Election results at a glance

Parliamentary election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 1994

Results of the parliamentary election on 10/16/1994
CDU
SPD
PDS
Other
37.7
29.7
22.7
10.1
-0.6
+2.7
+7.0
+3.5

Political orientation of parties

CDU
SPD
PDS
What do the symbols mean?
To make parties easier to compare, the symbols indicate a party’s political orientation. These categories provide a quick overview. More detailed information on political positions can be found on the party subpages.
Far left
Left
Centre-left
Centre
Transversal
Unknown
Centre-right
Right
Far right
Liberal
Environment & climate
Regional
Animal rights
Satirical

Electoral threshold

The electoral threshold in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is 5%.

Voter turnout

Voter turnout was 72.9%.
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Information on the electoral system

Direct election

Voters elect representatives directly.

Mixed system

Voters cast votes for both individual candidates and parties.

Compensatory system

Direct seats are balanced by compensatory seats to ensure proportional outcomes.

Single round

The election is decided in one round.

Free

Elections are free and fair, with genuine competition.

Seat distribution and possible coalitions

71
Majority from 36 seats
CDU
30
42.3%
SPD
23
32.4%
PDS
18
25.4%

The government cannot remain in office

The incumbent governing parties secured 42.3% of the seats.
CDU + SPD
Centre
74.6%
SPD + PDS
Centre-left
57.7%

Political parties in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

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Government cabinets of the legislative term

Historical government cabinets in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Cabinets and governing parties since 1945

Accuracy of pre-election polls

Deviation of pre-election polls from the election result

Detailed party results

Sources of data and information

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ParlGov – Parliamentary Democracy Data

Long-running research data from the University of Bremen. It documents political parties and governments and enables systematic political comparison.
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Döring, Holger and Philip Manow. 2024. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov): Information on parties, elections and cabinets in established democracies.

CHES – Chapel Hill Expert Survey

Europe’s most important expert survey on party positions. More than 400 political scientists from different countries assess party positions based on scientific criteria.
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Rovny, Jan, Ryan Bakker, Liesbet Hooghe, Seth Jolly, Gary Marks, Jonathan Polk, Marco Steenbergen, and Milada Vachudova. “25 Years of Political Party Positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill Expert Survey, 1999-2024,”