Germany 1990 federal election
What was the result of the 1990 federal election in Germany?
CDU/CSU won 319 of 662 seats with 43.8% of the vote. 77.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Germany- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : CDU/CSU won 319 of 662 seats with 43.8% of the vote; 77.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 6.6 points on 1987.
- Christian Democratic Union of Germany 268 +94 seats 36.7% +2.2 points
- Social Democratic Party of Germany 239 +53 seats 33.5% −3.7 points
- Free Democratic Party 79 +33 seats 11.1% +2.0 points
- Christian Social Union in Bavaria 51 +2 seats 7.1% −2.7 points
- Alliance 90/The Greens 0 −42 seats 3.8% −4.5 points
- PDS / The Left 17 2.4%
- The Republicans 0 2.1%
- Alliance 90 / Greens -- Citizens' Movement 8 1.2%
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Germany 1987 federal election, party by party.
- Christian Democratic Union of Germany268
- Christian Social Union in Bavaria51
- Social Democratic Party of Germany239
- Free Democratic Party79
- PDS / The Left17
- Alliance 90 / Greens -- Citizens' Movement8
Key numbers
43.8%
Combined share of the vote of CDU/CSU
CDU/CSU won 319 of 662 seats. A majority needs 332.
+96 seats
Seats gained by CDU/CSU
The largest gain in seats compared with 1987. Alliance 90/The Greens lost 42 seats.
77.8%
Voter turnout
Down 6.6 points on 1987.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Union of Germany | 268 | +94 | 36.7 | +2.2 | 17,055,116 |
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 239 | +53 | 33.5 | −3.7 | 15,545,366 |
| Free Democratic Party | 79 | +33 | 11.1 | +2.0 | 5,123,233 |
| Christian Social Union in Bavaria | 51 | +2 | 7.1 | −2.7 | 3,302,980 |
| Alliance 90/The Greens | 0 | −42 | 3.8 | −4.5 | 1,788,200 |
| PDS / The Left | 17 | 2.4 | 1,129,578 | ||
| The Republicans | 0 | 2.1 | 987,269 | ||
| Alliance 90 / Greens -- Citizens' Movement | 8 | 1.2 | 559,207 |
± is the change against the Germany 1987 federal election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Christian Democratic Union of Germany 17,055,116
- Social Democratic Party of Germany 15,545,366
- Free Democratic Party 5,123,233
- Christian Social Union in Bavaria 3,302,980
- Alliance 90/The Greens 1,788,200
- PDS / The Left 1,129,578
- The Republicans 987,269
- Alliance 90 / Greens -- Citizens' Movement 559,207
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
How many people voted?
77.8% of the 60,436,560 registered voters cast a ballot (46,995,915 ballots), down 6.6 points on 1987. 46,455,772 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1949.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- CDU/CSU43.8% of votes48.2% of seats
- Social Democratic Party of Germany33.5% of votes36.1% of seats
- Free Democratic Party11.1% of votes11.9% of seats
- PDS / The Left2.4% of votes2.6% of seats
- Alliance 90 / Greens -- Citizens' Movement1.2% of votes1.2% of seats
- Alliance 90/The Greens3.8% of votes0.0% of seats
- The Republicans2.1% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 4.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.1 by votes and 2.6 by seats; CDU/CSU led Social Democratic Party of Germany by 10.3 points of the vote.
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