1994 Saxony-Anhalt state election

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".

1994 Saxony-Anhalt state election

26 June 1994
All 99 seats in the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt 50 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	1,134,430 (54.8%) 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 11 9 9 Popular vote 390,077 386,020 225,243 Percentage 34.4% 34.0% 19.9% Swing 4.6% 8.0% 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 0 14 Popular vote 57,739 40,560 Percentage 5.1% 3.6% Swing 0.2% 9.9%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election Christoph Bergner CDU Elected Minister-President Reinhard Höppner SPD

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	4.6	37	11	37.4
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	386,020	34.0	8.0	36	9	36.4
	Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)	225,243	19.9	7.9	21	9	21.2
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	57,739	5.1	0.2	5	±0	5.1
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	40,560	3.6	9.9	0	14	0
	The Republicans (REP)	15,478	1.4	0.8	0	±0	0
	Others	19,313	1.7		0	±0	0
Total		1,134,430	100.0		99	7
Voter turnout			54.8	10.3

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

• Landtagswahl 1994 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine