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North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia Parliamentary Election: Results, Seat Distribution, and Coalition Options

Election Winner
SPD
50.0 % of votes
Parties in Parliament
4
+1 compared to 1985
Voter Turnout
71.8 %
-3.5 percentage points compared to 1985
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Final Official Results: North Rhine-Westphalia Parliamentary Election

The bars show each party's vote share, the chips the swing since the previous election. North Rhine-Westphalia Parliamentary Election Results, May 13, 1990

SPD
50.0
-2.1
CDU
36.7
+0.2
FDP
5.8
-0.2
Die Grünen
5.1
+0.5
REP
1.9
+1.9
ÖDP
0.5
+0.5
Parteil.
0.1
+0.1
CM
< 0.1
±0.0
DKP
< 0.1
±0.0
Heimat
< 0.1
±0.0
FAMILIE
< 0.1
±0.0
FAP
< 0.1
±0.0
Patr.
< 0.1
±0.0
SRP
< 0.1
±0.0
Zentr.
< 0.1
±0.0
Government could remain in office

The incumbent governing parties achieved 51.5% of the seats.

Seat Distribution After North Rhine-Westphalia's Parliamentary Election

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Who Governed North Rhine-Westphalia After the Election?

Election Day 05/13/1990 Government formation 30 days Rau IV 06/12/1990 – 07/17/1995

Rau IV

 June 12, 1990 – July 17, 1995 · 5 years 1 month
122 of 237 seats
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Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses

Orientation Party Votes Seats Link
Centre-Left SPD 50.0 % -2.1 122 -3
Centre-Right CDU 36.7 % +0.2 89 +1
Liberal FDP 5.8 % -0.2 14 ±0
Environment & Climate Die Grünen 5.1 % +0.5 12 +12
Right Republikaner 1.9 % +1.9 0 ±0
Environment & Climate ÖDP 0.5 % +0.5 0 ±0
Center Parteilose 0.1 % +0.1 0 ±0
Unknown Christliche Mitte < 0.1 % ±0.0 0 ±0
Unknown Deutsche Kommunistische Partei < 0.1 % ±0.0 0 ±0
Far-Right Die Heimat < 0.1 % ±0.0 0 ±0
Centre-Right FAMILIE < 0.1 % ±0.0 0 ±0
Far-Right Freiheitliche Deutsche Arbeiterpartei < 0.1 % ±0.0 0 ±0
Right Patrioten für Deutschland < 0.1 % ±0.0 0 ±0
Left Soziale Reform Partei < 0.1 % ±0.0 0 ±0
Centre-Right Zentrum < 0.1 % ±0.0 0 ±0

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