1994 German federal election

1994 German federal election

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All 672 seats in the Bundestag 337 seats needed for a majority
Registered	60,452,009 0.0%
Turnout	47,737,999 (79.0%) 1.2pp
First party Second party Third party   Candidate Helmut Kohl Rudolf Scharping Ludger Volmer & Marianne Birthler Party CDU/CSU SPD Greens Last election 43.8%, 319 seats 33.5%, 239 seats 5.1%, 8 seats[a] Seats won 294 252 49 Seat change 25 13 41 Popular vote 19,517,156 17,140,354 3,424,315 Percentage 41.4% 36.4% 7.3% Swing 2.4pp 2.9pp 2.2pp   Fourth party Fifth party   Candidate Klaus Kinkel Lothar Bisky Party FDP PDS Last election 11.0%, 79 seats 2.4%, 17 seats Seats won 47 30 Seat change 32 13 Popular vote 3,258,407 2,066,176 Percentage 6.9% 4.4% Swing 4.1pp 2.0pp
The left side shows constituency winners of the election by their party colours. The right side shows party list winners of the election for the additional members by their party colours.
Government before election Fourth Kohl cabinet CDU/CSU–FDP Government after election Fifth Kohl cabinet CDU/CSU–FDP

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Federal elections were held in Germany on 16 October 1994 to elect the members of the 13th Bundestag. The CDU/CSU alliance led by Helmut Kohl remained the largest faction in parliament, with Kohl remaining Chancellor in a narrowly re-elected coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP). This elected Bundestag was the largest in history until 2017, numbering 672 members.

Even though this election did not lead to a switch in government, it saw the election of many people to the Bundestag who would play an important role later. Future CDU leaders Friedrich Merz and Armin Laschet were first elected to the Bundestag in 1994, as were future cabinet ministers Norbert Röttgen and Peter Altmaier. This was the last election until 2009 that a center-right government was elected.
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