1990 Saxony-Anhalt state election

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1990 Saxony-Anhalt state election
Flag of Saxony-Anhalt (state).svg
  1950 (GDR) 14 October 1990 1994  

All 106 seats in the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
54 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,412,512 (65.1%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  KAS-Gies, Gerd-Bild-15355-1.jpg Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1990-0421-330, Reinhard Hoppner.jpg Gerd Brunner.jpg
Leader Gerd Gies Reinhard Höppner Gerd Brunner
Party CDU SPD FDP
Seats won482714
Popular vote550,815367,254190,800
Percentage39.0%26.0%13.5%

 Fourth partyFifth party
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Leader Roland Claus
Party PDS Greens
Seats won125
Popular vote169,31974,696
Percentage12.0%5.3%

1990 Saxony-Anhalt state election.svg
Results for the single-member constituencies

Elected Minister-President

Gerd Gies
CDU

The 1990 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 14 October 1990 to elect the members of the first Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. It was the first election held in Saxony-Anhalt since the reunification of Germany, which took place on 3 October. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Gerd Gies emerged as the largest party with 39.0%, followed by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) with 26.0%. The CDU formed a coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP), and Gies became Saxony-Anhalt's first post-reunification Minister-President.

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Parties

The table below lists parties which won seats in the election.

NameIdeologyLeader(s)
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Christian democracy Gerd Gies
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy Reinhard Höppner
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei
Classical liberalism Gerd Brunner
PDS Party of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus
Democratic socialism Roland Claus
Grüne The Greens
Die Grünen
Green politics

Election result

Summary of the 14 October 1990 election results for the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
PartyVotes%SeatsSeats %
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)550,81539.04845.3
Social Democratic Party (SPD)367,25426.02725.5
Free Democratic Party (FDP)190,80013.51413.2
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)169,31912.01211.3
The Greens (Grüne)74,6965.354.7
German Social Union (DSU)24,1441.700
Democratic Women's League (DFD)15,6281.100
Others19,8561.400
Total1,412,512100.0106
Voter turnout65.1
Popular Vote
CDU
39.00%
SPD
26.00%
FDP
13.51%
PDS
11.99%
GRÜNE
5.29%
DSU
1.71%
DFD
1.11%
Other
1.41%
Landtag seats
CDU
45.28%
SPD
25.47%
FDP
13.21%
PDS
11.32%
GRÜNE
4.72%

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