1990 North Rhine-Westphalia state election

German state election 1990 North Rhine-Westphalia state election North Rhine-Westphalia parliamentary no 1985 North Rhine-Westphalia state election 1985 1995 North Rhine-Westphalia state election 1995 All 237 seats in the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia, including 36 overhang and leveling seats 119 13 May 1990 9,353,712 (71.8% 0.5 pp) 150x150px Johannes Rau Social Democratic Party of Germany 125 seats, 52.1% 122 3 4,644,431 50.0% 2.2 pp 150x150px Norbert Blüm Christian Democratic Union of Germany 88 seats, 36.5% 89 1 3,409,953 36.7% 0.2 pp 150x150px Achim Rohde Free Democratic Party (Germany) 14 seats, 6.0% 14 0 535,656 5.8% 0.2 pp 150x150px Bärbel Höhn Alliance 90/The Greens 0 seats, 4.6% 12 12 469,098 5.0% 0.5 pp 1990 North Rhine-Westphalia state election.svg 400px Results for the single-member constituencies. Government Third Rau cabinet SPD Government after election Fourth Rau cabinet SPD The 1990 North Rhine-Westphalia state election was held on 13 May 1990 to elect the 11th Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia. The outgoing government was a majority of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), led by Minister-President Johannes Rau. The SPD successfully retained their parliamentary majority with minor losses, taking slightly under 50% of the vote. The opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) failed to recover from their 1985 losses, recording 36.7%; the Free Democratic Party (FDP) likewise remained essentially level on 6% and 14 seats. The Greens narrowly passed the 5% electoral threshold and entered the Landtag for the first time with 12 seats. The margin of the SPD's victory saw them win 121 of the 151 single-member constituencies, resulting in overhang and leveling seats boosting the Landtag to 237 members. In February 1992, it gained two more due to an election review which reversed the result in the Märkischer Kreis IV constituency, resulting in an additional overhang seat for the SPD and a new leveling seat for the CDU.https://www.wahlrecht.de/landtage/nrw1990.html Landtagswahl NRW 1990 19 February 2023 de Wahlrecht.de Electoral system The Landtag was elected via mixed-member proportional representation. 151 members were elected in single-member constituencies via first-past-the-post voting, and fifty then allocated using compensatory proportional representation. A single ballot was used for both. The minimum size of the Landtag was 201 members, but if overhang seats were present, proportional leveling seats were added to ensure proportionality. An electoral threshold of 5% of valid votes is applied to the Landtag; parties that fall below this threshold are ineligible to receive seats. Background 1985 North Rhine-Westphalia state election In the previous election held on 12 May 1985, the SPD won a landslide victory, expanding their majority in the Landtag with 52.1% of votes while the CDU fell to 36.5% – a record high and low, respectively. The FDP returned to the Landtag with 6% and took 14 seats. Due to the magnitude of the SPD's victory, they took 125 of the 151 constituencies, necessitating the addition of leveling seats which boosted the Landtag to 227 members. The SPD again formed government alone and Johannes Rau continued as Minister-President. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 10th Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia. Name Ideology Leadcandidate 1985 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Johannes Rau 52.1% 125 227 Social Democratic Party of Germany CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Norbert Blüm 36.5% 88 227 Christian Democratic Union of Germany FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism Achim Rohde 6.0% 14 227 Free Democratic Party (Germany) Results #F8F9FA 350 12 Alliance 90/The Greens 122 Social Democratic Party of Germany 14 Free Democratic Party (Germany) 89 Christian Democratic Union of Germany Con. List Total +/– Social Democratic Party (SPD) 4644431 –2.16 121 1 122 –3 Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 3409953 +0.16 30 59 89 +1 Free Democratic Party (FDP) 535656 –0.20 0 14 14 ±0 The Greens (GRÜNE) 469098 +0.50 0 12 12 +12 The Republicans (REP) 171867 New 0 0 0 New Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) 46650 New 0 0 0 New National Democratic Party (NPD) 3370 New 0 0 0 New German Communist Party (DKP) 2376 New 0 0 0 New Patriots for Germany (Patrioten) 1742 New 0 0 0 New Christian Centre (CM) 1161 New 0 0 0 New Centre Party (ZENTRUM) 717 –0.03 0 0 0 ±0 Family Party of Germany (FAMILIE) 210 ±0.00 0 0 0 ±0 Social Reform Party (SRP) 202 New 0 0 0 New Free German Workers' Party (FAP) 56 –0.01 0 0 0 ±0 Independents 4485 +0.04 0 – 0 ±0 151 86 237 +10 61738 13036004 External links https://www.wahlrecht.de/landtage/nordrhein-westfalen.htm Electoral system of North Rhine-Westphalia 19 February 2023 15 May 2022 de Wahlrecht.de References 1990 Category:1990 elections in Germany Category:1990s in North Rhine-Westphalia Category:May 1990 in Germany Category:1990 in West Germany