1990 Saxony state election
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All 160 seats in the Landtag of Saxony 81 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 2,632,455 (72.8%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results for the single-member constituencies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1990 Saxony state election was held on 14 October 1990 to elect the members of the first Landtag of Saxony. It was the first election held in Saxony since the reunification of Germany, which took place on 3 October. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Kurt Biedenkopf dominated the election with 53.8% of the vote, followed by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) with 19.1%. Biedenkopf subsequently became Saxony's first post-reunification Minister-President.
Parties
[edit]The table below lists parties which won seats in the election.
| Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | ||
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| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands |
Christian democracy | Kurt Biedenkopf | |
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands |
Social democracy | Anke Fuchs | |
| PDS | Party of Democratic Socialism Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus |
Democratic socialism | ||
| Forum | New Forum Neues Forum |
Green politics | ||
| FDP | Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei |
Classical liberalism | Axel Viehweger | |
Election result
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | Seats % | |||
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| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 1,417,332 | 53.8 | 92 | 57.5 | |||
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 502,755 | 19.1 | 32 | 20.0 | |||
| Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | 269,420 | 10.2 | 17 | 10.6 | |||
| New Forum (FORUM) | 147,543 | 5.6 | 10 | 6.3 | |||
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 138,376 | 5.3 | 9 | 5.6 | |||
| German Social Union (DSU) | 93,347 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Others | 63,682 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2,632,455 | 100.0 | 160 | ||||
| Voter turnout | 72.8 | ||||||
