The 1994 Lower Saxony state election was held on 13 March 1994 to elect the members of the 13th Landtag of Lower Saxony. The incumbent government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Gerhard Schröder. As the SPD won an absolute majority of seats in the election, it formed government alone, and Schröder continued in office.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 12th Landtag of Lower Saxony.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1990 result
Votes (%) Seats
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy Gerhard Schröder 44.2%
71 / 155
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Christian democracy Christian Wulff 42.0%
67 / 155
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei
Classical liberalism 6.0%
9 / 155
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Green politics 5.5%
8 / 155

Election result

Summary of the 13 March 1994 election results for the Landtag of Lower Saxony
Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 1,880,623 44.3 Increase0.1 81 Increase10 50.3
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 1,547,510 36.2 Decrease5.6 67 ±0 41.6
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 314,344 7.4 Increase1.9 13 Increase5 8.1
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 188,691 4.4 Decrease1.6 0 Decrease9 0
The Republicans (REP) 159,026 3.7 Increase2.2 0 ±0 0
Statt Party (STATT) 55,605 1.3 Increase1.3 0 ±0 0
Others 103,122 2.4 0 ±0 0
Total 4,249,021 100.0 161 Increase6
Voter turnout 73.8 Decrease0.8
Popular Vote
SPD
44.26%
CDU
36.42%
B'90/GRÜNE
7.40%
FDP
4.44%
REP
3.74%
Other
3.74%
Landtag seats
SPD
50.31%
CDU
41.61%
B'90/GRÜNE
8.07%

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