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

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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

Parties

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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

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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

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