From the first extrapolation to the result: Here you will find the figures for the state election in Baden-Württemberg in 2021 in the news ticker.
Stuttgart - On March 14th, voters in the south-west of the republic cast their votes.
On the same day, it will largely be clear who will be among the election winners.
You can expect the following process from the projections to the result on the evening of the state elections in Baden-Württemberg in 2021.
At this point we will inform you of all the new figures in a news ticker on March 14th.
When will the result of the state elections in Baden-Württemberg be counted?
The polling stations close at 6 p.m.
As soon as the last voters have cast their ballots, the counting can begin.
Postal voting envelopes also remain closed until 6 p.m.
How reliable are the projections for the state election result?
On the evening of the election there will be the usual forecasts again at 6 p.m.
These numbers usually give a good indication of how the election result will turn out later.
However, the forecasts are not yet based on the counting of the ballot papers.
Instead, the numbers come from voter surveys at the polling stations.
In such “exit polls”, voters are asked by pollsters to anonymously report their voting decision again.
After 6 p.m. it usually doesn't take long before the first extrapolation is available.
For this purpose, in addition to the data from the voter surveys, the first real counts are also included.
In the course of the election evening, the projections for the state elections in Baden-Württemberg naturally come closer and closer to the final result.
The projections often remain very stable, but it has often happened that the trend has clearly reversed in the course of the election evening.
When will there be an official final result from Baden-Württemberg?
The preliminary official final result for the whole of Baden-Württemberg should be available on the evening of the state elections in 2021.
In the following days, however, a review must follow before the official final result is available.
First, the district electoral committees meet at constituency level to determine the result there.
Only then does the state election committee determine who has been elected to the state parliament.
In Baden-Württemberg, this calculation is not quite as easy to understand as in many other federal states.
On March 14th it will be known almost exactly what percentage values the parties have achieved.
How many MPs the state parliament will have is not yet said.
State elections in Baden-Württemberg: Results are based on just one cross
Strictly speaking, the election results in the constituencies first decide which direct candidates will safely move into the state parliament.
The rule here is that the voters can only put a single cross and thus always vote for the associated party in addition to the direct candidate.
When all the directly elected MPs have been determined, the state parliament will be filled with further MPs until the majorities between the parties also correspond to the election result at state level.
In principle, it is possible that a party collects the most votes in all of Baden-Württemberg, but wins almost no direct mandates.
In such a case, the overhang mandates ensure that it still becomes the strongest force in the state parliament.
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