1994 Thuringian state election
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All 88 seats of the Landtag of Thuringia 45 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 1,421,748 (74.8%) 3.1 pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results for the single-member constituencies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1994 Thuringian state election was held on 16 October 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd Landtag of Thuringia. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Bernhard Vogel was defeated. The CDU suffered only minor losses, but the FDP lost its representation the Landtag. After the election, the CDU formed a grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Vogel continued in office.
Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the 1st Landtag of Thuringia.
Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 1990 result | |||
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Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands |
Christian democracy | Bernhard Vogel | 45.4% | 44 / 89 | |
SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands |
Social democracy | Gerd Schuchardt | 22.8% | 21 / 89 | |
PDS | Party of Democratic Socialism Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus |
Democratic socialism | Gabi Zimmer | 9.7% | 9 / 89 | |
FDP | Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei |
Classical liberalism | 9.3% | 9 / 89 | ||
Grüne | Alliance 90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen |
Green politics | 6.5% | 6 / 89 |
Election result
Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
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Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 605,608 | 42.6 | 2.8 | 42 | 2 | 47.7 | |
Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 420,236 | 29.6 | 6.8 | 29 | 8 | 33.0 | |
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | 235,556 | 16.6 | 6.9 | 17 | 8 | 19.3 | |
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 64,041 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 45,651 | 3.2 | 6.1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
The Republicans (REP) | 18,298 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
New Forum (FORUM) | 15,060 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
Others | 17,298 | 1.2 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ||
Total | 1,421,748 | 100.0 | 88 | 1 | |||
Voter turnout | 74.8 | 3.1 |
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