1990 Bavarian state election

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.

1990 Bavarian state election

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All 204 seats in the Landtag of Bavaria
103 seats needed for a majority
Turnout11,098,912 (65.9%)
Decrease 4.2%
 First partySecond party
 
LeaderMax StreiblKarl-Heinz Hiersemann [de]
PartyCSUSPD
Last election128 seats, 55.8%61 seats, 27.5%
Seats won12758
Seat changeDecrease 1Decrease 3
Popular vote6,093,5142,882,008
Percentage54.9%26.0%
SwingDecrease 0.9%Decrease 1.5%

 Third partyFourth party
 
PartyGreensFDP
Last election15 seats, 7.5%0 seats, 3.8%
Seats won127
Seat changeDecrease 3Increase 7
Popular vote712,101572,338
Percentage6.4%5.2%
SwingDecrease 1.1%Increase 1.4%

Results for the single-member constituencies.

Minister-President before election

Max Streibl
CSU

Elected Minister-President

Max Streibl
CSU

Parties edit

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

NameIdeologyLeader(s)1986 result
Votes (%)Seats
CSUChristian Social Union in Bavaria
Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern
Christian democracyMax Streibl55.8%
128 / 204
SPDSocial Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracyKarl-Heinz Heirsemann27.5%
61 / 204
GrüneThe Greens
Die Grünen
Green politics7.5%
15 / 204

Election result edit

Summary of the 14 October 1990 election results for the Landtag of Bavaria
PartyVotes%+/-Seats+/-Seats %
Christian Social Union (CSU)6,093,51454.9 0.9127 162.3
Social Democratic Party (SPD)2,882,00826.0 1.558 328.4
The Greens (Grüne)712,1016.4 1.112 35.9
Free Democratic Party (FDP)572,3385.2 1.47 73.4
The Republicans (REP)538,6154.9 1.90±00
Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP)192,4141.7 1.00±00
Others106,9221.00±00
Total11,098,912100.0204±0
Voter turnout65.9 4.2
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 edit