1990 Lower Saxony state election
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All 155 seats in the Landtag of Lower Saxony 78 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 4,216,296 (74.6%)![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Results for the single-member constituencies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1990 Lower Saxony state election was held on 13 May 1990 to elect the members of the 12th Landtag of Lower Saxony. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Ernst Albrecht was defeated. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) subsequently formed a coalition with The Greens, and SPD leader Gerhard Schröder was elected Minister-President.
Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the 11th Landtag of Lower Saxony.
Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 1986 result | |||
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Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | Christian democracy | Rita Süssmuth | 44.3% | 69 / 155 | |
SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | Social democracy | Gerhard Schröder | 42.1% | 66 / 155 | |
Grüne | The Greens Die Grünen | Green politics | 7.1% | 11 / 155 | ||
FDP | Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei | Classical liberalism | 6.0% | 9 / 155 |
Election result
Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
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Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 1,865,267 | 44.2 | ![]() | 71 | ![]() | 45.8 | |
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 1,771,974 | 42.0 | ![]() | 67 | ![]() | 43.2 | |
Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 252,615 | 6.0 | ![]() | 9 | ±0 | 5.8 | |
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 229,846 | 5.5 | ![]() | 8 | ![]() | 5.2 | |
The Republicans (REP) | 62,054 | 1.5 | ![]() | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
Others | 34,540 | 0.8 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ||
Total | 4,216,296 | 100.0 | 155 | ±0 | |||
Voter turnout | 74.6 | ![]() |
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Sources
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