1998 Saxony-Anhalt state election

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.

1998 Saxony-Anhalt state election

26 April 1998

All 116 seats in the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
59 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,495,531 (71.5%)
16.7%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Reinhard Höppner
Party SPD CDU
Last election 36 seats, 34.0% 37 seats, 34.4%
Seats won 47 28
Seat change 11 9
Popular vote 536,501 329,282
Percentage 35.9% 22.0%
Swing 1.9% 12.4%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party PDS DVU
Last election 21 seats, 19.9% Did not run
Seats won 25 16
Seat change 4 16
Popular vote 293,475 192,352
Percentage 19.6% 12.9%
Swing 0.3% 12.9%

Minister-President before election

Reinhard Höppner
SPD

Elected Minister-President

Reinhard Höppner
SPD

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 1.9 47 11 40.5
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 329,282 22.0 12.4 28 9 24.1
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 293,475 29.6 0.3 25 4 21.6
German People's Union (DVU) 192,352 12.9 12.9 16 16 13.8
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 63,250 4.2 0.7 0 ±0 0
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 48,542 3.2 1.9 0 5 0
Others 32,219 2.1 0 ±0 0
Total 1,495,531 100.0 116 17
Voter turnout 71.5 16.7
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%

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