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1990 German federal election

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1990 German federal election

A federal election was held in recently united Germany on 2 December 1990 to elect the members of the 12th Bundestag, within the regular time of nearly four years after the January 1987 West German federal election. Due to the accession of the former East German states on 3 October, after which the Bundestag was expanded with East German Volkskammer delegates, the elections were the first democratic all-German elections since the early 1930s. The result was a comprehensive victory for Chancellor Helmut Kohl and his governing coalition of the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union and the Free Democratic Party (FDP), which was reelected to a third term (and a fourth in 1994). The second vote (preferred national party, first vote is for a local candidate) result of the CDU/CSU, 20,358,096 votes, remains the highest ever total vote count in a democratic German election. The elections marked the first since 1957 that a party other than CDU/CSU and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) won a constituency seat (Direktmandat), breaking up the dominance of the two Volksparteien. The first (and only) time since 1957 that FDP won a constituency seat was by Uwe Lühr in Halle, home of Hans-Dietrich Genscher, the "architect of German reunification". In addition, Gregor Gysi (PDS) won Berlin-Marzahn – Hellersdorf.

Infobox

Registered
60,436,560 ( 33.3%)
Turnout
77.8% ( 6.5 pp)
Candidate
Gregor Gysi
Party
PDS
Last election
Did not exist
Seats before
24
Seats won
17
Seat change
7
Popular vote
1,129,578
Percentage
2.4%[b]
Swing
New party

