2025 federal election in Schleswig-Holstein: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, turnout in Schleswig-Holstein was 83.5%. CDU became the largest party by second votes with 27.6%, ahead of SPD with 18.8%. The 11 constituencies were won by CDU (9), SPD (1), Grüne (1).
- Turnout
- 83.5%
- Eligible voters
- 2,262,811
- Voters
- 1,889,968
- Constituencies
- 11
- Nationwide
- CDU 28.5% in the national result
First and second votes in Schleswig-Holstein
Shares in percent. First votes are summed over the constituencies (listed candidates), second votes are the state result from the Federal Returning Officer. Direct mandates are constituencies won.
| Party | First votes (%) | Second votes (%) | Nationwide (%) | Direct mandates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christlich Demokratische Union | 30.6% | 27.6% | 28.5% | 9 |
| Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | 22.6% | 18.8% | 16.4% | 1 |
| Alternative für Deutschland | 16.1% | 16.3% | 20.8% | 0 |
| Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | 14.9% | 14.9% | 11.6% | 1 |
| Die Linke | 6.1% | 7.8% | 8.8% | 0 |
| Freie Demokratische Partei | 3.6% | 4.7% | 4.3% | 0 |
| Südschleswigscher Wählerverband | 3.1% | 4.0% | 0.2% | 0 |
| Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht | – | 3.4% | 5.0% | 0 |
| Others | 0.0% | 0.9% | – | – |
- CDU27.6%-0.9
- SPD18.8%+2.4
- AfD16.3%-4.5
- Grüne14.9%+3.3
- Linke7.8%-1.0
- FDP4.7%+0.4
- SSW4.0%+3.8
- BSW3.4%-1.6
- Volt0.9%
- Freie Wähler0.7%
- Others0.9%
Change compared with the national result.
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, turnout in Schleswig-Holstein was 83.5%. CDU became the largest party by second votes with 27.6%, ahead of SPD with 18.8%.
Source: Federal Returning Officer, 2025 federal election, results by constituency (kerg2.csv) (file), final result, retrieved 7 Sep 2026, Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.
The 11 constituencies in Schleswig-Holstein
Winner by first votes and largest party by second votes; each row leads to the constituency page with all candidates and municipalities.
| No. | Constituency | First-vote winner | Largest by second votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flensburg – Schleswig | CDU | CDU |
| 2 | Nordfriesland – Dithmarschen Nord | CDU | CDU |
| 3 | Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd | CDU | CDU |
| 4 | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | CDU | CDU |
| 5 | Kiel | Grüne | Grüne |
| 6 | Plön – Neumünster | CDU | CDU |
| 7 | Pinneberg | CDU | CDU |
| 8 | Segeberg – Stormarn-Mitte | CDU | CDU |
| 9 | Ostholstein – Stormarn-Nord | CDU | CDU |
| 10 | Herzogtum Lauenburg – Stormarn-Süd | CDU | CDU |
| 11 | Lübeck | SPD | CDU |
Districts and district-free cities in Schleswig-Holstein
Largest party by second votes per district; each row leads to the district with all municipalities.
| District | Largest party | Turnout |
|---|---|---|
| Dithmarschen | CDU 30.3% | 82.1% |
| Flensburg | Grüne 20.6% | 79.4% |
| Herzogtum Lauenburg | CDU 28.8% | 84.1% |
| Kiel | Grüne 23.1% | 82.5% |
| Lübeck | CDU 21.9% | 79.5% |
| Neumünster | CDU 25.3% | 76.2% |
| Nordfriesland | CDU 29.1% | 83.2% |
| Ostholstein | CDU 31.2% | 82.9% |
| Pinneberg | CDU 28.9% | 84.6% |
| Plön | CDU 29.9% | 86.2% |
| Rendsburg-Eckernförde | CDU 29.3% | 85.4% |
| Schleswig-Flensburg | CDU 27.8% | 84.7% |
| Segeberg | CDU 29.3% | 84.1% |
| Steinburg | CDU 28.8% | 83.2% |
| Stormarn | CDU 30.3% | 86.4% |
More on this election
2025 federal election in the other states