1990 Bavarian state election

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1990 Bavarian state election
Flag of Bavaria (lozengy).svg
  1986 14 October 1990 1994  

All 204 seats in the Landtag of Bavaria
103 seats needed for a majority
Turnout11,098,912 (65.9%)
Decrease2.svg 4.2%
 First partySecond party
  Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F083104-0015, Munchen, CSU-Parteitag, Streibl (cropped).jpg KarlheinzHiersemann (cropped).jpg
Leader Max Streibl Karl-Heinz Hiersemann  [ de ]
Party CSU SPD
Last election128 seats, 55.8%61 seats, 27.5%
Seats won12758
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 3
Popular vote6,093,5142,882,008
Percentage54.9%26.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.9%Decrease2.svg 1.5%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Greens FDP
Last election15 seats, 7.5%0 seats, 3.8%
Seats won127
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 7
Popular vote712,101572,338
Percentage6.4%5.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.1%Increase2.svg 1.4%

1990 Bavarian state election.svg
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.

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Parties

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

NameIdeologyLeader(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
PartyVotes %+/-Seats+/-Seats %
Christian Social Union (CSU)6,093,51454.9Decrease2.svg0.9127Decrease2.svg162.3
Social Democratic Party (SPD)2,882,00826.0Decrease2.svg1.558Decrease2.svg328.4
The Greens (Grüne)712,1016.4Decrease2.svg1.112Decrease2.svg35.9
Free Democratic Party (FDP)572,3385.2Increase2.svg1.47Increase2.svg73.4
The Republicans (REP)538,6154.9Increase2.svg1.90±00
Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP)192,4141.7Increase2.svg1.00±00
Others106,9221.00±00
Total11,098,912100.0204±0
Voter turnout65.9Decrease2.svg4.2
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%

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