The 1994 Saarland state election was held on 16 October 1994 to elect the members of the Landtag of Saarland. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Oskar Lafontaine was returned with a reduced majority and continued in office.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Saarland.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1990 result
Votes (%) Seats
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands 		Social democracy Oskar Lafontaine 54.4%
30 / 51
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands 		Christian democracy Klaus Töpfer 33.4%
18 / 51
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei 		Classical liberalism 5.6%
3 / 51

Election result

Summary of the 16 October 1994 election results for the Landtag of Saarland
Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 340,091 49.4 Decrease5.0 27 Decrease3 52.9
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 265,871 38.6 Increase5.3 21 Increase3 41.2
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 38,087 5.5 Increase2.9 3 Increase3 5.9
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 14,206 2.1 Decrease3.5 0 Decrease3 0
The Republicans (REP) 9,708 1.4 Decrease2.0 0 ±0 0
Others 20,917 3.0 0 ±0 0
Total 688,880 100.0 51 ±0
Voter turnout 83.5 Increase0.3

Sources

Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Saarland_state_election
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