1994 Saxony state election

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

All 120 seats in the Landtag of Saxony
61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout2,063,872 (58.4%)
Decrease2.svg 14.4 pp
 First partySecond partyThird party
  KAS-Biedenkopf, Kurt-Bild-15343-1.jpg
Leader Kurt Biedenkopf
Party CDU SPD PDS
Last election92 seats, 53.8%32 seats, 19.1%17 seats, 10.2%
Seats won772221
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 15Decrease2.svg 10Increase2.svg 4
Popular vote1,199,883342,706339,619
Percentage58.1%16.6%16.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg 4.3 pp Decrease2.svg 2.5 pp Increase2.svg 6.3 pp

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

Minister-President before election

Kurt Biedenkopf
CDU

Elected Minister-President

Kurt Biedenkopf
CDU

The 1994 Saxony state election was held on 11 September 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd Landtag of Saxony. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Kurt Biedenkopf retained its majority and continued in office.

Contents

Parties

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

NameIdeologyLeader(s)1990 result
Votes (%)Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Christian democracy Kurt Biedenkopf 53.8%
92 / 160
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy 19.1%
32 / 160
PDS Party of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus
Democratic socialism 10.2%
17 / 160
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Green politics 5.6%
10 / 160
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei
Classical liberalism 5.3%
9 / 160

Election result

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Summary of the 11 September 1994 election results for the Landtag of Saxony
PartyVotes%+/-Seats+/-Seats %
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)1,199,88358.1Increase2.svg4.377Decrease2.svg1564.2
Social Democratic Party (SPD)341,70616.6Decrease2.svg3.522Decrease2.svg1018.3
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)339,61916.5Increase2.svg6.321Increase2.svg417.5
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)85,4854.1Decrease2.svg1.50Decrease2.svg100
Free Democratic Party (FDP)36,0751.7Decrease2.svg3.60Decrease2.svg90
The Republicans (REP)26,1771.3Increase2.svg1.30±00
Others33,8371.60±00
Total2,063,782100.0120Decrease2.svg40
Voter turnout58.4Decrease2.svg14.4
Popular Vote
CDU
58.14%
PDS
16.61%
SPD
16.46%
B'90/GRÜNE
4.14%
FDP
1.75%
Other
2.91%
Landtag seats
CDU
64.17%
PDS
18.33%
SPD
17.50%

Sources