The 2008 Hamburg state election was held on 24 February 2008 to elect the members of the 19th Hamburg Parliament.

[1] The incumbent Christian Democratic Union led by First Mayor Ole von Beust government lost its majority.

The CDU subsequently formed a coalition government with the Green Alternative List.

This was the first time the CDU had formed a state government with the Greens in Germany.

[2][3] The table below lists parties represented in the 18th Hamburg Parliament.