1991 Hessian state election

1991 Hesse state election Hesse parliamentary no 1987 Hessian state election 1987 1995 Hessian state election 1995 All 110 seats of the Landtag of Hesse 56 20 January 1991 2,974,872 (70.8%) 9.5% 150px Hans Eichel Social Democratic Party of Germany 44 seats, 40.2% 46 2 1,213,909 40.8% 0.6% 150x150px Walter Wallmann Christian Democratic Union of Germany 47 seats, 42.1% 46 1 1,195,965 40.2% 1.9% 150px Iris BlaulJoschka Fischer Alliance 90/The Greens 10 seats, 9.4% 10 0 262,161 8.8% 0.6% 150x150px Wolfgang Gerhardt Free Democratic Party (Germany) 9 seats, 7.8% 8 1 220,115 7.4% 0.4% 1991 Hessian state election.svg 250px Results for the single-member constituencies. Minister-President Walter Wallmann Christian Democratic Union of Germany Hans Eichel Social Democratic Party of Germany The 1991 Hessian state election was held on 20 January 1991 to elect the members of the 13th Landtag of Hesse. The outgoing government was a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Walter Wallmann. The opposition Social Democratic Party (SPD) became the most popular party on a small swing, tying with the CDU in terms of seats. The incumbent government narrowly lost its majority, ceding two seats to the SPD. The Greens finished narrowly ahead of the FDP and subsequently formed a coalition government with the SPD. Hans Eichel became Minister-President at the start of April. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Hesse. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1987 result Votes (%) Seats CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Walter Wallmann 42.1% 47 110 Christian Democratic Union of Germany SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Hans Eichel 40.2% 44 110 Social Democratic Party of Germany Grüne The GreensDie Grünen Green politics Iris BlaulJoschka Fischer 9.4% 10 110 Alliance 90/The Greens FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism Wolfgang Gerhardt 7.8% 9 110 Free Democratic Party (Germany) Election result Party Constituency Party list Totalseats +/- Votes % Seats Votes % +/- Seats Social Democratic Party 1,289,735 43.58 31 1,214,909 40.84 +0.64 15 46 +2 Christian Democratic Union 1,246,046 42.10 24 1,195,965 40.20 -1.91 22 46 1 The Greens 212,795 7.19 0 262,161 8.81 -0.59 10 10 0 Free Democratic Party 185,413 6.27 0 220,115 7.40 -0.42 8 8 1 The Republicans 8,644 0.29 0 49,320 1.66 New 0 0 New The Grays – Gray Panthers 9,273 0.31 0 16,521 0.56 New 0 0 New Ecological Democratic Party 4,652 0.16 0 8,772 0.29 +0.16 0 0 0 Party of Bible-abiding Christians 137 0.00 0 7,109 0.24 New 0 0 New Total 2,959,469 100.00 55 2,974,872 100.00 55 110 0 Invalid 69,471 2.29 54,068 1.79 Turnout 3,028,940 70.80 3,028,940 70.80 -9.50 Registered voters 4,278,151 4,278,151 Sources Landtagswahlen in Hessen 1946 — 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075015/http://www.statistik-hessen.de/themenauswahl/wahlen/daten/ltw03/landtagswahlen-zeitreihe-seit-1946/index.html 2016-03-04 1991 Hesse Hessian state election Category:1990s in Hesse