Die Wahl des Oberbürgermeisters der Stadt Kassel vom 12. und 26. März 2023

Der Kampf zweier Sozialdemokraten und eine Stichwahl gegen sich selbst

authored by: Markus Klein, Christoph Kühling, Frederik Springer
Abstract: The election of the mayor of the city of Kassel in March 2023 was special in two respects: firstly, in the first round of voting, a candidate from the SPD ran against the incumbent mayor, who was also a member of the SPD but was running as an independent candidate . Secondly, the incumbent withdrew his candidacy after the first round, in which he had received the most votes . As a result, only the second-placed candidate from the first round was left in the run-off . On the basis of a survey of the population of Kassel and the official election statistics, it can be shown that the mayor was able to benefit from a strong incumbency bonus in the first round . The fact that the SPD withdrew its support did him little harm . The second ballot changed its character due to the incumbent not standing . Failure to secure a majority of votes for the remaining candidate would have meant new elections . For many voters, this raised the question of the desirability of new elections . In the run-off election, a majority in favor of the remaining Green candidate was ultimately only achieved because some voters wanted to avoid new elections .
Organisation(s): Institute of Political Science
Type: Article
Journal: Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen
Volume: 55
Pages: 109-127
ISSN: 0340-1758
Publication date: 2024
Publication status: Published
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.5771/0340-1758-2024-1-109 (Access: Closed)

BibTeX

@article{8bc0b58128644b639dc92f1ae7eb278c,
title = "Die Wahl des Oberb{\"u}rgermeisters der Stadt Kassel vom 12. und 26. M{\"a}rz 2023: Der Kampf zweier Sozialdemokraten und eine Stichwahl gegen sich selbst",
abstract = "The election of the mayor of the city of Kassel in March 2023 was special in two respects: firstly, in the first round of voting, a candidate from the SPD ran against the incumbent mayor, who was also a member of the SPD but was running as an independent candidate . Secondly, the incumbent withdrew his candidacy after the first round, in which he had received the most votes . As a result, only the second-placed candidate from the first round was left in the run-off . On the basis of a survey of the population of Kassel and the official election statistics, it can be shown that the mayor was able to benefit from a strong incumbency bonus in the first round . The fact that the SPD withdrew its support did him little harm . The second ballot changed its character due to the incumbent not standing . Failure to secure a majority of votes for the remaining candidate would have meant new elections . For many voters, this raised the question of the desirability of new elections . In the run-off election, a majority in favor of the remaining Green candidate was ultimately only achieved because some voters wanted to avoid new elections .",
author = "Markus Klein and Christoph K{\"u}hling and Frederik Springer",
year = "2024",
doi = "10.5771/0340-1758-2024-1-109",
language = "Deutsch",
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pages = "109--127",
journal = "Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Parlamentsfragen",
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publisher = "Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG",
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