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Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein Parliamentary Election: Results, Seat Distribution, and Coalition Options

Election Winner
SPD
39.8 % of votes
Parties in Parliament
4
-1 compared to 1992
Voter Turnout
71.8 %
+0.1 percentage points compared to 1992
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Final Official Results: Schleswig-Holstein's Parliamentary Election

The bars show each party's vote share, the chips the swing since the previous election. Schleswig-Holstein Parliamentary Election Results, held on March 24, 1996

SPD
39.8
-6.4
CDU
37.2
+3.4
FDP
5.7
+0.1
DVU
4.3
-2.0
SSW
2.6
+0.7
UWSH
1.9
+1.9
LIGA
0.2
+0.2
ÖDP
0.1
+0.1
DKP
< 0.1
±0.0
PBC
< 0.1
±0.0
Government cannot remain in office

The incumbent governing parties achieved 47.8% of the seats.

Seat Distribution After Schleswig-Holstein's Parliamentary Election

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Who Governed Schleswig-Holstein After the Election?

Election Day 03/24/1996 Government formation 59 days Simonis II 05/22/1996 – 03/28/2000

Simonis II

 May 22, 1996 – March 28, 2000 · 3 years 10 months
33 of 75 seats
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Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses

Orientation Party Votes Seats Link
Centre-Left SPD 39.8 % -6.4 33 -12
Centre-Right CDU 37.2 % +3.4 30 -2
Liberal FDP 5.7 % +0.1 4 -1
Far-Right Deutsche Volksunion 4.3 % -2.0 0 -6
Regional Südschleswigscher Wählerverband 2.6 % +0.7 2 +1
Regional Wählergemeinschaft Schleswig-Holstein 1.9 % +1.9 0 ±0
Right Christliche Liga 0.2 % +0.2 0 ±0
Environment & Climate ÖDP 0.1 % +0.1 0 ±0
Unknown Deutsche Kommunistische Partei < 0.1 % ±0.0 0 ±0
Right Partei Bibeltreuer Christen < 0.1 % ±0.0 0 ±0

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