1994 Saarland state election

State election in Saarland, Germany 1994 Saarland state election Saarland parliamentary no 1990 Saarland state election 1990 1999 Saarland state election 1999 All 51 seats of the Landtag of Saarland 26 16 October 1994 688,880 (83.5%) 0.3% 145px Oskar Lafontaine Social Democratic Party of Germany 30 seats, 54.4% 27 3 340,091 49.4% 5.0% 120px Klaus Töpfer Christian Democratic Union of Germany 18 seats, 33.4% 21 3 265,871 38.6% 5.2% Alliance 90/The Greens 0 seats, 2.6% 3 3 38,087 5.5% 2.9% Free Democratic Party (Germany) 3 seats, 5.6% 0 3 14,206 2.1% 3.5% File:1994 Saarland State Election.svg Minister-President Oskar Lafontaine Social Democratic Party of Germany Oskar Lafontaine Social Democratic Party of Germany The 1994 Saarland state election was held on 16 October 1994 to elect the members of the Landtag of Saarland. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Oskar Lafontaine was returned with a reduced majority and continued in office. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Saarland. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1990 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Oskar Lafontaine 54.4% 30 51 Social Democratic Party of Germany CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Klaus Töpfer 33.4% 18 51 Christian Democratic Union of Germany FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism 5.6% 3 51 Free Democratic Party (Germany) Election result Summary of the 16 October 1994 election results for the Landtag of Saarland |- | colspan=8 | center|350px |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=Social Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | align=right| 340,091 | align=right| 49.4 | align=right| 5.0 | align=right| 27 | align=right| 3 | align=right| 52.9 |- | bgcolor=Christian Democratic Union of Germany| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=right| 265,871 | align=right| 38.6 | align=right| 5.3 | align=right| 21 | align=right| 3 | align=right| 41.2 |- | bgcolor=Alliance 90/The Greens| | align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | align=right| 38,087 | align=right| 5.5 | align=right| 2.9 | align=right| 3 | align=right| 3 | align=right| 5.9 |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=Free Democratic Party (Germany)| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=right| 14,206 | align=right| 2.1 | align=right| 3.5 | align=right| 0 | align=right| 3 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=The Republicans (Germany)| | align=left | The Republicans (REP) | align=right| 9,708 | align=right| 1.4 | align=right| 2.0 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Other| | align=left | Others | align=right| 20,917 | align=right| 3.0 | align=right| | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 688,880 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 51 ! align=right| ±0 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 83.5 ! align=right| 0.3 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |} Sources Landtagswahlen im Saarland seit 1945 1994 Saarland Saarland state election Category:20th century in Saarland