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 % |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=right| 331,067 | align=right| 42.6 | align=right| 4.6 | align=right| 56 | align=right| 7 | align=right| 46.3 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | align=right| 265,516 | align=right| 34.1 | align=right| 3.6 | align=right| 45 | align=right| 4 | align=right| 37.2 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Green Alternative List (GAL) | align=right| 74,472 | align=right| 9.6 | align=right| 2.7 | align=right| 12 | align=right| 5 | align=right| 9.9 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | The Left (Linke) | align=right| 50,132 | align=right| 6.4 | align=right| 6.4 | align=right| 8 | align=right| 8 | align=right| 6.6 |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=right| 36,953 | align=right| 4.8 | align=right| 2.0 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | German People's Union (DVU) | align=right| 6,354 | align=right| 0.8 | align=right| 0.8 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Others | align=right| 13,037 | align=right| 1.7 | align=right| | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- ! 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| |} See also Elections in Hamburg Hamburg state elections in the Weimar Republic References External links The Federal Returning Officer. Retrieved on 2009-08-30. 2008 elections in Germany 2008 state election 2008 February 2008 events in Europe