Official Final Results of the Thuringian Election

General election in Thuringia 1994

Thuringian Election Results: October 16, 1994

Electoral Threshold

The electoral threshold for the Thuringian election is 5%.

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 74.8%.

Current Election Trend: Thuringia
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Historical Elections: Thuringia
Results, coalitions, and historical data

Seat Distribution and Mathematical Majorities

88
Majority requires 45 seats

The current government loses its majority

The incumbent governing parties secured 47.7% of the seats.

CDU + SPD
Centre
80.7%
SPD + PDS
Centre-Left
52.3%
CDU
Centre-Right
47.7%

Governments of the Current Legislative Period

Vogel II
1994
CDU
SPD
Historical Government Cabinets: Thuringia
Cabinets and governing parties since 1945

Polling Accuracy: How Precise Were the Forecasts?

Comparison: Pre-Election Polls vs. Actual Election Results

Party Results: Vote Shares and Gains/Losses

CDU

Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democratic
Pro-European
42.6
-2.8

SPD

Social Democratic Party of Germany
Social Democratic
Pro-European
29.6
+6.8

PDS

Party of Democratic Socialism
Left
16.6
+6.9

Grüne

Alliance 90 / The Greens
Green
Centre-Left
Pro-European
4.5
+4.5

FDP

Free Democratic Party
Liberal
Pro-European
3.2
-6.1

Republikaner

The Republicans
Right-wing Populist
Eurosceptic
1.3
+0.5

Neues Forum

New Forum
Centre-Left
1.1
+1.1

Die Grauen – Graue Panther

The Grays – Gray Panthers
Centre
Eurosceptic
0.4
+0.4

Statt Partei

Alternative Party
Unknown
0.3
+0.3

ÖDP

Ecological Democratic Party
Green
Centre-Right
0.2
+0.2

Deutsche Soziale Union

German Social Union
Unknown
0.2
-3.1

Data Sources and Methodology

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ParlGov – Parliamentary Democracy Data

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Additional Sources

Döring, Holger and Philip Manow. 2024. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov).

CHES – Chapel Hill Expert Survey

The leading expert survey on party positions in Europe. Over 400 political scientists document party stances based on rigorous scientific criteria.

Additional Sources

Rovny, Jan, et al. “25 Years of Political Party Positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill Expert Survey, 1999-2024.”