1994 Lower Saxony state election
{{more footnotes|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1994 Lower Saxony state election
| country = Lower Saxony
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1990 Lower Saxony state election
| previous_year = 1990
| next_election = 1998 Lower Saxony state election
| next_year = 1998
| seats_for_election = All 161 seats in the Landtag of Lower Saxony
| majority_seats = 81
| election_date = 13 March 1994
| turnout = 4,249,021 (73.8%)
{{decrease}} 0.8%
| image1 = 120px
| leader1 = Gerhard Schröder
| party1 = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| last_election1 = 71 seats, 44.2%
| seats1 = 81
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 10
| popular_vote1 = 1,880,623
| percentage1 = 44.3%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 0.1%
| image2 = 110px
| leader2 = Christian Wulff
| party2 = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| last_election2 = 67 seats, 42.0%
| seats2 = 67
| seat_change2 = {{steady}} 0
| popular_vote2 = 1,547,610
| percentage2 = 36.4%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 5.6%
| image4 =
| leader4 =
| party4 = Alliance 90/The Greens
| last_election4 = 8 seats, 5.5%
| seats4 = 13
| seat_change4 = {{increase}} 5
| popular_vote4 = 314,344
| percentage4 = 7.4%
| swing4 = {{increase}} 1.9%
| image5 =
| leader5 =
| party5 = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
| last_election5 = 9 seats, 6.0%
| seats5 = 0
| seat_change5 = {{decrease}} 9
| popular_vote5 = 188,691
| percentage5 = 4.4%
| swing5 = {{decrease}} 1.6%
| map_image = 1994 Lower Saxony state election.svg
| map_size = 350px
| map_caption = Results for the single-member constituencies
| title = Minister-President
| before_election = Gerhard Schröder
| before_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| after_election = Gerhard Schröder
| after_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
The 1994 Lower Saxony state election was held on 13 March 1994 to elect the members of the 13th Landtag of Lower Saxony. The incumbent government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Gerhard Schröder. As the SPD won an absolute majority of seats in the election, it formed government alone, and Schröder continued in office.
Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the 12th Landtag of Lower Saxony.
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan=2 colspan=3| Name ! rowspan=2| Ideology ! rowspan=2| Leader(s) ! colspan=2| 1990 result |
| Votes (%)
! Seats |
|---|
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}} |
| align=center| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | align=center| 44.2% | {{Composition bar|71|155|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}}} |
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}} |
| align=center| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany | align=center| 42.0% | {{Composition bar|67|155|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}}} |
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}} |
| align=center| FDP | Free Democratic Party | | align=center| 6.0% | {{Composition bar|9|155|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}}} |
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}} |
| align=center| Grüne | Alliance 90/The Greens | | align=center| 5.5% | {{Composition bar|8|155|{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}}} |
Election result
{{election table|title=Summary of the 13 March 1994 election results for the Landtag of Lower Saxony}}
|-
! colspan="2" | Party
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
! Seats %
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|
| align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD)
| align=right| 1,880,623
| align=right| 44.3
| align=right| {{increase}}0.1
| align=right| 81
| align=right| {{increase}}10
| align=right| 50.3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|
| align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
| align=right| 1,547,510
| align=right| 36.2
| align=right| {{decrease}}5.6
| align=right| 67
| align=right| ±0
| align=right| 41.6
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}|
| align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)
| align=right| 314,344
| align=right| 7.4
| align=right| {{increase}}1.9
| align=right| 13
| align=right| {{increase}}5
| align=right| 8.1
|-
! colspan=8|
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}|
| align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP)
| align=right| 188,691
| align=right| 4.4
| align=right| {{decrease}}1.6
| align=right| 0
| align=right| {{decrease}}9
| align=right| 0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Republicans (Germany)}}|
| align=left | The Republicans (REP)
| align=right| 159,026
| align=right| 3.7
| align=right| {{increase}}2.2
| align=right| 0
| align=right| ±0
| align=right| 0
|-
| bgcolor=#00008B|
| align=left | Statt Party (STATT)
| align=right| 55,605
| align=right| 1.3
| align=right| {{increase}}1.3
| align=right| 0
| align=right| ±0
| align=right| 0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Other}}|
| align=left | Others
| align=right| 103,122
| align=right| 2.4
| align=right|
| align=right| 0
| align=right| ±0
| align=right| 0
|-
! align=right colspan=2| Total
! align=right| 4,249,021
! align=right| 100.0
! align=right|
! align=right| 161
! align=right| {{increase}}6
! align=right|
|-
! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout
! align=right|
! align=right| 73.8
! align=right| {{decrease}}0.8
! align=right|
! align=right|
! align=right|
|}
{{bar box
| title=Popular Vote
| titlebar=#ddd
| width=600px
| barwidth=410px
| bars=
{{bar percent|SPD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|44.26}}
{{bar percent|CDU|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|36.42}}
{{bar percent|B'90/GRÜNE|{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}|7.40}}
{{bar percent|FDP|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}|4.44}}
{{bar percent|REP|{{party color|The Republicans (Germany)}}|3.74}}
{{bar percent|Other|#777777|3.74}}
}}
{{bar box
| title=Landtag seats
| titlebar=#ddd
| width=600px
| barwidth=410px
| bars=
{{bar percent|SPD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|50.31}}
{{bar percent|CDU|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|41.61}}
{{bar percent|B'90/GRÜNE|{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}|8.07}}
}}
Sources
- [http://www.election.de/cgi-bin/content.pl?url=/ltw_ns.html Landtagswahlen in Niedersachsen]
{{Lower Saxony state election}}