The 1994 Brandenburg state election was held on 11 September 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd Landtag of Brandenburg. The incumbent government was a traffic light coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Free Democratic Party (FDP) and The Greens, led by Minister-President Manfred Stolpe. The SPD achieved a 16% swing in its favour and won an absolute majority with 54% of the vote, while both of its coalition partners lost their seats. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered a major swing against it, falling to 18.7%. The Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) also finished on 18.7%, just 72 votes behind the CDU. Minister-President Stolpe continued in office.

This election marked the first and last time that a party gained an absolute majority in Brandenburg. In addition, this was also the first and last time that a party won all single-member constituencies (44).

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 1st Landtag of Brandenburg.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1990 result
Votes (%) Seats
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy Manfred Stolpe 38.2%
36 / 88
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Christian democracy Peter Wagner 29.4%
27 / 88
PDS Party of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus
Democratic socialism 13.4%
13 / 88
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Green politics 9.2%[a]
6 / 88
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei
Classical liberalism 6.6%
6 / 88

Election result

Summary of the 11 September 1994 election results for the Landtag of Brandenburg
Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 580,422 54.1 Increase15.9 52 Increase16 59.1
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 200,700 18.7 Decrease10.7 18 Decrease9 20.5
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 200,628 18.7 Increase5.3 18 Increase5 20.5
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 31,033 2.9 Decrease6.3 0 Decrease6 0
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 23,541 2.2 Decrease4.4 0 Decrease6 0
Others 35,685 3.3 0 ±0 0
Total 1,072,009 100.0 88 ±0
Voter turnout 56.3 Decrease10.8
Popular Vote
SPD
54.14%
CDU
18.72%
PDS
18.72%
B'90/GRÜNE
2.89%
FDP
2.20%
Other
3.33%
Landtag seats
SPD
59.09%
CDU
20.45%
PDS
20.45%

Notes

  1. ^ Results for Alliance 90 (6.4%, 6 seats) and The Greens (2.8%, 0 seats).

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