Tables

Party
Leader
Seats
+/–
CDU
Helmut Kohl
248
+63
CSU
Theodor Waigel
49
0
SPD
Hans-Jochen Vogel
226
+40
FDP
Otto Graf Lambsdorff
57
+11
Greens
Petra Kelly
51
+9
PDS
Gregor Gysi
23
New
DSU
Hansjoachim Walther
8
New
United Left
Thomas Klein
1
New
· Results
Party
Party
Col 1
Party
Col 2
Party-list
Col 3
Constituency
Col 4
Totalseats
Col 5
+/–
Votes
Votes
Col 1
Votes
Col 2
%
Col 3
Seats
Col 4
Votes
Col 5
%
Col 6
Seats
Total
Total
Col 1
Total
Col 2
46,455,772
Col 3
100.00
Col 4
334
Col 5
46,274,925
Col 6
100.00
Col 7
328
Col 8
662
Col 9
+143
Valid votes
Valid votes
Col 1
Valid votes
Col 2
46,455,772
Col 3
98.85
Col 5
46,274,925
Col 6
98.47
Invalid/blank votes
Invalid/blank votes
Col 1
Invalid/blank votes
Col 2
540,143
Col 3
1.15
Col 5
720,990
Col 6
1.53
Total votes
Total votes
Col 1
Total votes
Col 2
46,995,915
Col 3
100.00
Col 5
46,995,915
Col 6
100.00
Registered voters/turnout
Registered voters/turnout
Col 1
Registered voters/turnout
Col 2
60,436,560
Col 3
77.76
Col 5
60,436,560
Col 6
77.76
Source: Bundeswahlleiter
Source: Bundeswahlleiter
Col 1
Source: Bundeswahlleiter
Party
Party-list
Constituency
Totalseats
+/–
Votes
%
Seats
Votes
%
Seats
Christian Democratic Union
17,055,116
36.71
76
17,707,574
38.27
192
268
+83
Social Democratic Party
15,545,366
33.46
148
16,279,980
35.18
91
239
+46
Free Democratic Party
5,123,233
11.03
78
3,595,135
7.77
1
79
+31
Christian Social Union
3,302,980
7.11
8
3,423,904
7.40
43
51
+2
The Greens (West)
1,788,200
3.85
0
2,037,885
4.40
0
0
−44
Party of Democratic Socialism
1,129,578
2.43
16
1,049,245
2.27
1
17
New
The Republicans
987,269
2.13
0
767,652
1.66
0
0
New
Alliance 90/Greens – Citizens' Movement (East)
559,207
1.20
8
552,027
1.19
0
8
New
The Grays – Gray Panthers
385,910
0.83
0
218,412
0.47
0
0
New
Ecological Democratic Party
205,206
0.44
0
243,469
0.53
0
0
0
National Democratic Party
145,776
0.31
0
190,105
0.41
0
0
0
German Social Union
89,008
0.19
0
131,747
0.28
0
0
New
Christian League
39,640
0.09
0
8,667
0.02
0
0
New
Christian Centre
36,446
0.08
0
9,824
0.02
0
0
New
Bavaria Party
31,315
0.07
0
10,836
0.02
0
0
0
The Women
12,077
0.03
0
1,433
0.00
0
0
0
Patriots for Germany
4,687
0.01
0
746
0.00
0
0
0
Eco-Union
4,661
0.01
0
1,106
0.00
0
0
0
Union of Working Groups for Employee Politics and Democracy
4,530
0.01
0
704
0.00
0
0
New
Communist Party of Germany
1,630
0.00
0
0
New
Spartacist Workers' Party of Germany
1,610
0.00
0
124
0.00
0
0
New
Federation of German Democrats
1,009
0.00
0
474
0.00
0
0
New
Federation of Socialist Workers
826
0.00
0
214
0.00
0
0
New
Responsible Citizens
492
0.00
0
72
0.00
0
0
0
European Federalist Party
266
0.00
0
0
New
Independents and voter groups
43,324
0.09
0
0
0
Total
46,455,772
100.00
334
46,274,925
100.00
328
662
+143
Valid votes
46,455,772
98.85
46,274,925
98.47
Invalid/blank votes
540,143
1.15
720,990
1.53
Total votes
46,995,915
100.00
46,995,915
100.00
Registered voters/turnout
60,436,560
77.76
60,436,560
77.76
Source: Bundeswahlleiter
· Results › Results by state
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
State
Baden-Württemberg
CDU/CSU
46.5
SPD
29.1
FDP
12.3
Grüne
5.7
PDS
0.3
REP
3.2
Others
2.9
Bavaria
Bavaria
State
Bavaria
CDU/CSU
51.9
SPD
26.7
FDP
8.7
Grüne
4.6
PDS
0.2
REP
5.0
Others
2.9
Berlin
Berlin
State
Berlin
CDU/CSU
39.4
SPD
30.6
FDP
9.1
Grüne
7.2
PDS
9.7
REP
2.5
Others
0.7
Brandenburg
Brandenburg
State
Brandenburg
CDU/CSU
36.3
SPD
32.9
FDP
9.7
Grüne
6.6
PDS
11.0
REP
1.7
Others
1.8
Bremen
Bremen
State
Bremen
CDU/CSU
30.9
SPD
42.5
FDP
12.8
Grüne
8.3
PDS
1.1
REP
2.1
Others
2.3
Hamburg
Hamburg
State
Hamburg
CDU/CSU
36.6
SPD
41.0
FDP
12.0
Grüne
5.8
PDS
1.1
REP
1.7
Others
1.8
Hesse
Hesse
State
Hesse
CDU/CSU
41.3
SPD
38.0
FDP
10.9
Grüne
5.6
PDS
0.4
REP
2.1
Others
1.7
