1998 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election

German state election 1998 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Parliamentary no 1994 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election 1994 2002 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election 2002 All 71 seats in the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 36 27 September 1998 1,084,611 (79.4%) 6.5% 150x150px Harald Ringstorff Social Democratic Party of Germany 23 seats, 29.5% 27 4 371,885 34.3% 4.8% 150x150px Berndt Seite Christian Democratic Union of Germany 30 seats, 37.7% 24 6 327,948 30.2% 7.5% 150x150px Helmut Holter Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany) 18 seats, 22.7% 20 2 264,299 24.4% 1.7% 1998 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election.svg 350px Results for the single-member constituencies Minister-President Berndt Seite Christian Democratic Union of Germany Harald Ringstorff Social Democratic Party of Germany The 1998 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern was held on 27 September 1998 in connection with the 1998 German federal election which resulted in a record high voter turnout. The incumbent government was a grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Berndt Seite. As on federal level, the SPD overtook the CDU as the largest party, and chose not to continue the grand coalition. They subsequently formed a coalition with the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS), the re-named party that as SED had ruled former East Germany. This Red–red coalition was the first of its kind in Germany on the state level, and SPD leader Harald Ringstorff was elected Minister-President. The SPD remained the largest political party in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state elections until dropping to second in the 2026 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election to the Alternative for Germany (AfD). Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 2nd Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1994 result Votes (%) Seats CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Berndt Seite 37.7% 30 71 Christian Democratic Union of Germany SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Harald Ringstorff 29.5% 23 71 Social Democratic Party of Germany PDS Party of Democratic SocialismPartei des Demokratischen Sozialismus Democratic socialism Helmut Holter 22.7% 18 71 The Left (Germany) Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize CDU SPD PDS FDP Grüne Others Lead 1998 state election 27 Sep 1998 – 30.2 34.3 24.4 1.6 2.7 6.9 4.1 Infratest dimap 7–13 Sep 1998 1,000 30 38 22 2 3 5 8 Infratest dimap 26 Aug 1998 ? 28 41 20 2 4 5 13 Emnid 8 Aug 1998 ? 28 39 20 2 4 8 11 Infratest dimap 21 Jul 1998 ? 26 39 23 2 4 6 13 Infratest dimap 9 Feb–29 Mar 1998 904 28 43 19 2 5 3 15 1994 state election 16 Oct 1994 – 37.7 29.5 22.7 3.8 3.7 2.6 8.2 Election result Summary of the 27 September 1998 election results for the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |- | colspan=8 | center|350px |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=Social Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | align=right| 371,885 | align=right| 34.3 | align=right| 4.8 | align=right| 27 | align=right| 4 | align=right| 38.0 |- | bgcolor=Christian Democratic Union of Germany| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=right| 327,948 | align=right| 30.2 | align=right| 7.5 | align=right| 24 | align=right| 6 | align=right| 33.8 |- | bgcolor=The Left (Germany)| | align=left | Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | align=right| 264,299 | align=right| 24.4 | align=right| 1.7 | align=right| 20 | align=right| 2 | align=right| 28.2 |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=German People's Union| | align=left | German People's Union (DVU) | align=right| 31,194 | align=right| 2.9 | align=right| 2.9 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Alliance 90/The Greens| | align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | align=right| 29,240 | align=right| 2.7 | align=right| 1.0 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Free Democratic Party (Germany)| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=right| 17,062 | align=right| 1.6 | align=right| 2.2 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | | align=left | Pro DM | align=right| 15,619 | align=right| 1.4 | align=right| New | align=right| 0 | align=right| New | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=National Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) | align=right| 11,531 | align=right| 1.1 | align=right| 1.0 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Other| | align=left | Others | align=right| 5,809 | align=right| 1.5 | align=right| | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 1,084,511 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 71 ! align=right| 5 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 79.4 ! align=right| 6.5 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |} Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 34.29 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 30.24 PDS The Left (Germany) 24.37 DVU German People's Union 2.88 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 2.70 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 1.57 Other #777777 3.96 Landtag seats #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 38.03 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 33.80 PDS The Left (Germany) 28.17 Sources Wahl zum Landtag von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Category:1998 elections in Germany 1998 Category:1990s in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Category:September 1998 in Germany