1994 Saxony state election

1994 Saxony state election

11 September 1994
All 120 seats in the Landtag of Saxony 61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	2,063,872 (58.4%) 14.4 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Kurt Biedenkopf Party CDU SPD PDS Last election 92 seats, 53.8% 32 seats, 19.1% 17 seats, 10.2% Seats won 77 22 21 Seat change 15 10 4 Popular vote 1,199,883 342,706 339,619 Percentage 58.1% 16.6% 16.5% Swing 4.3 pp 2.5 pp 6.3 pp
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election Kurt Biedenkopf CDU Elected Minister-President Kurt Biedenkopf CDU

The 1994 Saxony state election was held on 11 September 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd Landtag of Saxony. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Kurt Biedenkopf retained its majority and continued in office.

Parties

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

Name			Ideology	Leader(s)	1990 result
					Votes (%)	Seats
	CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands	Christian democracy	Kurt Biedenkopf	53.8%	92 / 160
	SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands	Social democracy		19.1%	32 / 160
	PDS	Party of Democratic Socialism Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus	Democratic socialism		10.2%	17 / 160
	Grüne	Alliance 90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen	Green politics		5.6%	10 / 160
	FDP	Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei	Classical liberalism		5.3%	9 / 160

Election result

Summary of the 11 September 1994 election results for the Landtag of Saxony

Party		Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-	Seats %
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	1,199,883	58.1	4.3	77	15	64.2
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	341,706	16.6	3.5	22	10	18.3
	Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)	339,619	16.5	6.3	21	4	17.5
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	85,485	4.1	1.5	0	10	0
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	36,075	1.7	3.6	0	9	0
	The Republicans (REP)	26,177	1.3	1.3	0	±0	0
	Others	33,837	1.6		0	±0	0
Total		2,063,782	100.0		120	40
Voter turnout			58.4	14.4

Popular Vote CDU   58.14% PDS   16.61% SPD   16.46% B'90/GRÜNE   4.14% FDP   1.75% Other   2.91%

Landtag seats CDU   64.17% PDS   18.33% SPD   17.50%

Sources

• Statisches Landesamt Sachsen