1995 Hessian state election

The 1995 Hessian state election was held on 19 February 1995 to elect the members of the Landtag of Hesse. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Hans Eichel was returned with a slightly increased majority and continued in office.

1995 Hesse state election

19 February 1995
All 110 seats of the Landtag of Hesse 56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	2,768,821 (66.3%) 4.5%
First party Second party   Leader Manfred Kanther Hans Eichel Party CDU SPD Last election 46 seats, 40.2% 46 seats, 40.8% Seats won 45 44 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 1,084,146 1,051,452 Percentage 39.2% 38.0% Swing 1.0% 2.8%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Iris Blaul Rupert von Plottnitz Ruth Wagner Party Green FDP Last election 10 seats, 8.8% 8 seats, 7.4% Seats won 13 8 Seat change 3 0 Popular vote 309,897 206,173 Percentage 11.2% 7.4% Swing 2.4% 0.0%
Minister-President before election Hans Eichel SPD Elected Minister-President Hans Eichel SPD

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Hesse.

Name			Ideology	Leader(s)	1991 result
					Votes (%)	Seats
	SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands	Social democracy	Hans Eichel	40.8%	46 / 110
	CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands	Christian democracy	Manfred Kanther	40.2%	46 / 110
	Grüne	Alliance 90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen	Green politics	Iris Blaul Rupert von Plottnitz	8.8%	10 / 110
	FDP	Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei	Classical liberalism	Ruth Wagner	7.4%	8 / 110

Election result

Summary of the 19 February 1995 election results for the Landtag of Hesse

Party		Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-	Seats %
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	1,084,146	39.2	1.0	45	1	40.9
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	1,051,452	38.0	2.8	44	2	40.0
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	309,897	11.2	2.4	13	3	11.8
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	206,173	7.4	0.0	8	±0	7.3
	The Republicans (REP)	54,775	2.0	0.3	0	±0	0
	Others	62,378	2.3		0	±0	0
Total		2,768,821	100.0		110	±0
Voter turnout			66.3	4.5

Popular Vote CDU   39.16% SPD   37.97% B'90/GRÜNE   11.19% FDP   7.45% REP   1.98% Other   2.25%

Landtag seats CDU   40.91% SPD   40.00% B'90/GRÜNE   11.82% FDP   7.27%

Sources

• Landtagswahlen in Hessen 1946 — 2009