1994 Saxony-Anhalt state election
The 1994 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 26 June 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. The incumbent government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Christoph Bergner was defeated. The FDP suffered a 10-point swing and lost its seats in the Landtag, while the CDU narrowly remained the largest party with 34.4% of votes. After the election, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) formed a minority government with The Greens, tolerated by the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS). This new government became known as the "Magdeburg model".
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All 99 seats in the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt 50 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 1,134,430 (54.8%) 10.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the 1st Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt.
| Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 1990 result | |||
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| Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands |
Christian democracy | Christoph Bergner | 39.0% | 48 / 106 | |
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands |
Social democracy | Reinhard Höppner | 26.0% | 27 / 106 | |
| FDP | Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei |
Classical liberalism | Peter Kunert | 13.5% | 14 / 106 | |
| PDS | Party of Democratic Socialism Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus |
Democratic socialism | 12.0% | 12 / 106 | ||
| Grüne | Alliance 90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen |
Green politics | 5.3% | 5 / 106 | ||
Election result
Summary of the 26 June 1994 election results for the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 390,077 | 43.4 | 4.6 |
37 | 11 |
37.4 | |
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 386,020 | 34.0 |  8.0 |
36 | 9 |
36.4 | |
| Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | 225,243 | 19.9 | 7.9 |
21 | 9 |
21.2 | |
| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 57,739 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
5 | ±0 | 5.1 | |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 40,560 | 3.6 | 9.9 |
0 | 14 |
0 | |
| The Republicans (REP) | 15,478 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| Others | 19,313 | 1.7 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1,134,430 | 100.0 | 99 | 7 |
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| Voter turnout | 54.8 | 10.3 |
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