Election result
Who Won the Parliamentary Election in Schleswig-Holstein 1996?
In the Parliamentary Election in Schleswig-Holstein 1996, SPD received the most votes with 39.8%. Following were CDU with 37.2%, FDP with 5.7%, Deutsche Volksunion with 4.3%, Südschleswigscher Wählerverband with 2.6% and Unabhängige Wählergemeinschaft Schleswig-Holstein with 1.9%.Other parties collectively received 0.3% of the votes.
Voter Turnout: 71.8%
The voter turnout for the Parliamentary Election in Schleswig-Holstein 1996 was 71.8%.
Seats in parliament
Coalition possibilities
69
Majority requires 35 seats
SPD
33
47.8%
SSW
2
2.9%
FDP
4
5.8%
CDU
30
43.5%
SPD + CDU
SPD + FDP
CDU + FDP
SPD
Distribution of seats in parliament
Which Parties Entered Parliament?
In the Parliamentary Election in Schleswig-Holstein 1996, 4 parties entered parliament: SPD with 33 seats, CDU with 30 seats, FDP with 4 seats and Südschleswigscher Wählerverband with 2 seats.
Are There More Left-Wing or Right-Wing Representatives?
After the Parliamentary Election in Schleswig-Holstein 1996, the number of left-wing and right-wing representatives in parliament is roughly equal. 35 (46.7%) out of 75 seats are held by representatives of predominantly left-wing parties, while 34 (45.3%) seats are held by representatives of predominantly right-wing parties.
Parties in parliament
Seats in parliament
: 75
Political orientation
Left-leaning parties
: 35
Right-leaning parties
: 34
Pre-election institute polls
Election result
SPD
39.8
CDU
37.2
FDP
5.7
DVU
4.3
Others
4.8
Election result
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 39.8% | -6.4% | 33 | -12 |
| CDU | 37.2% | +3.4% | 30 | -2 |
| FDP | 5.7% | +0.1% | 4 | -1 |
| Deutsche Volksunion | 4.3% | -2.0% | 0 | -6 |
| Südschleswigscher Wählerverband | 2.6% | +0.7% | 2 | +1 |
| Unabhängige Wählergemeinschaft Schleswig-Holstein | 1.9% | +1.9% | 0 | ±0 |
| LIGA | 0.2% | +0.2% | 0 | ±0 |
| ÖDP | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| Deutsche Kommunistische Partei | <0.1% | ±0.0% | 0 | ±0 |
| Partei Bibeltreuer Christen | <0.1% | ±0.0% | 0 | ±0 |