1990 Lower Saxony state election

The 1990 Lower Saxony state election was held on 13 May 1990 to elect the members of the 12th Landtag of Lower Saxony. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Ernst Albrecht was defeated. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) subsequently formed a coalition with The Greens, and SPD leader Gerhard Schröder was elected Minister-President.

1990 Lower Saxony state election
13 May 1990
All 155 seats in the Landtag of Lower Saxony
78 seats needed for a majority
Turnout4,216,296 (74.6%)
Decrease 2.7%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Gerhard Schröder Rita Süssmuth
Party SPD CDU
Last election 66 seats, 42.1% 69 seats, 44.3%
Seats won 71 67
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 2
Popular vote 1,865,267 1,771,974
Percentage 44.2% 42.0%
Swing Increase 2.1% Decrease 2.3%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party FDP Greens
Last election 9 seats, 6.0% 11 seats, 7.1%
Seats won 9 8
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 3
Popular vote 252,615 229,846
Percentage 6.0% 5.5%
Swing Steady 0.0% Decrease 1.6%
Minister-President before election

Ernst Albrecht
CDU

 Elected Minister-President

Gerhard Schröder
SPD

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 11th Landtag of Lower Saxony.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1986 result
Votes (%) Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands		 Christian democracy Rita Süssmuth 44.3%
69 / 155
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands		 Social democracy Gerhard Schröder 42.1%
66 / 155
Grüne The Greens
Die Grünen		 Green politics 7.1%
11 / 155
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei		 Classical liberalism 6.0%
9 / 155

Election result
Summary of the 13 May 1990 election results for the Landtag of Lower Saxony
Party Votes  % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 1,865,267 44.2 Increase2.1 71 Increase5 45.8
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 1,771,974 42.0 Decrease2.3 67 Decrease2 43.2
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 252,615 6.0 Steady0.0 9 ±0 5.8
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 229,846 5.5 Decrease1.6 8 Decrease3 5.2
The Republicans (REP) 62,054 1.5 Increase1.5 0 ±0 0
Others 34,540 0.8 0 ±0 0
Total 4,216,296 100.0 155 ±0
Voter turnout 74.6 Decrease2.7
Popular Vote
SPD
 
 44.24%
CDU
 
 42.03%
FDP
 
 5.99%
GRÜNE
 
 5.45%
Other
 
 2.29%
Landtag seats
SPD
 
 45.81%
CDU
 
 43.23%
FDP
 
 5.81%
GRÜNE
 
 5.16%

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