1995 Bremen state election

Election in Bremen, Germany 1995 Bremen state election Bremen parliamentary no 1991 Bremen state election 1991 1999 Bremen state election 1999 All 100 seats in the Bürgerschaft of Bremen 51 14 May 1995 344,440 (68.6%) 3.6% 150x150px Klaus Wedemeier Social Democratic Party of Germany 41 seats, 38.8% 37 115,001 4 33.4% 5.4% 150x150px Ulrich Nölle Christian Democratic Union of Germany 32 seats, 30.7% 37 112,301 5 32.6% 1.9% Alliance 90/The Greens 11 seats, 11.4% 14 44,977 3 13.1% 1.7% 63B8FF Arbeit für Bremen und Bremerhaven de AFB Did not exist 12 12 36,735 10.7% New party Mayor Klaus Wedemeier Social Democratic Party of Germany Henning Scherf Social Democratic Party of Germany The 1995 Bremen state election was held on 14 May 1995 to elect the members of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen, as well as the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The incumbent coalition was a traffic light coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), The Greens, and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Mayor Klaus Wedemeier. The coalition was defeated as the FDP lost its representation in the Bürgerschaft. The SPD narrowly remained the most popular party, though they tied with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in number of seats won. The major winner of the election was Labour for Bremen and Bremerhaven (AFB), a splinter from the SPD formed in January 1995 which espoused economic liberalism. The party entered the Bürgerschaft with 10.7% of votes cast and 12 seats. After the election, Mayor Wedemeier resigned. The SPD and CDU subsequently formed a grand coalition under new SPD Mayor Henning Scherf. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Bürgerschaft of Bremen. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1991 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Klaus Wedemeier 38.8% 41 100 Social Democratic Party of Germany CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Ulrich Nölle 30.7% 32 100 Christian Democratic Union of Germany Grüne Alliance 90/The GreensBündnis 90/Die Grünen Green politics 11.4% 11 100 Alliance 90/The Greens FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism 9.5% 10 100 Free Democratic Party (Germany) DVU German People's UnionDeutsche Volksunion German nationalism 6.2% 6 100 German People's Union Election result Summary of the 14 May 1995 election results for the Bürgerschaft of Bremen File:1995 Bürgerschaft of Bremen.svg #E3000F Social Democratic Party (SPD) 37 115001 -5.4 -4 #000000 Christian Democratic Union (CDU) +5 37 112301 +1.7 #409A3C Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 3 44977 +1.7 14 Arbeit für Bremen und Bremerhaven de Labour for Bremen and Bremerhaven (AFB) #63B8FF 36735 12 New New #FFED00 Free Democratic Party (FDP) -10 -6.1 11607 0 #AA4422 German People's Union (DVU) -6 -3.7 8503 0 #be3075 Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) ±0 0 8174 +2.4 #DDDDBB Others 7142 ±0 0Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 33.39 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 32.60 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 13.06 AFB #63B8FF 10.67 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 3.37 DVU German People's Union 2.47 PDS The Left (Germany) 2.37 Other #777777 2.07 Bürgerschaft seats #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 37.00 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 37.00 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 14.00 AFB #63B8FF 12.00 References Bürgerschaft Bremen seit 1945 Category:Elections in Bremen (state) Bremen Bremen state election Category:20th century in Bremen (state)