The 1991 Bremen state election was held on 29 September 1991 to elect the members of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen, as well as the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Mayor Klaus Wedemeier lost its majority, suffering an 11.7-point swing against it. The SPD subsequently formed a traffic light coalition with The Greens and the Free Democratic Party (FDP), and Wedemeier was re-elected as Mayor.
Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Bürgerschaft of Bremen.
| Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 1987 result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands |
Social democracy | Klaus Wedemeier | 50.5% | 54 / 100
| |
| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands |
Christian democracy | 23.4% | 25 / 100
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| Grüne | The Greens Die Grünen |
Green politics | 10.2% | 10 / 100
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| FDP | Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei |
Classical liberalism | 10.0% | 10 / 100
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| DVU | German People's Union Deutsche Volksunion |
German nationalism | 3.4% | 1 / 100
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Election result
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 143,576 | 38.79 | -11.7 | 41 | -13 | |
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 113,512 | 30.67 | +7.3 | 32 | +7 | |
| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 42,096 | 11.37 | +1.2 | 11 | +1 | |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 35,087 | 9.48 | -0.5 | 10 | ±0 | |
| German People's Union (DVU) | 22,878 | 6.18 | +2.8 | 6 | +5 | |
| The Grays – Gray Panthers (Graue) | 6,157 | 1.66 | New | 0 | New | |
| The Republicans (REP) | 5,694 | 1.54 | +0.3 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Others | 1,148 | 0.31 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Total | 370,148 | 100.00 | – | 100 | – | |
