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German state election
1994 Saxony-Anhalt state election
← 1990 26 June 1994 1998 →
All 99 seats in the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
50 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,134,430 (54.8%)
Decrease 10.3%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Christoph Bergner Reinhard Höppner Petra Sitte
Party CDU SPD PDS
Last election 48 seats, 39.0% 27 seats, 36.0% 12 seats, 12.0%
Seats won 37 36 21
Seat change Decrease 11 Increase 9 Increase 9
Popular vote 390,077 386,020 225,243
Percentage 34.4% 34.0% 19.9%
Swing Decrease 4.6% Increase 8.0% Increase 7.9%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Peter Kunert
Party Greens FDP
Last election 5 seats, 5.3% 14 seats, 13.5%
Seats won 5 0
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 14
Popular vote 57,739 40,560
Percentage 5.1% 3.6%
Swing Decrease 0.2% Decrease 9.9%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election

Christoph Bergner
CDU

Elected Minister-President

Reinhard Höppner
SPD

The 1994 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 26 June 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. The incumbent government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Christoph Bergner was defeated. The FDP suffered a 10-point swing and lost its seats in the Landtag, while the CDU narrowly remained the largest party with 34.4% of votes. After the election, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) formed a minority government with The Greens, tolerated by the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS). This new government became known as the "Magdeburg model".

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 1st Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1990 result
Votes (%) Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands 		Christian democracy Christoph Bergner 39.0% 48 / 106
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands 		Social democracy Reinhard Höppner 26.0% 27 / 106
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei 		Classical liberalism Peter Kunert 13.5% 14 / 106
PDS Party of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus 		Democratic socialism 12.0% 12 / 106
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen 		Green politics 5.3% 5 / 106

Election result

Summary of the 26 June 1994 election results for the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 390,077 34.4 Decrease4.6 37 Decrease11 37.4
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 386,020 34.0 Increase8.0 36 Increase9 36.4
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 225,243 19.9 Increase7.9 21 Increase9 21.2
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 57,739 5.1 Decrease0.2 5 ±0 5.1
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 40,560 3.6 Decrease9.9 0 Decrease14 0
The Republicans (REP) 15,478 1.4 Increase0.8 0 ±0 0
Others 19,313 1.7 0 ±0 0
Total 1,134,430 100.0 99 Decrease7
Voter turnout 54.8 Decrease10.3
Popular Vote
CDU   34.39%
SPD   34.03%
PDS   19.86%
GRÜNE   5.09%
FDP   3.58%
Other   3.07%
Landtag seats
CDU   37.37%
SPD   36.36%
PDS   21.21%
GRÜNE   5.05%

Sources

Saxony-Anhalt Elections in Saxony-Anhalt
State
Anhalt
Municipal
See also
Elections and referendums in Germany
Elections in the Free State of Prussia
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