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German federal election, 1994
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The 13th German federal election, 1994 was conducted on October 16, 1994, to elect members to the Bundestag (lower house) of Germany.
Issues and Campaign
The SPD selected Rudolf Scharping, Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate, as candidate for Chancellor against Helmut Kohl, but tension between Scharping and other SPD leaders Oskar Lafontaine and Gerhard Schröder hampered his campaign.
The PDS was able to secure four direct seats, making it eligible for full caucus status and proportional representation even though it remained below the 5% margin.
Results
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Party |
Party List votes |
Vote percentage (change) |
Total Seats (change) |
Seat percentage |
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Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
16,089,960 |
34.2% |
-2.5% |
244 |
-24 |
36.3% |
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Christian Social Union (CSU) |
3,427,196 |
7.3% |
+0.2% |
50 |
-1 |
7.4% |
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Free Democratic Party (FDP) |
3,258,407 |
6.9% |
-4.1% |
47 |
-32 |
7.0% |
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Social Democratic Party |
17,140,354 |
36.4% |
+2.9% |
252 |
+13 |
37.5% |
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Alliance '90/The Greens¹ |
3,424,315 |
7.3% |
+2.3% |
49 |
+41 |
7.3% |
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Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) |
2,066,176 |
4.4% |
+2.0% |
30 |
+13 |
4.5% |
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All Others |
1,698,766 |
3.6% |
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0 |
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0.0% |
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Totals |
47,105,174 |
100.0% |
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672 |
+10 |
100.0% |
¹ Totals for the Greens reflect the merger of the Western and Eastern Green parties.
Seat results -- SPD in red, combined Greens in green, PDS in purple, FDP in yellow, CDU/CSU in black
Post-election
The coalition between the CDU/CSU and the FDP was able to continue in power with Helmut Kohl as chancellor.
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