1994 Thuringian state election

The 1994 Thuringian state election was held on 16 October 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd Landtag of Thuringia. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Bernhard Vogel was defeated. The CDU suffered only minor losses, but the FDP lost its representation the Landtag. After the election, the CDU formed a grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Vogel continued in office.

1994 Thuringia state election

← 1990 16 October 1994 1999 →
All 88 seats of the Landtag of Thuringia 45 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	1,421,748 (74.8%) 3.1 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Bernhard Vogel Gerd Schuchardt Gabi Zimmer Party CDU SPD PDS Last election 44 seats, 45.4% 21 seats, 22.8% 9 seats, 9.7% Seats won 42 29 17 Seat change 2 8 8 Popular vote 605,608 420,235 235,556 Percentage 42.6% 29.6% 16.6% Swing 2.8 pp 6.8 pp 6.9 pp   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Greens FDP Last election 6 seats, 6.5% 9 seats, 9.3% Seats won 0 0 Seat change 6 9 Popular vote 64,041 45,651 Percentage 4.5% 3.2% Swing 2.0 pp 6.1 pp
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election Bernhard Vogel CDU Elected Minister-President Bernhard Vogel CDU

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 1st Landtag of Thuringia.

Name			Ideology	Leader(s)	1990 result
					Votes (%)	Seats
	CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands	Christian democracy	Bernhard Vogel	45.4%	44 / 89
	SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands	Social democracy	Gerd Schuchardt	22.8%	21 / 89
	PDS	Party of Democratic Socialism Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus	Democratic socialism	Gabi Zimmer	9.7%	9 / 89
	FDP	Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei	Classical liberalism		9.3%	9 / 89
	Grüne	Alliance 90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen	Green politics		6.5%	6 / 89

Election result

Landtag composition

Summary of the 16 October 1994 election results for the Landtag of Thuringia

Party		Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-	Seats %
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	605,608	42.6	2.8	42	2	47.7
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	420,236	29.6	6.8	29	8	33.0
	Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)	235,556	16.6	6.9	17	8	19.3
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	64,041	4.5	2.0	0	6	0
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	45,651	3.2	6.1	0	9	0
	The Republicans (REP)	18,298	1.3	0.5	0	±0	0
	New Forum (FORUM)	15,060	1.1	1.1	0	±0	0
	Others	17,298	1.2		0	±0	0
Total		1,421,748	100.0		88	1
Voter turnout			74.8	3.1

Popular Vote

CDU			42.60%
SPD			29.56%
PDS			16.57%
B'90/GRÜNE			4.50%
FDP			3.21%
Other			3.56%

Landtag seats

CDU			47.73%
SPD			32.95%
PDS			19.32%

Sources

• Landtagswahl 1994 in Thüringen - endgültiges Ergebnis