1996 Schleswig-Holstein state election

German state election 1996 Schleswig-Holstein state election Schleswig-Holstein parliamentary no 1992 Schleswig-Holstein state election 1992 2000 Schleswig-Holstein state election 2000 All 75 seats in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein 38 24 March 1996 1,502,088 (71.8%) 0.1% 150x150px Heide Simonis Social Democratic Party of Germany 45 seats, 46.2% 33 12 597,751 39.8% 6.4% 150x150px Ottfried Hennig Christian Democratic Union of Germany 32 seats, 33.8% 30 2 559,107 37.2% 3.4% Alliance 90/The Greens 0 seats, 5.0% 6 6 121,939 8.1% 3.1% Free Democratic Party (Germany) 5 seats, 5.6% 4 1 86,227 5.7% 0.1% German People's Union 6 seats, 6.3% 0 6 64,335 4.3% 2.0% South Schleswig Voter Federation 1 seat, 1.9% 2 1 38,285 2.5% 0.6% 1996 Schleswig-Holstein state election.svg 350px Results for the single-member constituencies Minister-President Heide Simonis Social Democratic Party of Germany Heide Simonis Social Democratic Party of Germany The 1996 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 24 March 1996 to elect the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Heide Simonis lost its majority. The SPD subsequently formed a coalition with The Greens, and Simonis continued in office. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1992 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Heide Simonis 46.2% 45 89 Social Democratic Party of Germany CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Ottfried Hennig 33.8% 32 89 Christian Democratic Union of Germany DVU German People's UnionDeutsche Volksunion German nationalism 6.3% 6 89 German People's Union FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism 5.6% 5 89 Free Democratic Party (Germany) SSW South Schleswig Voters' AssociationSüdschleswigscher Wählerverband Danish and Frisian minority interests 1.9% 1 89 South Schleswig Voters' Association Election result Summary of the 24 March 1996 election results for the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein |- | colspan=8| center|350px |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=Social Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | align=right| 597,751 | align=right| 39.8 | align=right| 6.4 | align=right| 33 | align=right| 12 | align=right| 44.0 |- | bgcolor=Christian Democratic Union of Germany| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=right| 559,107 | align=right| 37.2 | align=right| 3.4 | align=right| 30 | align=right| 2 | align=right| 40.0 |- | bgcolor=Alliance 90/The Greens| | align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | align=right| 121,939 | align=right| 8.1 | align=right| 3.1 | align=right| 6 | align=right| 6 | align=right| 8.0 |- | bgcolor=Free Democratic Party (Germany)| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=right| 86,227 | align=right| 5.7 | align=right| 0.1 | align=right| 4 | align=right| 1 | align=right| 5.3 |- | bgcolor=South Schleswig Voters' Association| | align=left | South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW) | align=right| 38,285 | align=right| 2.5 | align=right| 0.6 | align=right| 2 | align=right| 1 | align=right| 2.7 |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=German People's Union| | align=left | German People's Union (DVU) | align=right| 64,335 | align=right| 4.3 | align=right| 2.0 | align=right| 0 | align=right| 6 | align=right| 0 |- | | align=left | Voters' Community of Schleswig-Holstein (WSH) | align=right| 28,206 | align=right| 1.9 | align=right| 1.9 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Other| | align=left | Others | align=right| 6,238 | align=right| 0.4 | align=right| | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 1,502,088 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 75 ! align=right| 14 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 71.8 ! align=right| 0.1 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |} Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 39.79 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 37.22 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 8.12 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 5.74 DVU German People's Union 4.28 SSW South Schleswig Voters' Association 2.55 Other #777777 2.29 Landtag seats #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 44.00 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 40.00 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 8.00 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 5.33 SSW South Schleswig Voters' Association 2.67 Sources Wahlen in Schleswig-Holstein seit 1947 https://web.archive.org/web/20201126205219/https://www.statistik-nord.de/fileadmin/Dokumente/Wahlen/Schleswig-Holstein/Wahlen_seit_1947/Wahlen-SH_seit_1947-Stimmen_prozentual.pdf 2020-11-26 Category:Elections in Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein state election Category:20th century in Schleswig-Holstein