The 1990 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election was held on 14 October 1990 to elect the members of the first Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It was the first election held in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since the reunification of Germany, which took place on 3 October. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Alfred Gomolka emerged as the largest party with 38.3% of the vote, followed by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) with 27.0%. The CDU subsequently formed a coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP), and Gomolka became Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's first post-reunification Minister-President.
Parties
The table below lists parties which won seats in the election.
Election result
Summary of the 14 October 1990 election results for the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Party | Votes | % | Seats | Seats % |
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 343,447 | 38.3 | 29 | 43.9 |
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 242,147 | 27.0 | 21 | 31.8 |
| Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | 140,397 | 15.7 | 12 | 18.2 |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 49,104 | 5.5 | 4 | 6.1 |
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| The Greens (Grüne) | 37,336 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
| New Forum (NF) | 26,230 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Alliance 90 (B90) | 19,948 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Social Union (CSU) | 9,975 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 27,415 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 895,999 | 100.0 | 66 | |
Voter turnout | | 64.7 | | |
Popular Vote | | | | CDU | | 38.33% | SPD | | 27.03% | PDS | | 15.67% | FDP | | 5.48% | GRÜNE | | 4.17% | NF | | 2.93% | B90 | | 2.23% | CSU | | 1.11% | Other | | 3.06% | |
Bürgerschaft seats | | | | CDU | | 43.94% | SPD | | 31.82% | PDS | | 18.18% | FDP | | 6.06% | |
Sources
- Landtagswahlen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern