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1998 Saxony-Anhalt state election
← 1994 26 April 1998 2002 →
All 116 seats in the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
59 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,495,531 (71.5%)
Increase 16.7%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Reinhard Höppner Christopher Bergner
Party SPD CDU
Last election 36 seats, 34.0% 37 seats, 34.4%
Seats won 47 28
Seat change Increase 11 Decrease 9
Popular vote 536,501 329,282
Percentage 35.9% 22.0%
Swing Increase 1.9% Decrease 12.4%
  Third party Fourth party
  DVU
Leader Petra Sitte Helmut Wolf
Party PDS DVU
Last election 21 seats, 19.9% Did not run
Seats won 25 16
Seat change Increase 4 Increase 16
Popular vote 293,475 192,352
Percentage 19.6% 12.9%
Swing Decrease 0.3% Increase 12.9%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election

Reinhard Höppner
SPD

Elected Minister-President

Reinhard Höppner
SPD

The 1998 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 26 April 1998 to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. The incumbent government was a minority coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Reinhard Höppner, supported by the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS). The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered major losses, mostly to the national conservative German People's Union (DVU). The Greens fell out of the Landtag. After the election, the SPD formed a new minority government alone with the support of the PDS, and Höppner continued in office.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 2nd Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1994 result
Votes (%) Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands 		Christian democracy 34.4% 37 / 99
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands 		Social democracy Reinhard Höppner 34.0% 36 / 99
PDS Party of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus 		Democratic socialism 19.9% 21 / 99
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen 		Green politics 5.1% 5 / 99

Election result

Summary of the 26 April 1998 election results for the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 536,501 35.9 Increase1.9 47 Increase11 40.5
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 329,282 22.0 Decrease12.4 28 Decrease9 24.1
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 293,475 19.6 Decrease0.3 25 Increase4 21.6
German People's Union (DVU) 192,352 12.9 Increase12.9 16 Increase16 13.8
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 63,250 4.2 Increase0.7 0 ±0 0
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 48,542 3.2 Decrease1.9 0 Decrease5 0
Others 32,219 2.1 0 ±0 0
Total 1,495,531 100.0 116 Increase17
Voter turnout 71.5 Increase16.7
Popular Vote
SPD   35.87%
CDU   22.02%
PDS   19.62%
DVU   12.86%
FDP   4.23%
GRÜNE   3.25%
Other   2.15%
Landtag seats
SPD   40.52%
CDU   24.14%
PDS   21.55%
DVU   13.79%

Sources

Saxony-Anhalt Elections in Saxony-Anhalt
State
Anhalt
Municipal
See also
Elections and referendums in Germany
Elections in the Free State of Prussia
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