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German federal election, 1994 - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Alternative, Alternativity, Anointing, Anointment, Assignment, Assumption, Authorization, Calling, Canonization, Caucus, Choice, Consecration, Coronation, Decision, Delegation |
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The German federal election, 1994 was conducted on October 16, 1994, to elect members to the Bundestag (lower house) of Germany.
Issues and Campaign
Results
| Party
| Party List votes
| Vote percentage (change)
| Total Seats (change)
| Seat percentage
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| Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
| 16,089,960
| 34.2%
| -2.5%
| 244
| -24
| 36.3%
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| Christian Social Union (CSU)
| 3,427,196
| 7.3%
| +0.2%
| 50
| -1
| 7.4%
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| Free Democratic Party (FDP)
| 3,258,407
| 6.9%
| -4.1%
| 47
| -32
| 7.0%
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| Social Democratic Party
| 17,140,354
| 36.4%
| +2.9%
| 252
| +13
| 37.5%
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| Alliance '90/The Greens¹
| 3,424,315
| 7.3%
| +2.3%
| 49
| +41
| 7.3%
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| Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)
| 2,066,176
| 4.4%
| +2.0%
| 30
| +13
| 4.5%
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| All Others
| 1,698,766
| 3.6%
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| 0
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| 0.0%
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| Totals
| 47,105,174
| 100.0%
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| 672
| +10
| 100.0%
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¹ Totals for the Greens reflect the merger of the Western and Eastern Green parties.
Seat results -- SPD in red, combined Greens in green, PDS in purple, FDP in yellow, CDU/CSU in black Post-election
The coalition between the CDU/CSU and the FDP was able to continue in power with Helmut Kohl as chancellor.
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