1994 Saxony state election

The 1994 Saxony state election was held on 11 September 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd Landtag of Saxony. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Kurt Biedenkopf retained its majority and continued in office.

1994 Saxony state election

← 1990 11 September 1994 1999 →

All 120 seats in the Landtag of Saxony
61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout2,063,872 (58.4%)
Decrease 14.4 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Kurt Biedenkopf
Party CDU SPD PDS
Last election 92 seats, 53.8% 32 seats, 19.1% 17 seats, 10.2%
Seats won 77 22 21
Seat change Decrease 15 Decrease 10 Increase 4
Popular vote 1,199,883 342,706 339,619
Percentage 58.1% 16.6% 16.5%
Swing Increase 4.3 pp Decrease 2.5 pp Increase 6.3 pp

Results for the single-member constituencies

Minister-President before election

Kurt Biedenkopf
CDU

Elected Minister-President

Kurt Biedenkopf
CDU

Parties

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

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1990 result
Votes (%) Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Christian democracy Kurt Biedenkopf 53.8%
92 / 160
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy 19.1%
32 / 160
PDS Party of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus
Democratic socialism 10.2%
17 / 160
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Green politics 5.6%
10 / 160
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei
Classical liberalism 5.3%
9 / 160

Election result

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Summary of the 11 September 1994 election results for the Landtag of Saxony  
Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 1,199,883 58.1  4.3 77  15 64.2
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 341,706 16.6  3.5 22  10 18.3
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 339,619 16.5  6.3 21  4 17.5
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 85,485 4.1  1.5 0  10 0
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 36,075 1.7  3.6 0  9 0
The Republicans (REP) 26,177 1.3  1.3 0 ±0 0
Others 33,837 1.6 0 ±0 0
Total 2,063,782 100.0 120  40
Voter turnout 58.4  14.4
Popular Vote
CDU
58.14%
PDS
16.61%
SPD
16.46%
B'90/GRÜNE
4.14%
FDP
1.75%
Other
2.91%
Landtag seats
CDU
64.17%
PDS
18.33%
SPD
17.50%

Sources

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