1994 Thuringian state election

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1994 Thuringia state election
Flag of Thuringia.svg
  1990 16 October 1994 1999  

All 88 seats of the Landtag of Thuringia
45 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,421,748 (74.8%)
Increase2.svg 3.1%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  KAS-Vogel, Bernhard-Bild-15600-1 (cropped).jpg Foto von Gabi Zimmer.jpg
Leader Bernhard Vogel Gerd Schuchardt Gabi Zimmer
Party CDU SPD PDS
Last election44 seats, 45.4%21 seats, 22.8%9 seats, 9.7%
Seats won422917
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 8Increase2.svg 8
Popular vote605,608420,235235,556
Percentage42.6%29.6%16.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.8%Increase2.svg 6.8%Increase2.svg 6.9%

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Greens FDP
Last election6 seats, 6.5%9 seats, 9.3%
Seats won00
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 6Decrease2.svg 9
Popular vote64,04145,651
Percentage4.5%3.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.0%Decrease2.svg 6.1%

1994 Thuringian state election.svg
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.

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Parties

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

NameIdeologyLeader(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

Landtag composition 1994 Thuringian Landtag.svg
Landtag composition
Summary of the 16 October 1994 election results for the Landtag of Thuringia
PartyVotes %+/-Seats+/-Seats %
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)605,60842.6Decrease2.svg2.842Decrease2.svg247.7
Social Democratic Party (SPD)420,23629.6Increase2.svg6.829Increase2.svg833.0
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)235,55616.6Increase2.svg6.917Increase2.svg819.3
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)64,0414.5Decrease2.svg2.00Decrease2.svg60
Free Democratic Party (FDP)45,6513.2Decrease2.svg6.10Decrease2.svg90
The Republicans (REP)18,2981.3Increase2.svg0.50±00
New Forum (FORUM)15,0601.1Increase2.svg1.10±00
Others17,2981.20±00
Total1,421,748100.088Decrease2.svg1
Voter turnout74.8Increase2.svg3.1
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%

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