1994 Saxony-Anhalt state election

1994 Saxony-Anhalt state election

26 June 1994
All 99 seats in the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt 50 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	1,134,430 (54.8%) 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 11 9 9 Popular vote 390,077 386,020 225,243 Percentage 34.4% 34.0% 19.9% Swing 4.6% 8.0% 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 0 14 Popular vote 57,739 40,560 Percentage 5.1% 3.6% Swing 0.2% 9.9%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election Christoph Bergner CDU Elected Minister-President Reinhard Höppner SPD

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".

Parties

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

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

• Landtagswahl 1994 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine