1992 Baden-Württemberg state election explained

Election Name:1992 Baden-Württemberg state election
Country:Baden-Württemberg
Type:parliamentary
Turnout:4,949,199 (70.1%)
1.7%
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1988 Baden-Württemberg state election
Previous Year:1988
Next Election:1996 Baden-Württemberg state election
Next Year:1996
Seats For Election:All 146 seats in the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg
Majority Seats:74
Election Date:5 April 1992
Leader1:Erwin Teufel
Party1:Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Last Election1:66 seats, 49.0%
Seats1:64
Popular Vote1:1,960,016
Seat Change1: 2
Percentage1:39.6%
Swing1: 9.4%
Leader2:Dieter Spöri
Party2:Social Democratic Party of Germany
Seats2:46
Popular Vote2:1,454,477
Seat Change2: 4
Percentage2:29.4%
Swing2: 2.6%
Leader3:Rolf Schlierer
Party3:The Republicans (Germany)
Seats3:15
Popular Vote3:539,014
Seat Change3: 15
Percentage3:10.9%
Swing3: 9.9%
Party4:Alliance 90/The Greens
Last Election4:10 seats, 7.9%
Seats4:13
Popular Vote4:467,781
Seat Change4: 3
Percentage4:9.5%
Swing4: 1.6%
Party5:Free Democratic Party (Germany)
Last Election5:7 seats, 5.9%
Seats5:8
Popular Vote5:291,199
Seat Change5: 1
Percentage5:5.9%
Swing5: 0.0%
Map Size:300px
Minister-President
Before Election:Erwin Teufel
Before Party:Christian Democratic Union of Germany
After Election:Erwin Teufel
After Party:Christian Democratic Union of Germany

The 1992 Baden-Württemberg state election was held on 5 April 1992 to elect the members of the 10th Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government under Minister-President Erwin Teufel lost its majority. The CDU suffered a 9.4% swing, mostly to the national conservative Republicans, who achieved their best result in a state election, placing third with 10.9%. After the election, the CDU formed a grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Teufel was re-elected as Minister-President.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Baden-Württemberg.

NameIdeologyLeader(s)1988 result
Votes (%)Seats
bgcolor= CDUChristian Democratic Union of Germany
Christian democracyErwin Teufel49.0%
bgcolor= SPDSocial Democratic Party of Germany
Social democracyDieter Spöri32.0%
bgcolor= GrüneThe Greens
Green politics7.9%
bgcolor= FDPFree Democratic Party
Classical liberalism5.9%

Results

|-! colspan="2" | Party! Votes! %! +/-! Seats ! +/-! Seats %|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU)| align=right| 1,960,016| align=right| 39.6| align=right| 9.4| align=right| 64| align=right| 2| align=right| 43.8|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD)| align=right| 1,454,477| align=right| 29.4| align=right| 2.6| align=right| 46| align=right| 4| align=right| 31.5|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | The Republicans (REP)| align=right| 539,014| align=right| 10.9| align=right| 9.9| align=right| 15| align=right| 15| align=right| 10.3|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | The Greens (Grüne)| align=right| 467,781| align=right| 9.5| align=right| 1.6| align=right| 13| align=right| 3| align=right| 8.9|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP)| align=right| 291,199| align=right| 5.9| align=right| 0.0| align=right| 8| align=right| 1| align=right| 5.5|-! colspan=8||-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP)| align=right| 93,604| align=right| 1.9| align=right| 0.5| align=right| 0| align=right| ±0| align=right| 0|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | National Democratic Party (NPD)| align=right| 44,416| align=right| 0.9| align=right| 1.2| align=right| 0| align=right| ±0| align=right| 0|-| bgcolor=|| align=left | Others| align=right| 64,247| align=right| 2.0| align=right| | align=right| 0| align=right| ±0| align=right| 0|-! align=right colspan=2| Total! align=right| 4,949,199! align=right| 100.0! align=right| ! align=right| 146! align=right| 21! align=right| |-! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout! align=right| ! align=right| 70.1! align=right| 1.7! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |}

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