1994 German presidential election
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An indirect presidential election (officially the 10th Federal Convention) was held in Germany on 23 May 1994. Incumbent president Richard von Weizsäcker was term-limited and could therefore not stand for reelection. Roman Herzog, candidate for the Christian Democratic Union, was elected in three rounds of voting.[1]
Composition of the Federal Convention
[edit]The president is elected by the Federal Convention consisting of all the members of the Bundestag and an equal number of delegates representing the states. These are divided proportionally by population to each state, and each state's delegation is divided among the political parties represented in its parliament so as to reflect the partisan proportions in the parliament.
| By party | By state | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Members | State | Members |
| CDU/CSU | 620 | Bundestag | 662 |
| SPD | 502 | Baden-Württemberg | 79 |
| FDP | 112 | Bavaria | 96 |
| Greens | 43 | Berlin | 28 |
| PDS | 34 | Brandenburg | 22 |
| Republicans | 8 | Bremen | 5 |
| Independents | 4 | Hamburg | 13 |
| DVLH | 1 | Hessen | 46 |
| Total | 1324 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 16 |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 141 | ||
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 32 | ||
| Saarland | 9 | ||
| Saxony | 41 | ||
| Saxony-Anhalt | 25 | ||
| Schleswig-Holstein | 23 | ||
| Thuringia | 23 | ||
| Total | 1324 | ||
Source: Eine Dokumentation aus Anlass der Wahl des Bundespräsidenten am 18. März 2012
Results
[edit]| Round | Candidate | Votes | % | Nominating Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round One | Roman Herzog | 604 | 45.6% | CDU/CSU |
| Johannes Rau | 505 | 38.1% | SPD | |
| Hildegard Hamm-Brücher | 132 | 10.0% | FDP | |
| Jens Reich | 62 | 4.7% | Alliance '90/The Greens | |
| Hans Hirzel | 12 | 0.9% | The Republicans | |
| Round Two | Roman Herzog | 622 | 47.0% | CDU/CSU, FDP |
| Johannes Rau | 559 | 42.2% | SPD | |
| Hildegard Hamm-Brücher | 126 | 9.5% | FDP | |
| Hans Hirzel | 11 | 0.8% | The Republicans | |
| Round Three | Roman Herzog | 696 | 52.6 % | CDU/CSU, FDP |
| Johannes Rau | 605 | 45.7% | SPD | |
| Hans Hirzel | 11 | 0.8% | The Republicans | |
| Roman Herzog was elected as President of the Federal Republic of Germany. | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Billing, Werner (1995). The struggle to fill the highest state office: Selection and election of the Federal President 1994. Journal for Parliamentary Questions. pp. 595–620.
