1994 Brandenburg state election|
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Turnout | 1,072,009 (56.3%) 10.8% |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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CDU
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Leader
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Manfred Stolpe
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Peter Wagner
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Helmuth Markov
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Party
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SPD
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CDU
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PDS
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Last election
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36 seats, 38.2%
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27 seats, 29.4%
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13 seats, 13.4%
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Seats won
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52
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18
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18
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Seat change
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16
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9
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5
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Popular vote
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580,422
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200,700
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200,628
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Percentage
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54.1%
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18.7%
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18.7%
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Swing
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15.9%
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10.7%
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5.3%
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Gr
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FDP
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Leader
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Sylvia Voß
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Detlev Paepke
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Party
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Greens
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FDP
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Last election
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6 seats, 6.4%
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6 seats, 6.6%
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Seats won
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0
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0
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Seat change
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6
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6
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Popular vote
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31,033
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23,541
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Percentage
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2,9 %
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2,2 %
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Swing
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6,3%
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4.4%
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Results for the single-member constituencies |
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The 1994 Brandenburg state election was held on 11 September 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd Landtag of Brandenburg. The incumbent government was a traffic light coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Free Democratic Party (FDP) and The Greens, led by Minister-President Manfred Stolpe. 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. 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
Popular Vote |
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SPD |
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54.14% |
CDU |
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18.72% |
PDS |
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18.72% |
B'90/GRÜNE |
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2.89% |
FDP |
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2.20% |
Other |
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3.33% |
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Landtag seats |
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SPD |
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59.09% |
CDU |
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20.45% |
PDS |
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20.45% |
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Notes
- ^ Results for Alliance 90 (6.4%, 6 seats) and The Greens (2.8%, 0 seats).
Sources