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
State
Lower Saxony
CDU/CSU
44.3
SPD
38.4
FDP
10.3
Grüne
4.5
PDS
0.3
REP
1.0
Others
1.2
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
State
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
CDU/CSU
41.2
SPD
26.5
FDP
9.1
Grüne
5.9
PDS
14.2
REP
1.4
Others
1.7
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
State
North Rhine-Westphalia
CDU/CSU
40.5
SPD
41.1
FDP
11.0
Grüne
4.3
PDS
0.3
REP
1.3
Others
1.5
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
State
Rhineland-Palatinate
CDU/CSU
45.6
SPD
36.1
FDP
10.4
Grüne
4.0
PDS
0.2
REP
1.7
Others
2.0
Saarland
Saarland
State
Saarland
CDU/CSU
38.1
SPD
51.2
FDP
6.0
Grüne
2.3
PDS
0.2
REP
0.9
Others
1.3
Saxony
Saxony
State
Saxony
CDU/CSU
49.5
SPD
18.2
FDP
12.4
Grüne
5.9
PDS
9.0
REP
1.2
Others
3.8
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
State
Saxony-Anhalt
CDU/CSU
38.6
SPD
24.7
FDP
19.7
Grüne
5.3
PDS
9.4
REP
1.0
Others
1.3
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
State
Schleswig-Holstein
CDU/CSU
43.5
SPD
38.5
FDP
11.4
Grüne
4.0
PDS
0.3
REP
1.2
Others
1.1
Thuringia
Thuringia
State
Thuringia
CDU/CSU
45.2
SPD
21.9
FDP
14.6
Grüne
6.1
PDS
8.3
REP
1.2
Others
2.7
Old states (West)
Old states (West)
State
Old states (West)
CDU/CSU
44.3
SPD
35.7
FDP
10.6
Grüne
4.8
PDS
0.3
REP
2.3
Others
2.0
New states (East)
New states (East)
State
New states (East)
CDU/CSU
41.8
SPD
24.3
FDP
12.9
Grüne
6.2
PDS
11.1
REP
1.5
Others
2.3
State
CDU/CSU
SPD
FDP
Grüne
PDS
REP
Others
Baden-Württemberg
46.5
29.1
12.3
5.7
0.3
3.2
2.9
Bavaria
51.9
26.7
8.7
4.6
0.2
5.0
2.9
Berlin
39.4
30.6
9.1
7.2
9.7
2.5
0.7
Brandenburg
36.3
32.9
9.7
6.6
11.0
1.7
1.8
Bremen
30.9
42.5
12.8
8.3
1.1
2.1
2.3
Hamburg
36.6
41.0
12.0
5.8
1.1
1.7
1.8
Hesse
41.3
38.0
10.9
5.6
0.4
2.1
1.7
Lower Saxony
44.3
38.4
10.3
4.5
0.3
1.0
1.2
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
41.2
26.5
9.1
5.9
14.2
1.4
1.7
North Rhine-Westphalia
40.5
41.1
11.0
4.3
0.3
1.3
1.5
Rhineland-Palatinate
45.6
36.1
10.4
4.0
0.2
1.7
2.0
Saarland
38.1
51.2
6.0
2.3
0.2
0.9
1.3
Saxony
49.5
18.2
12.4
5.9
9.0
1.2
3.8
Saxony-Anhalt
38.6
24.7
19.7
5.3
9.4
1.0
1.3
Schleswig-Holstein
43.5
38.5
11.4
4.0
0.3
1.2
1.1
Thuringia
45.2
21.9
14.6
6.1
8.3
1.2
2.7
Old states (West)
44.3
35.7
10.6
4.8
0.3
2.3
2.0
New states (East)
41.8
24.3
12.9
6.2
11.1
1.5
2.3
· Results › Results by state › Constituency seats
CDU
CDU
State
CDU
Totalseats
SPD
Seats won
CSU
Seats won
FDP
Seats won
PDS
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
State
Baden-Württemberg
Totalseats
37
Seats won
36
Seats won
1
Bavaria
Bavaria
State
Bavaria
Totalseats
45
Seats won
2
Seats won
43
Berlin
Berlin
State
Berlin
Totalseats
13
Seats won
8
Seats won
4
Seats won
1
Brandenburg
Brandenburg
State
Brandenburg
Totalseats
12
Seats won
7
Seats won
5
Bremen
Bremen
State
Bremen
Totalseats
3
Seats won
3
Hamburg
Hamburg
State
Hamburg
Totalseats
7
Seats won
1
Seats won
6
Hesse
Hesse
State
Hesse
Totalseats
22
Seats won
13
Seats won
9
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
State
Lower Saxony
Totalseats
31
Seats won
20
Seats won
11
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
State
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Totalseats
9
Seats won
8
Seats won
1
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
State
North Rhine-Westphalia
Totalseats
71
Seats won
33
Seats won
38
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
State
Rhineland-Palatinate
Totalseats
16
Seats won
12
Seats won
4
Saarland
Saarland
State
Saarland
Totalseats
5
Seats won
5
Saxony
Saxony
State
Saxony
Totalseats
21
Seats won
21
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
State
Saxony-Anhalt
Totalseats
13
Seats won
12
Seats won
1
