CO-OWL]

Got a link for all the district results?

If you like an interactive map:
http://www.election.de/
Then click on the small map of NRW.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

If you like an interactive map:
http://www.election.de/
Then click on the small map of NRW.

Danke

[Middle-aged Europe]

Map:

[minionofmidas]

Except for much of Cologne and parts of Ostwestfalen, the SPD is reduced to a solid Ruhr belt from Moers to Hamm.
I'm saddened by the bad Green showing, and incensed at that frivolous notion of new elections...the election result itself does not matter much to me. I expected that. Anyways, I offered it in cosmic tradeoff for our promotion beforehands.

[CO-OWL]

...the election result itself does not matter much to me. I expected that. Anyways, I offered it in cosmic tradeoff for our promotion beforehands.

So cosmic tradeoff really works? Hmm, Hansa Rostock was relegated...
Does that mean a certain politician from MV will be quite successful?

[minionofmidas]

...the election result itself does not matter much to me. I expected that. Anyways, I offered it in cosmic tradeoff for our promotion beforehands.

So cosmic tradeoff really works? Hmm, Hansa Rostock was relegated...
Does that mean a certain politician from MV will be quite successful?

No, she's really from Hamburg.

[minionofmidas]

Map:

Looking over me family connections in NRW...

My father's parents were both born in Dortmund (not sure which constituency) which remains SPD.
My father and his 5 siblings were born, and my grandparents lived until quite recently, and my grandfather is buried, and my uncle Günther still lives, in Soest I constituency, safe CDU even before the election.
My grandmom now lives, and so does my aunt Doris, in Erftkreis II constituency, which fell to the CDU on a big swing this time around. It's Rüttgers' own constituency, btw.
My cousin Katrin lives in one of the Rhein-Sieg constituencies, the densely settled one just South of Cologne. Safe CDU.
My uncle Jochen and his wife live in Moers, in the weternmost constituency of the SPD Ruhr belt.
My cousin Peter lives in Duisburg somewhere, don't know which constituency. Anyways they're all safe SPD.
My aunt Angela lives in Cologne, in the Vingst ghetto which is in the safe SPD Cologne VI constituency.
Oh, and when I lived in Cologne for two years when I was about twenty, I lived in Cologne VII which also remains in SPD hands.
On these figures the SPD is up 5-3.

[WMS]

So, Schroeder's finished. It looks as if Bush may gain another ally in Europe. After a painful few months, the left may be able to claim Italy as a consolation prize.

Nah, the alliance is over. Relations would probably be less venomous under a CDU government, but the times have changed.

[Hatman 🍁]

I dont understand German. What does abs and rel mean?

[WMS]

I dont understand German. What does abs and rel mean?

I don't understand German either but I would guess 'absolute' (as in the party in question received an absolute majority of the votes in that constituency) and relative (as in the party in question received a relative plurality of the votes in that constituency).

[Hatman 🍁]

I dont understand German. What does abs and rel mean?

I don't understand German either but I would guess 'absolute' (as in the party in question received an absolute majority of the votes in that constituency) and relative (as in the party in question received a relative plurality of the votes in that constituency).

Alright, that's my bad then. Looks like SDP hung on to the Industrial heartland. I guess that's their base.

[Middle-aged Europe]

I don't understand German either but I would guess 'absolute' (as in the party in question received an absolute majority of the votes in that constituency) and relative (as in the party in question received a relative plurality of the votes in that constituency).

That´s correct... or simply wether a party received more than or less then 50%.

[Notre Dame rules!]

no two ways about, it was a great election for the CDU.  Even in the safest SPD districts, the CDU gained ground, and in no district did the CDU lose ground.