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1994 Thuringian state election

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1994 Thuringia state election

← 1990 16 October 1994 1999 →

All 88 seats of the Landtag of Thuringia
45 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,421,748 (74.8%)
Increase 3.1%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Bernhard Vogel Gerd Schuchardt Gabi Zimmer
Party CDU SPD PDS
Last election 44 seats, 45.4% 21 seats, 22.8% 9 seats, 9.7%
Seats won 42 29 17
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 8 Increase 8
Popular vote 605,608 420,235 235,556
Percentage 42.6% 29.6% 16.6%
Swing Decrease 2.8% Increase 6.8% Increase 6.9%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Greens FDP
Last election 6 seats, 6.5% 9 seats, 9.3%
Seats won 0 0
Seat change Decrease 6 Decrease 9
Popular vote 64,041 45,651
Percentage 4.5% 3.2%
Swing Decrease 2.0% Decrease 6.1%

Results for the single-member constituencies

Minister-President before election

Bernhard Vogel
CDU

Elected Minister-President

Bernhard Vogel
CDU

The 1994 Thuringian state election was held on 16 October 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd Landtag of Thuringia. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Bernhard Vogel was defeated. The CDU suffered only minor losses, but the FDP lost its representation the Landtag. After the election, the CDU formed a grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Vogel continued in office.

Parties

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The table below lists parties represented in the 1st Landtag of Thuringia.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1990 result
Votes (%) Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Christian democracy Bernhard Vogel 45.4%
44 / 89
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy Gerd Schuchardt 22.8%
21 / 89
PDS Party of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus
Democratic socialism Gabi Zimmer 9.7%
9 / 89
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei
Classical liberalism 9.3%
9 / 89
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Green politics 6.5%
6 / 89

Election result

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Landtag composition
Summary of the 16 October 1994 election results for the Landtag of Thuringia
Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 605,608 42.6 Decrease2.8 42 Decrease2 47.7
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 420,236 29.6 Increase6.8 29 Increase8 33.0
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 235,556 16.6 Increase6.9 17 Increase8 19.3
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 64,041 4.5 Decrease2.0 0 Decrease6 0
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 45,651 3.2 Decrease6.1 0 Decrease9 0
The Republicans (REP) 18,298 1.3 Increase0.5 0 ±0 0
New Forum (FORUM) 15,060 1.1 Increase1.1 0 ±0 0
Others 17,298 1.2 0 ±0 0
Total 1,421,748 100.0 88 Decrease1
Voter turnout 74.8 Increase3.1
Popular Vote
CDU
42.60%
SPD
29.56%
PDS
16.57%
B'90/GRÜNE
4.50%
FDP
3.21%
Other
3.56%
Landtag seats
CDU
47.73%
SPD
32.95%
PDS
19.32%

Sources

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