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1994 Saarland state election
All 51 seats of the Landtag of Saarland; 26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	688,880 (83.5%); 0.3%
Minister-President before election; Oskar Lafontaine; SPD	Elected Minister-President ; Oskar Lafontaine; SPD

The 1994 Saarland state election was held on 16 October 1994 to elect the members of the Landtag of Saarland. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Oskar Lafontaine was returned with a reduced majority and continued in office.

Parties edit

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Saarland.

Name			Ideology	Leader(s)	1990 result
Name			Ideology	Leader(s)	Votes (%)	Seats
	SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands	Social democracy	Oskar Lafontaine	54.4%	30 / 51
	CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands	Christian democracy	Klaus Töpfer	33.4%	18 / 51
	FDP	Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei	Classical liberalism		5.6%	3 / 51

Summary of the 16 October 1994 election results for the Landtag of Saarland
Party		Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-	Seats %
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	340,091	49.4	5.0	27	3	52.9
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	265,871	38.6	5.3	21	3	41.2
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	38,087	5.5	2.9	3	3	5.9

	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	14,206	2.1	3.5	0	3	0
	The Republicans (REP)	9,708	1.4	2.0	0	±0	0
	Others	20,917	3.0		0	±0	0
Total		688,880	100.0		51	±0
Voter turnout			83.5	0.3