1995 Hessian state election

1995 Hesse state election

← 1991 19 February 1995 1999 →
All 110 seats of the Landtag of Hesse 56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	2,768,821 (66.3%) 4.5%
First party Second party   Leader Manfred Kanther Hans Eichel Party CDU SPD Last election 46 seats, 40.2% 46 seats, 40.8% Seats won 45 44 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 1,084,146 1,051,452 Percentage 39.2% 38.0% Swing 1.0% 2.8%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Ruth Wagner Party Green FDP Last election 10 seats, 8.8% 8 seats, 7.4% Seats won 13 8 Seat change 3 0 Popular vote 309,897 206,173 Percentage 11.2% 7.4% Swing 2.4% 0.0%
Minister-President before election Hans Eichel SPD Elected Minister-President Hans Eichel SPD

The 1995 Hessian state election was held on 19 February 1995 to elect the members of the Landtag of Hesse. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Hans Eichel was returned with a slightly increased majority and continued in office.

Parties[]

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Hesse.

Election result[]

Summary of the 19 February 1995 election results for the Landtag of Hesse

Party		Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-	Seats %
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	1,084,146	39.2	1.0	45	1	40.9
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	1,051,452	38.0	2.8	44	2	40.0
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	309,897	11.2	2.4	13	3	11.8
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	206,173	7.4	0.0	8	±0	7.3
	The Republicans (REP)	54,775	2.0	0.3	0	±0	0
	Others	62,378	2.3		0	±0	0
Total		2,768,821	100.0		110	±0
Voter turnout			66.3	4.5

Sources[]

• Landtagswahlen in Hessen 1946 — 2009 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine