1994 Brandenburg state election

The 1994 Brandenburg state election was held on 11 September 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd Landtag of Brandenburg. The incumbent government was a traffic light coalition of the Social Democratic Party, Free Democratic Party and The Greens, led by Minister-President Manfred Stolpe. The SPD achieved a 16 percent swing in its favour and won an absolute majority with 54% of the vote, while both of its coalition partners lost their seats. The Christian Democratic Union suffered a major swing against it, falling to 18.7 percent. The Party of Democratic Socialism also finished on 18.7 percent, just 72 votes behind the CDU. Minister-President Stolpe continued in office.
This election marked the first, last, and only time that a party gained an absolute majority in Brandenburg. In addition, this was also the first and last time that a party won all single-member constituencies.

Parties