1991 Hamburg state election explained

Election Name:1991 Hamburg state election
Country:Hamburg
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1987 Hamburg state election
Previous Year:1987
Next Election:1993 Hamburg state election
Next Year:1993
Seats For Election:All 121 seats in the Hamburg Parliament
Majority Seats:61
Election Date:2 June 1991
Turnout:819,773 (66.1%)
13.4%
Leader1:Henning Voscherau
Party1:Social Democratic Party of Germany
Last Election1:55 seats, 45.0%
Seats1:61
Seat Change1: 6
Popular Vote1:393,414
Percentage1:48.0%
Swing1: 3.0%
Leader2:Hartmut Perschau
Party2:Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Last Election2:49 seats, 40.5%
Seats2:44
Seat Change2: 5
Popular Vote2:287,467
Percentage2:35.1%
Swing2: 5.4%
Party4:Alliance 90/The Greens
Last Election4:9 seats, 7.2%
Seats4:9
Seat Change4: 1
Popular Vote4:59,262
Percentage4:7.2%
Swing4: 0.2%
Party5:Free Democratic Party (Germany)
Last Election5:8 seats, 6.5%
Seats5:7
Seat Change5: 1
Popular Vote5:44,460
Percentage5:5.4%
Swing5: 1.1%
Mayor
Before Election:Henning Voscherau
Before Party:Social Democratic Party of Germany
After Election:Henning Voscherau
After Party:Social Democratic Party of Germany

The 1991 Hamburg state election was held on 2 June 1991 to elect the members of the 14th Hamburg Parliament. The incumbent government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by First Mayor Henning Voscherau. As the SPD won an absolute majority of seats, it formed government alone, and Voscherau continued in office.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 13th Hamburg Parliament.

NameIdeologyLeader(s)1987 result
Votes (%)Seats
bgcolor= SPDSocial Democratic Party of Germany
Social democracyHenning Voscherau45.0%
bgcolor= CDUChristian Democratic Union of Germany
Christian democracyHartmut Perschau40.5%
bgcolor= GALGreen Alternative List
Green politics7.0%
bgcolor= FDPFree Democratic Party
Classical liberalism6.5%

Election result

|-! colspan="2" | Party! Votes! %! +/-! Seats ! +/-! Seats %|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD)| align=right| 393,414| align=right| 48.0| align=right| 3.0| align=right| 61| align=right| 6| align=right| 50.4|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU)| align=right| 287,467| align=right| 35.1| align=right| 5.4| align=right| 44| align=right| 5| align=right| 36.4|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Green Alternative List (GAL)| align=right| 59,262| align=right| 7.2| align=right| 0.2| align=right| 9| align=right| 1| align=right| 7.4|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP)| align=right| 44,460| align=right| 5.4| align=right| 1.1| align=right| 7| align=right| 1| align=right| 5.8|-! colspan=8||-| bgcolor=| | align=left | The Republicans (REP)| align=right| 9,959| align=right| 1.2| align=right| 1.2| align=right| 0| align=right| ±0| align=right| 0|-| bgcolor=grey|| align=left | The Grays – Gray Panthers (GRAUE)| align=right| 7,219| align=right| 0.9| align=right| New| align=right| 0| align=right| New| align=right| 0|-| bgcolor=|| align=left | Others| align=right| 17,992| align=right| 2.2| align=right| | align=right| 0| align=right| ±0| align=right| 0|-! align=right colspan=2| Total! align=right| 819,773! align=right| 100.0! align=right| ! align=right| 121! align=right| 1! align=right| |-! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout! align=right| ! align=right| 66.1! align=right| 13.4! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |}

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