1994 Saxony state election
11 September 1994
All 120 seats in the Landtag of Saxony
61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout2,063,872 (58.4%)
Decrease 14.4%
  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 Decrease 15 Decrease 10 Increase 4
Popular vote 1,199,883 342,706 339,619
Percentage 58.1% 16.6% 16.5%
Swing Increase 4.3% Decrease 2.5% Increase 6.3%
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 Increase4.3 77 Decrease15 64.2
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 341,706 16.6 Decrease3.5 22 Decrease10 18.3
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 339,619 16.5 Increase6.3 21 Increase4 17.5
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 85,485 4.1 Decrease1.5 0 Decrease10 0
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 36,075 1.7 Decrease3.6 0 Decrease9 0
The Republicans (REP) 26,177 1.3 Increase1.3 0 ±0 0
Others 33,837 1.6 0 ±0 0
Total 2,063,782 100.0 120 Decrease40
Voter turnout 58.4 Decrease14.4
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%

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