1995 Bremen state election

1995 Bremen state election

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All 100 seats in the Bürgerschaft of Bremen 51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	344,440 (68.6%) 3.6%
First party Second party   Leader Klaus Wedemeier Ulrich Nölle Party SPD CDU Last election 41 seats, 38.8% 32 seats, 30.7% Seats won 37 37 Seat change 4 5 Popular vote 115,001 112,301 Percentage 33.4% 32.6% Swing 5.4% 1.9%   Third party Fourth party   Party Green AFB Last election 11 seats, 11.4% Did not exist Seats won 14 12 Seat change 3 12 Popular vote 44,977 36,735 Percentage 13.1% 10.7% Swing 1.7% New party
Mayor before election Klaus Wedemeier SPD Elected Mayor Henning Scherf SPD

The 1995 Bremen state election was held on 14 May 1995 to elect the members of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen, as well as the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The incumbent coalition was a traffic light coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), The Greens, and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Mayor Klaus Wedemeier. The coalition was defeated as the FDP lost its representation in the Bürgerschaft. The SPD narrowly remained the most popular party, though they tied with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in number of seats won. The major winner of the election was Labour for Bremen and Bremerhaven (AFB), a splinter from the SPD formed in January 1995 which espoused economic liberalism. The party entered the Bürgerschaft with 10.7% of votes cast and 12 seats.

After the election, Mayor Wedemeier resigned. The SPD and CDU subsequently formed a grand coalition under new SPD Mayor Henning Scherf.

Parties[]

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

Election result[]

Summary of the 14 May 1995 election results for the Bürgerschaft of Bremen

Party		Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-	Seats %
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	115,001	33.4	5.4	37	4	37.0
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	112,301	32.6	1.9	37	5	37.0
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	44,977	13.1	1.7	14	3	14.0
	Labour for Bremen and Bremerhaven (AFB)	36,735	10.7	New	12	New	12.0
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	11,607	3.4	6.1	0	10	0
	German People's Union (DVU)	8,503	2.5	3.7	0	6	0
	Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)	8,174	2.4	2.4	0	±0	0
	Others	7,142	2.1		0	±0	0
Total		344,440	100.0		100	±0
Voter turnout			68.6	3.6

References[]

• Bürgerschaft Bremen seit 1945