1990 Saxony state election

State election in Saxony, Germany 1990 Saxony state election Saxony parliamentary no 1950 East German state elections 1950 (GDR) 1994 Saxony state election 1994 All 160 seats in the Landtag of Saxony 81 14 October 1990 2,632,455 (72.8%) x160px Kurt Biedenkopf Christian Democratic Union of Germany 92 1,417,332 53.8% 125px Anke Fuchs Social Democratic Party of Germany 32 502,755 19.1% BE3075 Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany) 17 269,420 10.2% 64A12D New Forum 10 147,543 5.6% Axel Viehweger Free Democratic Party (Germany) 9 138,376 5.3% 1990 Saxony state election.svg 400px Results for the single-member constituencies Minister-President Kurt Biedenkopf Christian Democratic Union of Germany The 1990 Saxony state election was held on 14 October 1990 to elect the members of the first Landtag of Saxony. It was the first election held in Saxony since the reunification of Germany, which took place on 3 October. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Kurt Biedenkopf dominated the election with 53.8% of the vote, followed by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) with 19.1%. Biedenkopf subsequently became Saxony's first post-reunification Minister-President. Parties The table below lists parties which won seats in the election. Name Ideology Leader(s) CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Kurt Biedenkopf SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Anke Fuchs PDS Party of Democratic SocialismPartei des Demokratischen Sozialismus Democratic socialism Forum New ForumNeues Forum Green politics FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism Axel Viehweger Election result Summary of the 14 October 1990 election results for the Landtag of Saxony File:SN Landtagswahl 1990.svg |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=Christian Democratic Union of Germany| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=right| 1,417,332 | align=right| 53.8 | align=right| 92 | align=right| 57.5 |- | bgcolor=Social Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | align=right| 502,755 | align=right| 19.1 | align=right| 32 | align=right| 20.0 |- | bgcolor=The Left (Germany)| | align=left | Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | align=right| 269,420 | align=right| 10.2 | align=right| 17 | align=right| 10.6 |- | bgcolor=Alliance 90/The Greens| | align=left | New Forum (FORUM) | align=right| 147,543 | align=right| 5.6 | align=right| 10 | align=right| 6.3 |- | bgcolor=Free Democratic Party (Germany)| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=right| 138,376 | align=right| 5.3 | align=right| 9 | align=right| 5.6 |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=German Social Union (East Germany)| | align=left | German Social Union (DSU) | align=right| 93,347 | align=right| 3.5 | align=right| 0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Other| | align=left | Others | align=right| 63,682 | align=right| 2.4 | align=right| 0 | align=right| 0 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 2,632,455 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| 160 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 72.8 ! align=right| ! align=right| |} Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 53.84 SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 19.10 PDS The Left (Germany) 10.23 FORUM Alliance 90/The Greens 5.60 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 5.26 DSU German Social Union (East Germany) 3.55 Other #777777 2.42 Landtag seats #ddd 600px 410px CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 57.50 SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 20.00 PDS The Left (Germany) 10.63 FORUM Alliance 90/The Greens 6.25 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 5.63 Sources Statisches Landesamt Sachsen 1990 Category:1990 elections in Germany Category:October 1990 in Germany Category:1990s in Saxony