1998 Lower Saxony state election

The 1998 Lower Saxony state election was held on 1 March 1998 to elect the members of the 14th Landtag of Lower Saxony. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Gerhard Schröder was returned with an increased majority. Schröder was subsequently re-elected as Minister-President.

1998 Lower Saxony state election
1 March 1998
All 157 seats in the Landtag of Lower Saxony
79 seats needed for a majority
Turnout4,314,932 (73.8%)
0.0%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Gerhard Schröder Christian Wulff
Party SPD CDU Green
Last election 81 seats, 44.3% 67 seats, 36.4% 13 seats, 7.4%
Seats won 83 62 12
Seat change 2 5 1
Popular vote 2,068,477 1,549,227 304,193
Percentage 47.9% 35.9% 7.0%
Swing 3.6% 0.5% 0.4%
Minister-President before election

Gerhard Schröder
SPD

 Elected Minister-President

Gerhard Schröder
SPD

Parties

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

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1994 result
Votes (%) Seats
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands		 Social democracy Gerhard Schröder 44.3%
81 / 161
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands		 Christian democracy Christian Wulff 36.4%
67 / 161
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen		 Green politics 7.4%
13 / 161

Election result

Summary of the 1 March 1998 election results for the Landtag of Lower Saxony

Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 2,068,477 47.9 3.6 83 2 52.9
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 1,549,227 35.9 0.5 62 5 39.5
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 304,193 7.0 0.4 12 1 7.6
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 209,610 4.9 0.5 0 ±0 0
The Republicans (REP) 118,975 2.8 0.9 0 ±0 0
Others 64,450 1.5 0 ±0 0
Total 4,314,932 100.0 157 4
Voter turnout 73.8 0.0
Popular Vote
SPD
 
 47.94%
CDU
 
 35.90%
B'90/GRÜNE
 
 7.05%
FDP
 
 4.86%
REP
 
 2.76%
Other
 
 1.49%
Landtag seats
SPD
 
 52.87%
CDU
 
 39.49%
B'90/GRÜNE
 
 7.64%

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