1994 Saxony-Anhalt state election

1994 Saxony-Anhalt state election

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All 99 seats in the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
50 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,134,430 (54.8%)
Decrease 10.3%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Christoph Bergner Reinhard Höppner Petra Sitte
Party CDU SPD PDS
Last election 48 seats, 39.0% 27 seats, 36.0% 12 seats, 12.0%
Seats won 37 36 21
Seat change Decrease 11 Increase 9 Increase 9
Popular vote 390,077 386,020 225,243
Percentage 34.4% 34.0% 19.9%
Swing Decrease 4.6% Increase 8.0% Increase 7.9%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Peter Kunert
Party Greens FDP
Last election 5 seats, 5.3% 14 seats, 13.5%
Seats won 5 0
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 14
Popular vote 57,739 40,560
Percentage 5.1% 3.6%
Swing Decrease 0.2% Decrease 9.9%

Results for the single-member constituencies

Minister-President before election

Christoph Bergner
CDU

Elected Minister-President

Reinhard Höppner
SPD

The 1994 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 26 June 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. The incumbent government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Christoph Bergner was defeated. The FDP suffered a 10-point swing and lost its seats in the Landtag, while the CDU narrowly remained the largest party with 34.4% of votes. After the election, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) formed a minority government with The Greens, tolerated by the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS). This new government became known as the "Magdeburg model".