2009 Besmenian federal election

2009 Besmenian federal election

6 September 2009
427 seats 214 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Candidate Ursula Kummstein Franz Bauer Angelika Kahmwald Party FBBP BVP SDU Leader since 5 November 1999 18 February 2005 9 December 2005 Leader's seat Summingia Gablitz Maurenmark Popular vote 23,8% 12,8% Percentage 28,7%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   File:Erik Schwan.jpg Candidate Alexander von Wiest Alexander von Wiest Erik Schwan Party NBP GPB PBL Leader since 10 July 1990 30 October 2001 21 September 2004 Leader's seat Greuningia Metakumburg Maurenmark Popular vote 11,5% 10,2% 8,9%

The 2009 Besmenian federal election in Besmenia took take place on September 6, 2009. It was the election of the 23th Federal Chamber.

Campaign

TV debates

Besmenian Rundfunk's election coverage began on July 28, 2009 with a television confrontation between Franz Bauer (BVP) and Alexander von Wiest (NBP). This was the first of twelve debate programs in which the top candidates from two parliamentary parties sat face to face. Moderator Kerstin Hochmann asked the questions.

Also one week before the election, a television debate was broadcast on BRF 2 with parties that were not represented in parliament, representatives of BELP, ZAB and KPB took part.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Free Besmenian Citizen's Party	16,664,185	28,7	128
	Besmenian People's Party	13,819,080	23,8	106
	Social Democratic Union	7,432,110	12,8	57
	National Besmenian Party	6,677,286	11,5	51
	Green Party of Besmenia	5,922,463	10,2	45
	Party of the Besmenian Left	5,167,639	8,9	40
	Other parties	2,206,407	3,8	0
Invalid/blank votes		174,190	0,3	–
Total		58,063,364	100	427
Registered voters/turnout		63,867,842	90,91	–

Popular vote FBBP   28.7% BVP   23.8% SDU   12.8% NBP   11.5% GPB   10.2% PBL   8.9% Other parties   3.8%

Government formation

Coalitions considered	Seats
Total seats	427
Absolute majority (From 214 seats)
FBBP, BVP	234
FBBP, SDU, GPB	230