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1994 Bavarian state election

{{Short description|State election in Bavaria, Germany}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1994 Bavarian state election

| country = Bavaria

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1990 Bavarian state election

| previous_year = 1990

| next_election = 1998 Bavarian state election

| next_year = 1998

| seats_for_election = All 204 seats in the Landtag of Bavaria

| majority_seats = 103

| election_date = 25 September 1994

| turnout = 11,669,881 (67.8%)
{{increase}} 1.9%

| image1 = 150x150px

| leader1 = Edmund Stoiber

| party1 = Christian Social Union in Bavaria

| last_election1 = 127 seats, 54.9%

| seats1 = 120

| popular_vote1 = 6,163,888

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 7

| percentage1 = 52.8%

| swing1 = {{decrease}} 2.1%

| image2 = 100x150px

| leader2 = Renate Schmidt

| party2 = Social Democratic Party of Germany

| last_election2 = 58 seats, 26.0%

| seats2 = 70

| popular_vote2 = 3,506,620

| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 12

| percentage2 = 30.0%

| swing2 = {{increase}} 4.0%

| image3 =

| leader3 =

| party3 = Alliance 90/The Greens

| last_election3 = {{nowrap|12 seats, 6.4%}}

| seats3 = 14

| popular_vote3 = 713,732

| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 2

| percentage3 = 6.1%

| swing3 = {{decrease}} 0.3%

| map_image = 1994 Bavarian state election.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Results for the single-member constituencies.

| title = Minister-President

| before_election = Edmund Stoiber

| before_party = Christian Social Union of Bavaria

| after_election = Edmund Stoiber

| after_party = Christian Social Union of Bavaria

}}

The 1994 Bavarian state election was held on 25 September 1994 to elect the members of the 13th Landtag of Bavaria. The Christian Social Union (CSU) led by Minister-President Edmund Stoiber retained its majority with minor losses. The largest change in the election was the collapse of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), which lost all its seats.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 12th Landtag of Bavaria.

class="wikitable"

! rowspan=2 colspan=3| Name

! rowspan=2| Ideology

! rowspan=2| Leader(s)

! colspan=2| 1990 result

Votes (%)

! Seats

bgcolor={{party color|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}} |

| align=center| CSU

| Christian Social Union in Bavaria
{{small|Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern}}

| Christian democracy

| Edmund Stoiber

| align=center| 54.9%

| {{Composition bar|127|204|{{party color|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}}}}

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

| align=center| SPD

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

| Social democracy

| Renate Schmidt

| align=center| 26.0%

| {{Composition bar|58|204|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}}}

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

| align=center| Grüne

| Alliance 90/The Greens
{{small|Bündnis 90/Die Grünen}}

| Green politics

|

| align=center| 6.4%

| {{Composition bar|12|204|{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}}}

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

| align=center| FDP

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

| Classical liberalism

|

| align=center| 5.2%

| {{Composition bar|7|204|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}}}

Opinion polling

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:14px;"
style="height:40px;"

! style="width:160px;" rowspan="2"| Polling firm

! style="width:140px;" rowspan="2"| Fieldwork date

! style="width:35px;" rowspan="2"| Sample
size

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| CSU

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| SPD

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| Grüne

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| FDP

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| REP

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;" rowspan="2"| Others

! style="width:30px;" rowspan="2"| Lead

style="background:{{party color|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|The Republicans (Germany)}};"|

style="background:#E9E9E9;"

| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/bayern.htm 1994 state election]

| data-sort-value="1994-09-25"| 25 Sep 1994

| –

| {{Party shading/CSU}}| 52.8

| 30.0

| 6.1

| 2.8

| 3.9

| 4.3

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 22.8

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/bayern.htm Basisresearch]

| data-sort-value="1993-08-19"| Jul 1993

| 1,002

| {{Party shading/CSU}}| 52

| 28

| 6

| 4

| –

| ?

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 24

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/bayern.htm Infratest]

| data-sort-value="1993-02-22"| Feb 1993

| 1,002

| {{Party shading/CSU}}| 39

| 29

| 9

| 6

| 11

| 6

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 10

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/bayern.htm Forsa]

| data-sort-value="1992-12-31"| 4–10 Dec 1992

| 1,034

| {{Party shading/CSU}}| 45

| 28

| 8

| ?

| 12

| ?

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 17

style="background:#E9E9E9;"

| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/bayern.htm 1990 state election]

| data-sort-value="1990-10-14"| 14 Oct 1990

| –

| {{Party shading/CSU}}| 54.9

| 26.0

| 6.4

| 5.2

| 4.9

| 2.7

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 28.9

Election result

{{Election table|title=Summary of the 25 September 1994 election results for the Landtag of Bavaria}}

|-

! colspan="2" | Party

! Votes

! %

! +/-

! Seats

! +/-

! Seats %

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}}|

| align=left | Christian Social Union (CSU)

| align=right| 6,163,888

| align=right| 52.8

| align=right| {{decrease}}2.1

| align=right| 120

| align=right| {{decrease}}7

| align=right| 58.8

|-

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

| align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD)

| align=right| 3,506,620

| align=right| 30.0

| align=right| {{increase}}4.0

| align=right| 70

| align=right| {{increase}}12

| align=right| 34.3

|-

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

| align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)

| align=right| 713,732

| align=right| 6.1

| align=right| {{decrease}}0.3

| align=right| 14

| align=right| {{increase}}2

| align=right| 6.9

|-

! colspan=8|

|-

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

| align=left | The Republicans (REP)

| align=right| 454,170

| align=right| 3.9

| align=right| {{decrease}}1.0

| align=right| 0

| align=right| ±0

| align=right| 0

|-

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

| align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP)

| align=right| 327,305

| align=right| 2.8

| align=right| {{decrease}}2.4

| align=right| 0

| align=right| {{decrease}}7

| align=right| 0

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Ecological Democratic Party}}|

| align=left | Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP)

| align=right| 248,983

| align=right| 2.1

| align=right| {{increase}}0.4

| align=right| 0

| align=right| ±0

| align=right| 0

|-

| bgcolor={{Party color|Bavaria Party}}|

| align=left | Bavaria Party (BP)

| align=right| 119,872

| align=right| 1.0

| align=right| {{increase}}0.2

| align=right| 0

| align=right| ±0

| align=right| 0

|-

|

| align=left | Others

| align=right| 135,311

| align=right| 1.2

| align=right|

| align=right| 0

| align=right| ±0

| align=right| 0

|-

! align=right colspan=2| Total

! align=right| 11,669,881

! align=right| 100.0

! align=right|

! align=right| 204

! align=right| ±0

! align=right|

|-

! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout

! align=right|

! align=right| 67.8

! align=right| {{increase}}1.9

! align=right|

! align=right|

! align=right|

|}

{{Bar box

| title=Popular vote

| titlebar=#dddddd

| width=600px

| barwidth=410px

| bars=

{{bar percent|CSU|{{party color|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}}|52.82}}

{{bar percent|SPD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|30.05}}

{{bar percent|B'90/GRÜNE|{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}|6.12}}

{{bar percent|REP|{{party color|The Republicans (Germany)}}|3.89}}

{{bar percent|FDP|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}|2.80}}

{{bar percent|Other|{{Party color|Other}}|4.32}}

}}

{{Bar box

| title=Landtag seats

| titlebar=#dddddd

| width=600px

| barwidth=410px

| bars=

{{bar percent|CSU|{{party color|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}}|58.82}}

{{bar percent|SPD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|34.31}}

{{bar percent|B'90/GRÜNE|{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}|6.86}}

}}

Sources

  • [https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/ Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik]

{{Bavaria state elections}}

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