1994 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election

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1994 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election
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All 66 seats in the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout977,867 (72.9%)
Increase 8.1%
  First party Second party
  Berndt Seite (2009) by Guenter Prust.jpg Harald Ringstorff Jun07.jpg
Leader Berndt Seite Harald Ringstorff
Party CDU SPD
Last election 29 seats, 39.4%[a] 21 seats, 27.0%
Seats won 30 23
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 2
Popular vote 368,206 288,431
Percentage 37.7% 29.5%
Swing Decrease 1.7% Increase 2.5%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party PDS FDP
Last election 12 seats, 15.7% 4 seats, 5.5%
Seats won 18 0
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 4
Popular vote 221,814 37,498
Percentage 22.7% 3.8%
Swing Increase 7.0% Decrease 1.7%
Minister-President before election

Berndt Seite
CDU

Elected Minister-President

Berndt Seite
CDU

The 1994 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election was held on 16 October 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The incumbent government was a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Berndt Seite. While the CDU remained the largest party in the Landtag, the FDP suffered a 1.7-point swing and lost all its seats. The CDU subsequently formed a grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Seite continued in office.

Parties[]

The table below lists parties represented in the 1st Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1990 result
Votes (%) Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands 		Christian democracy Berndt Seite 39.4%[b]
29 / 66
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands 		Social democracy Harald Ringstorff 27.0%
21 / 66
PDS Party of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus 		Democratic socialism 15.7%
12 / 66
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei 		Classical liberalism 5.5%
4 / 66

Election result[]

Summary of the 16 October 1994 election results for the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 368,206 37.7 Decrease1.7[c] 30 Increase1[d] 42.3
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 288,431 29.5 Increase2.5 23 Increase2 32.4
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 221,814 22.7 Increase7.0 18 Increase6 25.4
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 37,498 3.8 Decrease1.7 0 Decrease4 0
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 36,035 3.7 Decrease5.6[e] 0 ±0 0
Others 25,883 2.6 0 ±0 0
Total 977,867 100.0 66 ±0
Voter turnout 72.9 Increase8.1
Popular Vote
CDU
 
 37.65%
SPD
 
 29.50%
PDS
 
 22.68%
FDP
 
 3.83%
B'90/GRÜNE
 
 3.69%
Other
 
 2.65%
Bürgerschaft seats
CDU
 
 42.25%
SPD
 
 32.39%
PDS
 
 25.35%

Notes[]

  1. ^ Results for the CDU (38.3%) and CSU (1.1%).
  2. ^ Results for the CDU (38.3%) and CSU (1.1%).
  3. ^ Compared to results for the CDU (38.3%) and CSU (1.1%).
  4. ^ Compared to results for the CDU (30 seats) and CSU (0 seats).
  5. ^ Compared to results for The Greens (4.2%), New Forum (2.9%), and Alliance 90 (2.2%).

Sources[]

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