The 1994 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 26 June 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. The incumbent government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Christoph Bergner was defeated. The FDP suffered a 10-point swing and lost its seats in the Landtag, while the CDU narrowly remained the largest party with 34.4% of votes. After the election, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) formed a minority government with The Greens, tolerated by the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS). This new government became known as the "Magdeburg model".

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 1st Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1990 result
Votes (%) Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Christian democracy Christoph Bergner 39.0%
48 / 106
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy Reinhard Höppner 26.0%
27 / 106
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei
Classical liberalism Peter Kunert 13.5%
14 / 106
PDS Party of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus
Democratic socialism 12.0%
12 / 106
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Green politics 5.3%
5 / 106

Election result

Summary of the 26 June 1994 election results for the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 390,077 34.4 Decrease4.6 37 Decrease11 37.4
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 386,020 34.0 Increase8.0 36 Increase9 36.4
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 225,243 19.9 Increase7.9 21 Increase9 21.2
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 57,739 5.1 Decrease0.2 5 ±0 5.1
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 40,560 3.6 Decrease9.9 0 Decrease14 0
The Republicans (REP) 15,478 1.4 Increase0.8 0 ±0 0
Others 19,313 1.7 0 ±0 0
Total 1,134,430 100.0 99 Decrease7
Voter turnout 54.8 Decrease10.3
Popular Vote
CDU
34.39%
SPD
34.03%
PDS
19.86%
GRÜNE
5.09%
FDP
3.58%
Other
3.07%
Landtag seats
CDU
37.37%
SPD
36.36%
PDS
21.21%
GRÜNE
5.05%

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