1994 Brandenburg state election

Summary

The 1994 Brandenburg state election was held on 11 September 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd Landtag of Brandenburg. The incumbent government was a traffic light coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Free Democratic Party (FDP) and The Greens, led by Minister-President Manfred Stolpe. The SPD achieved a 16% swing in its favour and won an absolute majority with 54% of the vote, while both of its coalition partners lost their seats. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered a major swing against it, falling to 18.7%. The Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) also finished on 18.7%, just 62 votes behind the CDU. Minister-President Stolpe continued in office.

1994 Brandenburg state election

← 1990 11 September 1994 1999 →

All 88 seats in the Landtag of Brandenburg
45 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,072,009 (56.3%)
Decrease 10.8%
  First party Second party Third party
 
CDU
Leader Manfred Stolpe Peter Wagner Helmuth Markov
Party SPD CDU PDS
Last election 36 seats, 38.2% 27 seats, 29.4% 13 seats, 13.4%
Seats won 52 18 18
Seat change Increase 16 Decrease 9 Increase 5
Popular vote 580,422 200,700 200,628
Percentage 54.1% 18.7% 18.7%
Swing Increase 15.9% Decrease 10.7% Increase 5.3%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Gr
FDP
Leader Sylvia Voß Detlev Paepke
Party Greens FDP
Last election 6 seats, 6.4% 6 seats, 6.6%
Seats won 0 0
Seat change Decrease 6 Decrease 6
Popular vote 31,033 23,541
Percentage 2,9 % 2,2 %
Swing Decrease 6,3% Decrease 4.4%

Results for the single-member constituencies

Government before election

Stolpe I
SPDFDPAlliance 90

Government after election

Stolpe II
SPD majority

This election marked the first and last time that a party gained an absolute majority in Brandenburg. In addition, this was also the first and last time that a party won all single-member constituencies (44).

Parties edit

The table below lists parties represented in the 1st Landtag of Brandenburg.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1990 result
Votes (%) Seats
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy Manfred Stolpe 38.2%
36 / 88
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Christian democracy Peter Wagner 29.4%
27 / 88
PDS Party of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus
Democratic socialism 13.4%
13 / 88
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Green politics 9.2%[a]
6 / 88
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei
Classical liberalism 6.6%
6 / 88

Election result edit

Summary of the 11 September 1994 election results for the Landtag of Brandenburg
Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 580,422 54.1  15.9 52  16 59.1
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 200,700 18.7  10.7 18  9 20.5
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 200,628 18.7  5.3 18  5 20.5
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 31,033 2.9  6.3 0  6 0
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 23,541 2.2  4.4 0  6 0
Others 35,685 3.3 0 ±0 0
Total 1,072,009 100.0 88 ±0
Voter turnout 56.3  10.8
Popular Vote
SPD
54.14%
CDU
18.72%
PDS
18.72%
B'90/GRÜNE
2.89%
FDP
2.20%
Other
3.33%
Landtag seats
SPD
59.09%
CDU
20.45%
PDS
20.45%

Notes edit

  1. ^ Results for Alliance 90 (6.4%, 6 seats) and The Greens (2.8%, 0 seats).

Sources edit

  • Amtliches Endergebnis der Landtagswahl in Brandenburg 1994