1990 Saarland state election

The 1990 Saarland state election was held on 28 January 1990 to elect the members of the Landtag of Saarland. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Oskar Lafontaine was returned with an increased majority and continued in office.

1990 Saarland state election
28 January 1990
All 51 seats of the Landtag of Saarland
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout694,101 (83.2%)
1.8%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Oskar Lafontaine Klaus Töpfer
Party SPD CDU FDP
Last election 26 seats, 49.2% 20 seats, 37.3% 5 seats, 10.0%
Seats won 30 18 3
Seat change 4 2 2
Popular vote 377,501 231,983 39,113
Percentage 54.4% 33.4% 5.6%
Swing 5.2% 3.9% 4.4%
Minister-President before election

Oskar Lafontaine
SPD

 Elected Minister-President

Oskar Lafontaine
SPD

Parties

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

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1985 result
Votes (%) Seats
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands		 Social democracy Oskar Lafontaine 49.2%
26 / 51
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands		 Christian democracy Klaus Töpfer 37.3%
20 / 51
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei		 Classical liberalism 10.0%
5 / 51

Election result

Summary of the 28 January 1990 election results for the Landtag of Saarland

Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 377,502 54.4 5.2 30 4 58.8
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 231,983 33.4 3.9 18 2 35.3
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 39,113 5.6 4.4 3 2 5.9
The Republicans (REP) 23,263 3.4 3.4 0 ±0 0
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 18,380 2.6 0.1 0 ±0 0
Others 3,860 0.6 0 ±0 0
Total 694,101 100.0 51 ±0
Voter turnout 83.2 1.8

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