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Almost 4.4 million people are called on Sunday, October 28, in Hesse to decide on the 20th Landtag.
Each voter has two votes: with the first vote, the direct candidate is elected, the simple majority is enough. In the second vote, voters vote for a party. According to the number of these votes, the number of seats in Parliament is calculated - provided that the party skips the five percent hurdle.
In the Hessian state parliament there are regularly 110 seats. 55 deputies are appointed directly, 55 deputies are on the lists of parties to it. In addition, overhang and offsetting mandates can occur if one or more parties achieve more direct mandates than they are entitled to in the second vote.
The state parliament is elected for five years. In total, 23 parties are admitted. The new deputies are elected in 55 constituencies.
Our constituency map shows the results of the 2013 area code converted to the current constituencies; The constituencies 2 (Kassel-Land II), Constituency 5 (Waldeck-Frankenberg I), Constituency 6 (Waldeck-Frankenberg II), Constituency 9 (Eschwege-Witzenhausen), Constituency 10 (Rotenburg), Constituency 11 (Hersfeld ), Constituency 14 (Fulda I), constituency 18 (pouring I), constituency 19 (pouring II), constituency 20 (Vogelsberg), constituency 28 (Rheingau-Taunus I), constituency 29 (Rheingau-Taunus II), constituency 34 ( Frankfurt am Main I), Constituency 36 (Frankfurt am Main III), Constituency 37 (Frankfurt am Main IV), Constituency 38 (Frankfurt am Main V), Constituency 39 (Frankfurt am Main VI), Constituency 40 (Main-Kinzig I) , Constituency 41 (Main-Kinzig II), constituency 54 (Bergstraße I) and constituency 55 (Bergstraße II). Source: Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt.