1994 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election explained

Election Name:1994 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election
Country:Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1990 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election
Previous Year:1990
Next Election:1998 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election
Next Year:1998
Seats For Election:All 71 seats in the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Majority Seats:34
Election Date:16 October 1994
Turnout:977,867 (72.9%)
8.1%
Leader1:Berndt Seite
Party1:Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Last Election1:29 seats, 39.4%
Seats1:30
Seat Change1: 1
Popular Vote1:368,206
Percentage1:37.7%
Swing1: 1.7%
Leader2:Harald Ringstorff
Party2:Social Democratic Party of Germany
Last Election2:21 seats, 27.0%
Seats2:23
Seat Change2: 2
Popular Vote2:288,431
Percentage2:29.5%
Swing2: 2.5%
Party4:Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)
Last Election4:12 seats, 15.7%
Seats4:18
Seat Change4: 6
Popular Vote4:221,814
Percentage4:22.7%
Swing4: 7.0%
Party5:Free Democratic Party (Germany)
Last Election5:4 seats, 5.5%
Seats5:0
Seat Change5: 4
Popular Vote5:37,498
Percentage5:3.8%
Swing5: 1.7%
Map Size:350px
Minister-President
Before Election:Berndt Seite
Before Party:Christian Democratic Union of Germany
After Election:Berndt Seite
After Party:Christian Democratic Union of Germany

The 1994 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election was held on 16 October 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The incumbent government was a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Berndt Seite. While the CDU remained the largest party in the Landtag, the FDP suffered a 1.7-point swing and lost all its seats. The CDU subsequently formed a grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Seite continued in office.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 1st Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

NameIdeologyLeader(s)1990 result
Votes (%)Seats
bgcolor= CDUChristian Democratic Union of Germany
Christian democracyBerndt Seite39.4%
bgcolor= SPDSocial Democratic Party of Germany
Social democracyHarald Ringstorff27.0%
bgcolor= PDSParty of Democratic Socialism
Democratic socialism15.7%
bgcolor= FDPFree Democratic Party
Classical liberalism5.5%

Election result

|-! colspan="2" | Party! Votes! %! +/-! Seats ! +/-! Seats %|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU)| align=right| 368,206| align=right| 37.7| align=right| 1.7| align=right| 30| align=right| 1| align=right| 42.3|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD)| align=right| 288,431| align=right| 29.5| align=right| 2.5| align=right| 23| align=right| 2| align=right| 32.4|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)| align=right| 221,814| align=right| 22.7| align=right| 7.0| align=right| 18| align=right| 6| align=right| 25.4|-! colspan=8||-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP)| align=right| 37,498| align=right| 3.8| align=right| 1.7| align=right| 0| align=right| 4| align=right| 0|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)| align=right| 36,035| align=right| 3.7| align=right| 5.6| align=right| 0| align=right| ±0| align=right| 0|-| bgcolor=|| align=left | Others| align=right| 25,883| align=right| 2.6| align=right| | align=right| 0| align=right| ±0| align=right| 0|-! align=right colspan=2| Total! align=right| 977,867! align=right| 100.0! align=right| ! align=right| 71! align=right| ±0! align=right| |-! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout! align=right| ! align=right| 72.9! align=right| 8.1! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |}

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