1998 Bavarian state election

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1998 Bavarian state election
Flag of Bavaria (lozengy).svg
  1994 13 September 1998 2003  

All 204 seats in the Landtag of Bavaria
103 seats needed for a majority
Turnout12,186,909 (69.8%)
Increase2.svg 2.0%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  DrEdmundStoiber.jpg Renate Schmidt.jpg Jerzy Montag 2009.jpg
Leader Edmund Stoiber Renate Schmidt Jerzy Montag
Party CSU SPD Greens
Last election120 seats, 52.8%70 seats, 30.0%14 seats, 6.1%
Seats won1236714
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 3Steady2.svg 0
Popular vote6,447,7643,501,900692,456
Percentage52.9%28.7%5.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.1%Decrease2.svg 1.3%Decrease2.svg 0.4%

1998 Bavarian state election.svg
Results for the single-member constituencies.

Minister-President before election

Edmund Stoiber
CSU

Elected Minister-President

Edmund Stoiber
CSU

The 1998 Bavarian state election was held on 13 September 1998 to elect the members of the 14th Landtag of Bavaria. The Christian Social Union (CSU) led by Minister-President Edmund Stoiber retained its majority with minor gains, while the opposition took minor losses. The largest change in the election was the rise in popularity of the Free Voters of Bavaria, who won 3.7% of the vote, but failed to win any seats.

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Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 13th Landtag of Bavaria.

NameIdeologyLeader(s)1994 result
Votes (%)Seats
CSU Christian Social Union in Bavaria
Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern
Christian democracy Edmund Stoiber 52.8%
120 / 204
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy Renate Schmidt 30.0%
70 / 204
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Green politics Jerzy Montag 6.1%
14 / 204

Opinion polling

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
size
CSU SPD Grüne REP FDP FW OthersLead
1998 state election 13 Sep 199852.928.75.73.61.73.73.7 [lower-alpha 1] 24.2
Forsa  ? ?49345423315
Polis 27 Aug–1 Sep 19981,01050336333217
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 24–26 Aug 199897951325424319
Infratest dimap 21–26 Aug 19981,00050325234418
Forsa  ? ?47355310 [lower-alpha 2] 12
INRA 1998 ?4635 ? ? ? ? ?11
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 15–19 May 19981,011463454326 [lower-alpha 3] 12
INRA 19981,00046365333 ?10
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 16–18 Feb 19981,00946327533414
Forsa 31 Aug 1997~1,0004733 ? ? ?3 ?14
1994 state election 25 Sep 199452.830.06.13.92.80.14.3 [lower-alpha 4] 22.8

Election result

1998 Landtag of Bavaria.svg
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Christian Social Union (CSU)6,447,76452.91+0.8123+3
Social Democratic Party (SPD)3,501,90028.73-1.367-3
Alliance 90/The Greens Grüne)692,4565.68-0.414±0
Free Voters of Bavaria (FW)446,1153.66+3.60±0
The Republicans (REP)438,1443.60-0.30±0
Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP)217,8401.79-0.30±0
Free Democratic Party (FDP)201,7881.66-1.10±0
Others240,9021.98-0.40±0
Total12,186,909100.00204
Popular vote
CSU
52.91%
SPD
28.73%
B'90/GRÜNE
5.68%
Other
12.68%
Landtag seats
CSU
60.29%
SPD
32.84%
B'90/GRÜNE
6.86%

Notes

  1. 1.8% ÖDP, 1.9% Other
  2. 4% Right-wing parties, 6% Other
  3. 3% ÖDP, 3% Other
  4. 2.1% ÖDP, 2.2% Other

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