1994 Saarland state election

1994 Saarland state election

16 October 1994
All 51 seats of the Landtag of Saarland 26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	688,880 (83.5%) 0.3%
First party Second party   Leader Oskar Lafontaine Klaus Töpfer Party SPD CDU Last election 30 seats, 54.4% 18 seats, 33.4% Seats won 27 21 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 340,091 265,871 Percentage 49.4% 38.6% Swing 5.0% 5.2%   Third party Fourth party   Party Greens FDP Last election 0 seats, 2.6% 3 seats, 5.6% Seats won 3 0 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 38,087 14,206 Percentage 5.5% 2.1% Swing 2.9% 3.5%
Minister-President before election Oskar Lafontaine SPD Elected Minister-President Oskar Lafontaine SPD

The 1994 Saarland state election was held on 16 October 1994 to elect the members of the Landtag of Saarland. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Oskar Lafontaine was returned with a reduced majority and continued in office.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Saarland.

Name			Ideology	Leader(s)	1990 result
					Votes (%)	Seats
	SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands	Social democracy	Oskar Lafontaine	54.4%	30 / 51
	CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands	Christian democracy	Klaus Töpfer	33.4%	18 / 51
	FDP	Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei	Classical liberalism		5.6%	3 / 51

Election result

Summary of the 16 October 1994 election results for the Landtag of Saarland

Party		Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-	Seats %
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	340,091	49.4	5.0	27	3	52.9
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	265,871	38.6	5.3	21	3	41.2
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	38,087	5.5	2.9	3	3	5.9
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	14,206	2.1	3.5	0	3	0
	The Republicans (REP)	9,708	1.4	2.0	0	±0	0
	Others	20,917	3.0		0	±0	0
Total		688,880	100.0		51	±0
Voter turnout			83.5	0.3

Sources

• Landtagswahlen im Saarland seit 1945