1990 Lower Saxony state election

1990 Lower Saxony state election Lower Saxony parliamentary no 1986 Lower Saxony state election 1986 1994 Lower Saxony state election 1994 All 155 seats in the Landtag of Lower Saxony 78 13 May 1990 4,216,296 (74.6%) 2.7% 120px Gerhard Schröder Social Democratic Party of Germany 66 seats, 42.1% 71 5 1,865,267 44.2% 2.1% 150x150px Rita Süssmuth Christian Democratic Union of Germany 69 seats, 44.3% 67 2 1,771,974 42.0% 2.3% Free Democratic Party (Germany) 9 seats, 6.0% 9 0 252,615 6.0% 0.0% Alliance 90/The Greens 11 seats, 7.1% 8 3 229,846 5.5% 1.6% 1990 Lower Saxony state election.svg 350px Results for the single-member constituencies Minister-President Ernst Albrecht Christian Democratic Union of Germany Gerhard Schröder Social Democratic Party of Germany The 1990 Lower Saxony state election was held on 13 May 1990 to elect the members of the 12th Landtag of Lower Saxony. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Ernst Albrecht was defeated. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) subsequently formed a coalition with The Greens, and SPD leader Gerhard Schröder was elected Minister-President. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 11th Landtag of Lower Saxony. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1986 result Votes (%) Seats CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Rita Süssmuth 44.3% 69 155 Christian Democratic Union of Germany SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Gerhard Schröder 42.1% 66 155 Social Democratic Party of Germany Grüne The GreensDie Grünen Green politics 7.1% 11 155 Alliance 90/The Greens FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism 6.0% 9 155 Free Democratic Party (Germany) Election result Summary of the 13 May 1990 election results for the Landtag of Lower Saxony |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=Social Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | align=right| 1,865,267 | align=right| 44.2 | align=right| 2.1 | align=right| 71 | align=right| 5 | align=right| 45.8 |- | bgcolor=Christian Democratic Union of Germany| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=right| 1,771,974 | align=right| 42.0 | align=right| 2.3 | align=right| 67 | align=right| 2 | align=right| 43.2 |- | bgcolor=Free Democratic Party (Germany)| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=right| 252,615 | align=right| 6.0 | align=right| 0.0 | align=right| 9 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 5.8 |- | bgcolor=Alliance 90/The Greens| | align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | align=right| 229,846 | align=right| 5.5 | align=right| 1.6 | align=right| 8 | align=right| 3 | align=right| 5.2 |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=The Republicans (Germany)| | align=left | The Republicans (REP) | align=right| 62,054 | align=right| 1.5 | align=right| 1.5 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Other| | align=left | Others | align=right| 34,540 | align=right| 0.8 | align=right| | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 4,216,296 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 155 ! align=right| ±0 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 74.6 ! align=right| 2.7 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |} Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 44.24 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 42.03 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 5.99 GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 5.45 Other #777777 2.29 Landtag seats #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 45.81 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 43.23 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 5.81 GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 5.16 Sources Landtagswahlen in Niedersachsen 1990 Lower Saxony Category:May 1990 in Germany Category:1990s in Lower Saxony Category:1990 in West Germany