1991 Bremen state election

1991 Bremen state election

← 1987 29 September 1991 1995 →
All 100 seats in the Bürgerschaft of Bremen 51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	370,148 (72.2%) 3.4%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Klaus Wedemeier Party SPD CDU Green Last election 54 seats, 50.5% 25 seats, 23.4% 10 seats, 10.2% Seats won 41 32 11 Seat change 13 7 1 Popular vote 143,576 113,512 42,096 Percentage 38.8% 30.7% 11.4% Swing 11.7% 7.3% 1.2%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party FDP DVU Last election 10 seats, 10.0% 1 seats, 3.4% Seats won 10 6 Seat change 0 5 Popular vote 36,087 22,878 Percentage 9.5% 6.2% Swing 0.5% 2.8%
Mayor before election Klaus Wedemeier SPD Elected Mayor Klaus Wedemeier SPD

The 1991 Bremen state election was held on 29 September 1991 to elect the members of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen, as well as the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Mayor Klaus Wedemeier lost its majority, suffering an 11.7-point swing against it. The SPD subsequently formed a traffic light coalition with The Greens and the Free Democratic Party (FDP), and Wedemeier was re-elected as Mayor.

Parties[]

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Bürgerschaft of Bremen.

Election result[]

Summary of the 29 September 1991 election results for the Bürgerschaft of Bremen

Party		Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-	Seats %
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	143,576	38.8	11.7	41	13	41.0
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	113,512	30.7	7.3	32	7	32.0
	The Greens (Grüne)	42,096	11.4	1.2	11	1	11.0
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	35,087	9.5	0.5	10	±0	1.0
	German People's Union (DVU)	22,878	6.2	2.8	6	5	6.0
	The Grays – Gray Panthers (GRAUE)	6,157	1.7	New	0	New	0
	The Republicans (REP)	5,694	1.5	0.3	0	±0	0
	Others	1,148	0.3		0	±0	0
Total		370,148	100.0		100	±0
Voter turnout			72.2	3.4

References[]

• Bürgerschaft Bremen seit 1945