The 1994 Brandenburg state election was held on 11 September 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd
Landtag of Brandenburg
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Its 88 members of parliament are usually elected every 5 years.
It is responsible for deciding on state laws, controlling the state government an ...
. The incumbent government was a
traffic light coalition
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of the
Social Democratic Party
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(SPD),
Free Democratic Party (FDP) and
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, led by
Minister-President
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Manfred Stolpe
Manfred Stolpe (16 May 1936 – 29 December 2019) was Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs of Germany from 2002 until 2005. Before, he was Ministerpräsident of the state Brandenburg from 1990 until 2002. Stolpe was, after ...
. The SPD achieved a 16% swing in its favour and won an absolute majority with 54% of the vote, while both of its coalition partners lost their seats. The
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered a major swing against it, falling to 18.7%. The
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) also finished on 18.7%, just 62 votes behind the CDU. Minister-President Stolpe continued in office.
This election marked the first and last time that a party gained an absolute majority in
Brandenburg
Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a states of Germany, state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an ar ...
. In addition, this was also the first and last time that a party won all single-member constituencies (44).
Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the 1st Landtag of Brandenburg.
Election result
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! Votes
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Social Democratic Party
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(SPD)
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, align= 54.1
, align= 15.9
, align= 52
, align= 16
, align= 59.1
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Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
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, align= 18.7
, align= 10.7
, align= 18
, align= 9
, align= 20.5
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, align=left ,
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)
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, align= 18.7
, align= 5.3
, align= 18
, align= 5
, align= 20.5
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, bgcolor=,
, align=left ,
Alliance 90/The Greens
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(Grüne)
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, align= 2.9
, align= 6.3
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Free Democratic Party (FDP)
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, align= 2.2
, align= 4.4
, align= 0
, align= 6
, align= 0
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, align=left , Others
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Notes
Sources
Amtliches Endergebnis der Landtagswahl in Brandenburg 1994
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Elections in Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a states of Germany, state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an ar ...
September 1994 events in Europe