The 1996 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 24 March 1996 to elect the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Heide Simonis lost its majority. The SPD subsequently formed a coalition with The Greens, and Simonis continued in office.
Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein.
| Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 1992 result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands |
Social democracy | Heide Simonis | 46.2% | 45 / 89
| |
| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands |
Christian democracy | Ottfried Hennig | 33.8% | 32 / 89
| |
| DVU | German People's Union Deutsche Volksunion |
German nationalism | 6.3% | 6 / 89
| ||
| FDP | Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei |
Classical liberalism | 5.6% | 5 / 89
| ||
| SSW | South Schleswig Voters' Association Südschleswigscher Wählerverband |
Danish and Frisian minority interests | 1.9% | 1 / 89
| ||
Election result
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| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 597,751 | 39.8 |  6.4
|
33 | 12
|
44.0 | |
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 559,107 | 37.2 |  3.4
|
30 | 2
|
40.0 | |
| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 121,939 | 8.1 | 3.1
|
6 | 6
|
8.0 | |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 86,227 | 5.7 | 0.1
|
4 | 1
|
5.3 | |
| South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW) | 38,285 | 2.5 | 0.6
|
2 | 1
|
2.7 | |
| German People's Union (DVU) | 64,335 | 4.3 | 2.0
|
0 | 6
|
0 | |
| Voters' Community of Schleswig-Holstein (WSH) | 28,206 | 1.9 | 1.9
|
0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| Others | 6,238 | 0.4 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1,502,088 | 100.0 | 75 | 14
|
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| Voter turnout | 71.8 | 0.1
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Sources
| State elections | |
|---|---|
| Lübeck | |
| Local elections | |
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