1990 Saxony-Anhalt state election
{{Short description|State election in Saxony-Anhalt}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1990 Saxony-Anhalt state election
| country = Saxony-Anhalt
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1950 East German state elections
| previous_year = 1950 (GDR)
| next_election = 1994 Saxony-Anhalt state election
| next_year = 1994
| seats_for_election = All 106 seats in the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
| majority_seats = 54
| election_date = 14 October 1990
| turnout = 1,412,512 (65.1%)
| image1 = 150x150px
| leader1 = Gerd Gies
| party1 = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| seats1 = 48
| popular_vote1 = 550,815
| percentage1 = 39.0%
| image2 = 150x150px
| leader2 = Reinhard Höppner
| party2 = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| seats2 = 27
| popular_vote2 = 367,254
| percentage2 = 26.0%
| image3 = 110px
| leader3 = Gerd Brunner
| party3 = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
| seats3 = 14
| popular_vote3 = 190,800
| percentage3 = 13.5%
| image4 = 150x150px
| leader4 = Roland Claus
| party4 = Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)
| seats4 = 12
| popular_vote4 = 169,319
| percentage4 = 12.0%
| image5 =
| leader5 =
| party5 = Alliance 90/The Greens
| seats5 = 5
| popular_vote5 = 74,696
| percentage5 = 5.3%
| map_image = 1990 Saxony-Anhalt state election.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = Results for the single-member constituencies
| title = Minister-President
| after_election = Gerd Gies
| after_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
}}
The 1990 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 14 October 1990 to elect the members of the first Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. It was the first election held in Saxony-Anhalt since the reunification of Germany, which took place on 3 October. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Gerd Gies emerged as the largest party with 39.0%, followed by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) with 26.0%. The CDU formed a coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP), and Gies became Saxony-Anhalt's first post-reunification Minister-President.
Parties
The table below lists parties which won seats in the election.
class="wikitable"
! colspan=3| Name ! Ideology ! Leader(s) |
bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}} |
| align=center| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany |
bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}} |
| align=center| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}} |
| align=center| FDP | Free Democratic Party | Gerd Brunner |
bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}} |
| align=center| PDS | Party of Democratic Socialism |
bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}} |
| align=center| Grüne | The Greens | |
Election result
{{election table|title=Summary of the 14 October 1990 election results for the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt}}
|-
! colspan="2" | Party
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! Seats %
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|
| align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
| align=right| 550,815
| align=right| 39.0
| align=right| 48
| align=right| 45.3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|
| align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD)
| align=right| 367,254
| align=right| 26.0
| align=right| 27
| align=right| 25.5
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}|
| align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP)
| align=right| 190,800
| align=right| 13.5
| align=right| 14
| align=right| 13.2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}|
| align=left | Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)
| align=right| 169,319
| align=right| 12.0
| align=right| 12
| align=right| 11.3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}|
| align=left | The Greens (Grüne)
| align=right| 74,696
| align=right| 5.3
| align=right| 5
| align=right| 4.7
|-
! colspan=8|
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|German Social Union (East Germany)}}|
| align=left | German Social Union (DSU)
| align=right| 24,144
| align=right| 1.7
| align=right| 0
| align=right| 0
|-
| bgcolor=#3A60D7|
| align=left | Democratic Women's League (DFD)
| align=right| 15,628
| align=right| 1.1
| align=right| 0
| align=right| 0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Other}}|
| align=left | Others
| align=right| 19,856
| align=right| 1.4
| align=right| 0
| align=right| 0
|-
! align=right colspan=2| Total
! align=right| 1,412,512
! align=right| 100.0
! align=right| 106
! align=right|
|-
! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout
! align=right|
! align=right| 65.1
! align=right|
! align=right|
|}
{{bar box
| title=Popular Vote
| titlebar=#ddd
| width=600px
| barwidth=410px
| bars=
{{bar percent|CDU|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|39.00}}
{{bar percent|SPD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|26.00}}
{{bar percent|FDP|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}|13.51}}
{{bar percent|PDS|{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}|11.99}}
{{bar percent|GRÜNE|{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}|5.29}}
{{bar percent|DSU|{{party color|German Social Union (East Germany)}}|1.71}}
{{bar percent|DFD|#3A60D7|1.11}}
{{bar percent|Other|#777777|1.41}}
}}
{{bar box
| title=Landtag seats
| titlebar=#ddd
| width=600px
| barwidth=410px
| bars=
{{bar percent|CDU|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|45.28}}
{{bar percent|SPD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|25.47}}
{{bar percent|FDP|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}|13.21}}
{{bar percent|PDS|{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}|11.32}}
{{bar percent|GRÜNE|{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}|4.72}}
}}
Sources
- [www.stala.sachsen-anhalt.de/wahlen/lt90/index.html Landtagswahl 1990]
{{Saxony-Anhalt state elections}}