1991 Hessian state election

The 1991 Hessian state election was held on 20 January 1991 to elect the members of the Landtag of Hesse. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Walter Wallmann was defeated. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) narrowly became the most popular party, but tied with the CDU in number of seats. The SPD subsequently formed a coalition with The Greens, and SPD leader Hans Eichel became Minister-President.

1991 Hesse state election
20 January 1991
All 110 seats of the Landtag of Hesse
56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout2,974,872 (70.8%)
9.5%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Hans Eichel Walter Wallmann
Party SPD CDU
Last election 44 seats, 40.2% 47 seats, 42.1%
Seats won 46 46
Seat change 2 1
Popular vote 1,213,909 1,195,965
Percentage 40.8% 40.2%
Swing 0.6% 1.9%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Iris Blaul
Joschka Fischer		 Wolfgang Gerhardt
Party Green FDP
Last election 10 seats, 9.4% 9 seats, 7.8%
Seats won 10 8
Seat change 0 1
Popular vote 262,161 220,115
Percentage 8.8% 7.4%
Swing 0.6% 0.4%
Minister-President before election

Walter Wallmann
CDU

 Elected Minister-President

Hans Eichel
SPD

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Hesse.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1987 result
Votes (%) Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands		 Christian democracy Walter Wallmann 42.1%
47 / 110
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands		 Social democracy Hans Eichel 40.2%
44 / 110
Grüne The Greens
Die Grünen		 Green politics Iris Blaul
Joschka Fischer		 9.4%
10 / 110
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei		 Classical liberalism Wolfgang Gerhardt 7.8%
9 / 110

Election result

Summary of the 20 January 1991 election results for the Landtag of Hesse

Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 1,214,909 40.8 0.6 46 2 41.8
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 1,195,965 40.2 1.9 46 1 41.8
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 262,161 8.8 0.6 10 ±0 9.1
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 220,115 7.4 0.4 8 1 7.3
The Republicans (REP) 49,320 1.7 1.7 0 ±0 0
Others 32,402 1.1 0 ±0 0
Total 2,974,872 100.0 110 ±0
Voter turnout 10.8 9.5
Popular Vote
SPD
 
 40.83%
CDU
 
 40.20%
GRÜNE
 
 8.81%
FDP
 
 7.40%
REP
 
 1.66%
Other
 
 1.09%
Landtag seats
SPD
 
 41.82%
CDU
 
 41.82%
GRÜNE
 
 9.09%
FDP
 
 7.27%

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