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Germany 1994 federal election

What was the result of the 1994 federal election in Germany?

CDU/CSU won 294 of 672 seats with 41.5% of the vote. 79.0% 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 294 of 672 seats with 41.5% of the vote; 79.0% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 1.2 points on 1990.

  • Social Democratic Party of Germany 252 +13 seats 36.4% +2.9 points
  • Christian Democratic Union of Germany 244 −24 seats 34.2% −2.5 points
  • Christian Social Union in Bavaria 50 −1 seat 7.3% +0.2 points
  • Alliance 90/The Greens 49 +49 seats 7.3% +3.5 points
  • Free Democratic Party 47 −32 seats 6.9% −4.2 points
  • PDS / The Left 30 +13 seats 4.4% +2.0 points
  • The Republicans 0 0 seats 1.9% −0.2 points
  • 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 1990 federal election, party by party.

337 of 672 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 41.5%

    Combined share of the vote of CDU/CSU

    CDU/CSU won 294 of 672 seats. A majority needs 337.

  2. +49 seats

    Seats gained by Alliance 90/The Greens

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1990. