1994 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election

The 1994 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election was held on 16 October 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The incumbent government was a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Berndt Seite. While the CDU remained the largest party in the Landtag, the FDP suffered a 1.7-point swing and lost all its seats. The CDU subsequently formed a grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Seite continued in office.

1994 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election

16 October 1994

All 66 seats in the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout977,867 (72.9%)
8.1%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Berndt Seite Harald Ringstorff
Party CDU SPD
Last election 29 seats, 39.4%[lower-alpha 1] 21 seats, 27.0%
Seats won 30 23
Seat change 1 2
Popular vote 368,206 288,431
Percentage 37.7% 29.5%
Swing 1.7% 2.5%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party PDS FDP
Last election 12 seats, 15.7% 4 seats, 5.5%
Seats won 18 0
Seat change 6 4
Popular vote 221,814 37,498
Percentage 22.7% 3.8%
Swing 7.0% 1.7%

Minister-President before election

Berndt Seite
CDU

Elected Minister-President

Berndt Seite
CDU

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 1st Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1990 result
Votes (%) Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Christian democracy Berndt Seite 39.4%[lower-alpha 2]
29 / 66
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy Harald Ringstorff 27.0%
21 / 66
PDS Party of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus
Democratic socialism 15.7%
12 / 66
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei
Classical liberalism 5.5%
4 / 66

Election result

Summary of the 16 October 1994 election results for the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 368,206 37.7 1.7[lower-alpha 3] 30 1[lower-alpha 4] 42.3
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 288,431 29.5 2.5 23 2 32.4
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 221,814 22.7 7.0 18 6 25.4
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 37,498 3.8 1.7 0 4 0
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 36,035 3.7 5.6[lower-alpha 5] 0 ±0 0
Others 25,883 2.6 0 ±0 0
Total 977,867 100.0 66 ±0
Voter turnout 72.9 8.1
Popular Vote
SPD
37.65%
CDU
29.50%
PDS
22.68%
FDP
3.83%
B'90/GRÜNE
3.69%
Other
2.65%
Bürgerschaft seats
SPD
42.25%
CDU
32.39%
PDS
25.35%

Notes

  1. Results for the CDU (38.3%) and CSU (1.1%).
  2. Results for the CDU (38.3%) and CSU (1.1%).
  3. Compared to results for the CDU (38.3%) and CSU (1.1%).
  4. Compared to results for the CDU (30 seats) and CSU (0 seats).
  5. Compared to results for The Greens (4.2%), New Forum (2.9%), and Alliance 90 (2.2%).

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