1994 Brandenburg state election

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1994 Brandenburg state election
Flag of Brandenburg.svg
  1990 11 September 1994 1999  

All 88 seats in the Landtag of Brandenburg
45 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,072,009 (56.3%)
Decrease2.svg 10.8%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Manfred Stolpe (cropped) (2).JPG
CDU
Helmuth Markov.jpg
Leader Manfred Stolpe Peter Wagner Helmuth Markov
Party SPD CDU PDS
Last election36 seats, 38.2%27 seats, 29.4%13 seats, 13.4%
Seats won521818
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 16Decrease2.svg 9Increase2.svg 5
Popular vote580,422200,700200,628
Percentage54.1%18.7%18.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg 15.9%Decrease2.svg 10.7%Increase2.svg 5.3%

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Gr
FDP
LeaderSylvia VoßDetlev Paepke
Party Greens FDP
Last election6 seats, 6.4%6 seats, 6.6%
Seats won00
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 6Decrease2.svg 6
Popular vote31,03323,541
Percentage2,9 %2,2 %
SwingDecrease2.svg 6,3%Decrease2.svg 4.4%

1994 Brandenburg state election.svg
Results for the single-member constituencies

Government before election

Stolpe I
SPDFDPAlliance 90

Government after election

Stolpe II
SPD majority

The 1994 Brandenburg state election was held on 11 September 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd Landtag of Brandenburg. The incumbent government was a traffic light coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Free Democratic Party (FDP) and The Greens, led by Minister-President Manfred Stolpe. The SPD achieved a 16% swing in its favour and won an absolute majority with 54% of the vote, while both of its coalition partners lost their seats. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered a major swing against it, falling to 18.7%. The Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) also finished on 18.7%, just 72 votes behind the CDU. Minister-President Stolpe continued in office.

Contents

This election marked the first and last time that a party gained an absolute majority in Brandenburg. In addition, this was also the first and last time that a party won all single-member constituencies (44).

Parties

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

NameIdeologyLeader(s)1990 result
Votes (%)Seats
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy Manfred Stolpe 38.2%
36 / 88
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Christian democracy Peter Wagner 29.4%
27 / 88
PDS Party of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus
Democratic socialism 13.4%
13 / 88
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Green politics 9.2% [lower-alpha 1]
6 / 88
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei
Classical liberalism 6.6%
6 / 88

Election result

1994 Brandenburg Landtag Diagram.svg
Summary of the 11 September 1994 election results for the Landtag of Brandenburg
PartyVotes %+/-Seats+/-Seats %
Social Democratic Party (SPD)580,42254.1Increase2.svg15.952Increase2.svg1659.1
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)200,70018.7Decrease2.svg10.718Decrease2.svg920.5
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)200,62818.7Increase2.svg5.318Increase2.svg520.5
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)31,0332.9Decrease2.svg6.30Decrease2.svg60
Free Democratic Party (FDP)23,5412.2Decrease2.svg4.40Decrease2.svg60
Others35,6853.30±00
Total1,072,009100.088±0
Voter turnout56.3Decrease2.svg10.8
Popular Vote
SPD
54.14%
CDU
18.72%
PDS
18.72%
B'90/GRÜNE
2.89%
FDP
2.20%
Other
3.33%
Landtag seats
SPD
59.09%
CDU
20.45%
PDS
20.45%

Notes

  1. Results for Alliance 90 (6.4%, 6 seats) and The Greens (2.8%, 0 seats).

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