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
{{small|Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands}}

| Christian democracy

| Gerd Gies

bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}} |

| align=center| SPD

| Social Democratic Party of Germany
{{small|Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands}}

| Social democracy

| Reinhard Höppner

bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}} |

| align=center| FDP

| Free Democratic Party
{{small|Freie Demokratische Partei}}

| Classical liberalism

| Gerd Brunner

bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}} |

| align=center| PDS

| Party of Democratic Socialism
{{small|Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus}}

| Democratic socialism

| Roland Claus

bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}} |

| align=center| Grüne

| The Greens
{{small|Die Grünen}}

| Green politics

|

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}}

1990

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Category:October 1990 in Germany