1994 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election

1994 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election

16 October 1994
All 71 seats in the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	977,867 (72.9%) 8.1%
First party Second party   Leader Berndt Seite Harald Ringstorff Party CDU SPD Last election 29 seats, 39.4%[a] 21 seats, 27.0% Seats won 30 23 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 368,206 288,431 Percentage 37.7% 29.5% Swing 1.7% 2.5%   Third party Fourth party   Party PDS FDP Last election 12 seats, 15.7% 4 seats, 5.5% Seats won 18 0 Seat change 6 4 Popular vote 221,814 37,498 Percentage 22.7% 3.8% Swing 7.0% 1.7%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election Berndt Seite CDU Elected Minister-President Berndt Seite CDU

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.

Name			Ideology	Leader(s)	1990 result
					Votes (%)	Seats
	CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands	Christian democracy	Berndt Seite	39.4%[b]	29 / 66
	SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands	Social democracy	Harald Ringstorff	27.0%	21 / 66
	PDS	Party of Democratic Socialism Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus	Democratic socialism		15.7%	12 / 66
	FDP	Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei	Classical liberalism		5.5%	4 / 66

Election result

Summary of the 16 October 1994 election results for the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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

Popular Vote CDU   37.65% SPD   29.50% PDS   22.68% FDP   3.83% B'90/GRÜNE   3.69% Other   2.65%

Bürgerschaft seats CDU   42.25% SPD   32.39% PDS   25.35%

Notes

1. Results for the CDU (38.3%) and CSU (1.1%).
2. Results for the CDU (38.3%) and CSU (1.1%).
3. Compared to results for the CDU (38.3%) and CSU (1.1%).
4. Compared to results for the CDU (30 seats) and CSU (0 seats).
5. Compared to results for The Greens (4.2%), New Forum (2.9%), and Alliance 90 (2.2%).

Sources

• Landtagswahlen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern