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State election in Bavaria, Germany

1990 Bavarian state election
← 1986 14 October 1990 1994 →
All 204 seats in the Landtag of Bavaria
103 seats needed for a majority
Turnout11,098,912 (65.9%)
Decrease 4.2%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Max Streibl Karl-Heinz Hiersemann [de]
Party CSU SPD
Last election 128 seats, 55.8% 61 seats, 27.5%
Seats won 127 58
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 3
Popular vote 6,093,514 2,882,008
Percentage 54.9% 26.0%
Swing Decrease 0.9% Decrease 1.5%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Greens FDP
Last election 15 seats, 7.5% 0 seats, 3.8%
Seats won 12 7
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 7
Popular vote 712,101 572,338
Percentage 6.4% 5.2%
Swing Decrease 1.1% Increase 1.4%
Results for the single-member constituencies.
Minister-President before election

Max Streibl
CSU

Elected Minister-President

Max Streibl
CSU

The 1990 Bavarian state election was held on 14 October 1990 to elect the members of the 12th Landtag of Bavaria. It took place shortly after the formal reunification of Germany on 3 October. The Christian Social Union (CSU) led by Minister-President Max Streibl retained its majority. The Free Democratic Party (FDP) also re-entered the Landtag for the first time since 1982.

Parties

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

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1986 result
Votes (%) Seats
CSU Christian Social Union in Bavaria
Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern 		Christian democracy Max Streibl 55.8% 128 / 204
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands 		Social democracy Karl-Heinz Heirsemann 27.5% 61 / 204
Grüne The Greens
Die Grünen 		Green politics 7.5% 15 / 204

Election result

Summary of the 14 October 1990 election results for the Landtag of Bavaria
Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Christian Social Union (CSU) 6,093,514 54.9 Decrease0.9 127 Decrease1 62.3
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 2,882,008 26.0 Decrease1.5 58 Decrease3 28.4
The Greens (Grüne) 712,101 6.4 Decrease1.1 12 Decrease3 5.9
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 572,338 5.2 Increase1.4 7 Increase7 3.4
The Republicans (REP) 538,615 4.9 Increase1.9 0 ±0 0
Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) 192,414 1.7 Increase1.0 0 ±0 0
Others 106,922 1.0 0 ±0 0
Total 11,098,912 100.0 204 ±0
Voter turnout 65.9 Decrease4.2
Popular vote
CSU   54.90%
SPD   25.97%
GRÜNE   6.42%
FDP   5.17%
REP   4.85%
Other   2.70%
Landtag seats
CSU   62.25%
SPD   28.43%
GRÜNE   5.88%
FDP   3.43%

Sources

Bavaria Elections and referendums in Bavaria
State elections
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Referendums
See also: Elections and referendums in Germany
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