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
State
Schleswig-Holstein
Totalseats
11
Seats won
9
Seats won
2
Thuringia
Thuringia
State
Thuringia
Totalseats
12
Seats won
12
Total
Total
State
Total
Totalseats
328
Seats won
192
Seats won
91
Seats won
43
Seats won
1
Seats won
1
State
Totalseats
Seats won
CDU
SPD
CSU
FDP
PDS
Baden-Württemberg
37
36
1
Bavaria
45
2
43
Berlin
13
8
4
1
Brandenburg
12
7
5
Bremen
3
3
Hamburg
7
1
6
Hesse
22
13
9
Lower Saxony
31
20
11
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
9
8
1
North Rhine-Westphalia
71
33
38
Rhineland-Palatinate
16
12
4
Saarland
5
5
Saxony
21
21
Saxony-Anhalt
13
12
1
Schleswig-Holstein
11
9
2
Thuringia
12
12
Total
328
192
91
43
1
1
· Results › Results by state › List seats
SPD
SPD
State
SPD
Totalseats
FDP
Seats won
CDU
Seats won
PDS
Seats won
CSU
Seats won
B90/Gr.
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
State
Baden-Württemberg
Totalseats
36
Seats won
23
Seats won
10
Seats won
3
Bavaria
Bavaria
State
Bavaria
Totalseats
41
Seats won
24
Seats won
9
Seats won
8
Berlin
Berlin
State
Berlin
Totalseats
15
Seats won
5
Seats won
3
Seats won
4
Seats won
2
Seats won
1
Brandenburg
Brandenburg
State
Brandenburg
Totalseats
10
Seats won
2
Seats won
2
Seats won
1
Seats won
3
Seats won
2
Bremen
Bremen
State
Bremen
Totalseats
3
Seats won
1
Seats won
2
Hamburg
Hamburg
State
Hamburg
Totalseats
7
Seats won
2
Seats won
5
Hesse
Hesse
State
Hesse
Totalseats
26
Seats won
11
Seats won
6
Seats won
9
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
State
Lower Saxony
Totalseats
34
Seats won
16
Seats won
7
Seats won
11
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
State
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Totalseats
7
Seats won
3
Seats won
1
Seats won
2
Seats won
1
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
State
North Rhine-Westphalia
Totalseats
75
Seats won
27
Seats won
17
Seats won
30
Seats won
1
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
State
Rhineland-Palatinate
Totalseats
18
Seats won
9
Seats won
4
Seats won
5
Saarland
Saarland
State
Saarland
Totalseats
6
Seats won
1
Seats won
1
Seats won
4
Saxony
Saxony
State
Saxony
Totalseats
19
Seats won
8
Seats won
5
Seats won
4
Seats won
2
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
State
Saxony-Anhalt
Totalseats
13
Seats won
6
Seats won
4
Seats won
2
Seats won
1
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
State
Schleswig-Holstein
Totalseats
13
Seats won
8
Seats won
3
Seats won
2
Thuringia
Thuringia
State
Thuringia
Totalseats
11
Seats won
5
Seats won
3
Seats won
2
Seats won
1
Total
Total
State
Total
Totalseats
334
Seats won
148
Seats won
78
Seats won
76
Seats won
16
Seats won
8
Seats won
8
State
Totalseats
Seats won
SPD
FDP
CDU
PDS
CSU
B90/Gr.
Baden-Württemberg
36
23
10
3
Bavaria
41
24
9
8
Berlin
15
5
3
4
2
1
Brandenburg
10
2
2
1
3
2
Bremen
3
1
2
Hamburg
7
2
5
Hesse
26
11
6
9
Lower Saxony
34
16
7
11
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
7
3
1
2
1
North Rhine-Westphalia
75
27
17
30
1
Rhineland-Palatinate
18
9
4
5
Saarland
6
1
1
4
Saxony
19
8
5
4
2
Saxony-Anhalt
13
6
4
2
1
Schleswig-Holstein
13
8
3
2
Thuringia
11
5
3
2
1
Total
334
148
78
76
16
8
8

References

  1. Does not include 8 German Social Union guests.
  2. In the 1990 election, the 5% electoral threshold was applied separately in the Western states and the new Eastern states
  3. A linked list of the Alliance 90 and the East German Green Party, running only in the new Eastern states.
  4. In the 1990 election, the 5% electoral threshold was applied separately in the Western states and the new Eastern states
  5. 3.9% West German Green Party, 3.3% East German Green Party/Alliance 90.
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