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State election in Thuringia, Germany
1994 Thuringia state election
← 1990 16 October 1994 1999 →
All 88 seats of the Landtag of Thuringia
45 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,421,748 (74.8%)
Increase 3.1 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Bernhard Vogel Gerd Schuchardt Gabi Zimmer
Party CDU SPD PDS
Last election 44 seats, 45.4% 21 seats, 22.8% 9 seats, 9.7%
Seats won 42 29 17
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 8 Increase 8
Popular vote 605,608 420,235 235,556
Percentage 42.6% 29.6% 16.6%
Swing Decrease 2.8 pp Increase 6.8 pp Increase 6.9 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Greens FDP
Last election 6 seats, 6.5% 9 seats, 9.3%
Seats won 0 0
Seat change Decrease 6 Decrease 9
Popular vote 64,041 45,651
Percentage 4.5% 3.2%
Swing Decrease 2.0 pp Decrease 6.1 pp
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election

Bernhard Vogel
CDU

Elected Minister-President

Bernhard Vogel
CDU

The 1994 Thuringian state election was held on 16 October 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd Landtag of Thuringia. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Bernhard Vogel was defeated. The CDU suffered only minor losses, but the FDP lost its representation the Landtag. After the election, the CDU formed a grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Vogel continued in office.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 1st Landtag of Thuringia.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1990 result
Votes (%) Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands 		Christian democracy Bernhard Vogel 45.4% 44 / 89
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands 		Social democracy Gerd Schuchardt 22.8% 21 / 89
PDS Party of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus 		Democratic socialism Gabi Zimmer 9.7% 9 / 89
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei 		Classical liberalism 9.3% 9 / 89
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen 		Green politics 6.5% 6 / 89

Election result

Landtag composition
Summary of the 16 October 1994 election results for the Landtag of Thuringia
Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 605,608 42.6 Decrease2.8 42 Decrease2 47.7
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 420,236 29.6 Increase6.8 29 Increase8 33.0
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 235,556 16.6 Increase6.9 17 Increase8 19.3
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 64,041 4.5 Decrease2.0 0 Decrease6 0
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 45,651 3.2 Decrease6.1 0 Decrease9 0
The Republicans (REP) 18,298 1.3 Increase0.5 0 ±0 0
New Forum (FORUM) 15,060 1.1 Increase1.1 0 ±0 0
Others 17,298 1.2 0 ±0 0
Total 1,421,748 100.0 88 Decrease1
Voter turnout 74.8 Increase3.1
Popular Vote
CDU   42.60%
SPD   29.56%
PDS   16.57%
B'90/GRÜNE   4.50%
FDP   3.21%
Other   3.56%
Landtag seats
CDU   47.73%
SPD   32.95%
PDS   19.32%

Sources

Thuringia Elections in Thuringia
State
Municipal
Pre-unification
See also
Elections and referendums in Germany
Elections in the Free State of Prussia


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