1992 Schleswig-Holstein state election

German state election 1992 Schleswig-Holstein state election Schleswig-Holstein parliamentary no 1988 Schleswig-Holstein state election 1988 1996 Schleswig-Holstein state election 1996 All 89 seats in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein 45 5 April 1992 1,487,909 (71.7%) 5.7% 150x150px Björn Engholm Social Democratic Party of Germany 46 seats, 54.8% 45 1 687,427 46.2% 8.6% 150x150px Ottfried Hennig Christian Democratic Union of Germany 27 seats, 33.3% 32 5 503,510 33.8% 0.5% German People's Union Did not run 6 6 93,295 6.3% 6.3% Free Democratic Party (Germany) 0 seats, 4.4% 5 5 86,227 5.6% 1.2% Alliance 90/The Greens 0 seats, 2.9% 0 0 71,014 5.0% 2.1% South Schleswig Voter Federation 1 seat, 1.7% 1 0 28,245 1.9% 0.2% 1992 Schleswig-Holstein state election.svg 350px Results for the single-member constituencies Minister-President Björn Engholm Social Democratic Party of Germany Björn Engholm Social Democratic Party of Germany The 1992 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 5 April 1992 to elect the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Björn Engholm narrowly retained its majority by a margin of one seat. The major change of the election was the entry of the national conservative German People's Union to the Landtag. The Free Democratic Party also re-entered the Landtag, while The Greens failed to surpass the threshold by a margin of 0.03%. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1988 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Björn Engholm 54.8% 46 74 Social Democratic Party of Germany CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Ottfried Hennig 33.3% 27 74 Christian Democratic Union of Germany SSW South Schleswig Voters' AssociationSüdschleswigscher Wählerverband Danish and Frisian minority interests 1.7% 1 74 South Schleswig Voters' Association Election result Summary of the 5 April 1992 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| 687,427 | align=right| 46.2 | align=right| 8.6 | align=right| 45 | align=right| 1 | align=right| 50.6 |- | bgcolor=Christian Democratic Union of Germany| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=right| 503,510 | align=right| 33.8 | align=right| 0.5 | align=right| 32 | align=right| 5 | align=right| 36.0 |- | bgcolor=German People's Union| | align=left | German People's Union (DVU) | align=right| 93,295 | align=right| 6.3 | align=right| 6.4 | align=right| 6 | align=right| 6 | align=right| 6.7 |- | bgcolor=Free Democratic Party (Germany)| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=right| 82,963 | align=right| 5.6 | align=right| 1.2 | align=right| 5 | align=right| 5 | align=right| 5.6 |- | bgcolor=South Schleswig Voters' Association| | align=left | South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW) | align=right| 28,245 | align=right| 1.9 | align=right| 0.2 | align=right| 1 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 1.1 |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=Alliance 90/The Greens| | align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | align=right| 74,014 | align=right| 5.0 | align=right| 2.9 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=The Republicans (Germany)| | align=left | The Republicans (REP) | align=right| 18,225 | align=right| 1.2 | align=right| 0.6 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Other| | align=left | Others | align=right| 230 | align=right| 0.0 | align=right| | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 1,487,909 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 89 ! align=right| 15 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 71.7 ! align=right| 5.7 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |} Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 46.20 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 33.84 DVU German People's Union 6.27 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 5.58 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 4.97 SSW South Schleswig Voters' Association 1.90 Other #777777 1.24 Landtag seats #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 50.56 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 35.96 DVU German People's Union 6.74 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 5.62 SSW South Schleswig Voters' Association 1.12 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