1994 German federal election

1994 German federal election

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All 672 seats in the Bundestag
337 seats needed for a majority
Registered60,452,009 Increase 0.0%
Turnout47,737,999 (79.0%) Increase 1.2pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
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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 Decrease 25 Increase 13 Increase 41
Popular vote 19,517,156 17,140,354 3,424,315
Percentage 41.4% 36.4% 7.3%
Swing Decrease 2.4pp Increase 2.9pp Increase 2.2pp

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
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Candidate Klaus Kinkel Lothar Bisky
Party FDP PDS
Last election 11.0%, 79 seats 2.4%, 17 seats
Seats won 47 30
Seat change Decrease 32 Increase 13
Popular vote 3,258,407 2,066,176
Percentage 6.9% 4.4%
Swing Decrease 4.1pp Increase 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/CSUFDP

Government after election

Fifth Kohl cabinet
CDU/CSUFDP

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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