1996 Schleswig-Holstein state election

The 1996 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 24 March 1996 to elect the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. The incumbent Social Democratic Party government led by Minister-President Heide Simonis lost its majority. The SPD subsequently formed a coalition with The Greens, and Simonis continued in office.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein.

Election result

! colspan="2" | Party
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
! Seats %
! colspan=8|
! align=right colspan=2| Total
! align=right| 1,502,088
! align=right| 100.0
! align=right|
! align=right| 75
! align=right| 14
! align=right|
! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout
! align=right|
! align=right| 71.8
! align=right| 0.1
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