1954 Hessian state election

The Landtag was elected via mixed-member proportional representation. 48 members were elected in single-member constituencies via first-past-the-post voting, and 48 then allocated using compensatory proportional representation. A single ballot was used for both. The size of the Landtag was increased in this election from 80 to 96 by the addition of more compensatory seats. An electoral threshold of 5% of valid votes is applied to the Landtag; parties that fall below this threshold are ineligible to receive seats.

In the previous election held on 19 November 1950, the SPD won a majority of seats with 44% of the vote. An alliance of the FDP and GB/BHE made up the second largest group, winning 32%, followed by the CDU on 19%. This represented a major reversal in the two parties' positions compared to 1946. The Communist Party (KPD) narrowly fell below the 5% threshold and lost its seats. Georg-August Zinn became Minister-President in the new SPD majority government.

The table below lists parties represented in the 2nd Landtag of Hesse.

• "The Election to the Hessian Landtag, 28 November 1954" (PDF). Parliamentary Data Bank of the Hessian Landtag (in German). March 1955. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
• "Loss of the absolute majority for the SPD in the state elections, November 28, 1954". Hessian Regional History Information System (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2023.