1994 Thuringia state election

16 October 1994
All 88 seats of the Landtag of Thuringia 45 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	1,421,748 (74.8%) 3.1%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Bernhard Vogel Gerd Schuchardt Gabi Zimmer Party CDU SPD PDS Last election 44 seats, 45.4% 21 seats, 22.8% 9 seats, 9.7% Seats won 42 29 17 Seat change 2 8 8 Popular vote 605,608 420,235 235,556 Percentage 42.6% 29.6% 16.6% Swing 2.8% 6.8% 6.9%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Greens FDP Last election 6 seats, 6.5% 9 seats, 9.3% Seats won 0 0 Seat change 6 9 Popular vote 64,041 45,651 Percentage 4.5% 3.2% Swing 2.0% 6.1%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election Bernhard Vogel CDU Elected Minister-President Bernhard Vogel CDU

The 1994 Thuringian state election was held on 16 October 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd Landtag of Thuringia. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Bernhard Vogel was defeated. The CDU suffered only minor losses, but the FDP lost its representation the Landtag. After the election, the CDU formed a grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Vogel continued in office.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 1st Landtag of Thuringia.

Election result

Summary of the 16 October 1994 election results for the Landtag of Thuringia

Party		Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-	Seats %
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	605,608	42.6	2.8	42	2	47.7
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	420,236	29.6	6.8	29	8	33.0
	Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)	235,556	16.6	6.9	17	8	19.3
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	64,041	4.5	2.0	0	6	0
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	45,651	3.2	6.1	0	9	0
	The Republicans (REP)	18,298	1.3	0.5	0	±0	0
	New Forum (FORUM)	15,060	1.1	1.1	0	±0	0
	Others	17,298	1.2		0	±0	0
Total		1,421,748	100.0		88	1
Voter turnout			74.8	3.1

Sources

• Landtagswahl 1994 in Thüringen - endgültiges Ergebnis