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1995 Hessian state election

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1995 Hesse state election

← 1991 19 February 1995 1999 →

All 110 seats of the Landtag of Hesse
56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout2,768,821 (66.3%)
Decrease 4.5%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Manfred Kanther Hans Eichel
Party CDU SPD
Last election 46 seats, 40.2% 46 seats, 40.8%
Seats won 45 44
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 2
Popular vote 1,084,146 1,051,452
Percentage 39.2% 38.0%
Swing Decrease 1.0% Decrease 2.8%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Iris Blaul
Rupert von Plottnitz
Ruth Wagner
Party Greens FDP
Last election 10 seats, 8.8% 8 seats, 7.4%
Seats won 13 8
Seat change Increase 3 Steady 0
Popular vote 309,897 206,173
Percentage 11.2% 7.4%
Swing Increase 2.4% Steady 0.0%

Results for the single-member constituencies.

Minister-President before election

Hans Eichel
SPD

Elected Minister-President

Hans Eichel
SPD

The 1995 Hessian state election was held on 19 February 1995 to elect the members of the 14th Landtag of Hesse. The outgoing government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Hans Eichel.

The opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) returned as the largest party despite small losses. The SPD lost two seats, but the governing coalition was overall returned with a slightly increased majority due to gains made by the Greens. Hans Eichel was re-elected as Minister-President at the start of April.

Parties

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

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1991 result
Votes (%) Seats
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy Hans Eichel 40.8%
46 / 110
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Christian democracy Manfred Kanther 40.2%
46 / 110
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Green politics Iris Blaul
Rupert von Plottnitz
8.8%
10 / 110
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei
Classical liberalism Ruth Wagner 7.4%
8 / 110

Election result

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Party Constituency Party list Total
seats
+/-
Votes % Seats Votes % +/- Seats
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 1,154,821 41.88 30 1,084,146 39.16 Decrease 1.05 15 45 Decrease 1
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 1,121,943 40.69 25 1,051,452 37.97 Decrease 2.86 19 44 Decrease 2
Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE) 264,117 9.58 0 309,897 11.19 Increase 2.38 13 13 Increase 3
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 129,745 4.71 0 206,173 7.45 Increase 0.05 8 8 Steady 0
The Republicans (REP) 47,254 1.71 0 54,775 1.98 Increase 0.32 0 0 Steady 0
The Grays – Gray Panthers (GRAUEN) 4,705 0.17 0 10,788 0.39 Decrease 0.17 0 0 Steady 0
League of Free Citizens (BFB) 4,350 0.15 0 8,570 0.31 New 0 0 New
National Democratic Party (NPD) 9,543 0.35 0 7,795 0.28 New 0 0 New
Party of Bible-abiding Christians (PBC) 4,397 0.16 0 6,780 0.24 Increase 0.01 0 0 Steady 0
Motorists' and Citizens' Interest Party (APD) 932 0.03 0 6,666 0.24 New 0 0 New
Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) 3,521 0.13 0 5,248 0.19 Decrease 0.11 0 0 Steady 0
Statt Party (STATT) 5,015 0.18 0 5,227 0.19 New 0 0 New
Natural Law Party (Naturgesetz) 3,909 0.14 0 4,522 0.16 New 0 0 New
German Communist Party (DKP) 1,261 0.05 0 3,291 0.12 New 0 0 New
For Non, First, and Protest Voters (fNEP) 369 0.01 0 2,199 0.08 New 0 0 New
German Homeland Party (DHP) 306 0.01 0 808 0.03 New 0 0 New
Civil Rights Movement Soliarity (BüSo) 557 0.02 0 484 0.02 New 0 0 New
Christian Centre (CM) 119 0.00 0 0 New
Party of Willing Workers and Disadvantaged (PASS) 39 0.00 0 0 New
Independents 401 0.01 0 0 Steady 0
Total 2,757,304 100.00 55 2,768,821 100.00 55 110 Steady 0
Invalid 75,725 2.67 64,208 2.27
Turnout 2,833,029 66.27 2,833,029 66.27 Decrease 4.53
Registered voters 4,275,027 4,275,027

Sources

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