1995 Hessian state election

1995 Hesse state election

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All 110 seats of the Landtag of Hesse
56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout2,768,821 (66.3%)
Decrease 4.5%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Manfred Kanther Hans Eichel
Party CDU SPD
Last election 46 seats, 40.2% 46 seats, 40.8%
Seats won 45 44
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 2
Popular vote 1,084,146 1,051,452
Percentage 39.2% 38.0%
Swing Decrease 1.0% Decrease 2.8%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Iris Blaul
Rupert von Plottnitz
Ruth Wagner
Party Greens FDP
Last election 10 seats, 8.8% 8 seats, 7.4%
Seats won 13 8
Seat change Increase 3 Steady 0
Popular vote 309,897 206,173
Percentage 11.2% 7.4%
Swing Increase 2.4% Steady 0.0%

Results for the single-member constituencies.

Minister-President before election

Hans Eichel
SPD

Elected Minister-President

Hans Eichel
SPD

The 1995 Hessian state election was held on 19 February 1995 to elect the members of the 14th Landtag of Hesse. The outgoing government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Hans Eichel.

The opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) returned as the largest party despite small losses. The SPD lost two seats, but the governing coalition was overall returned with a slightly increased majority due to gains made by the Greens. Hans Eichel was re-elected as Minister-President at the start of April.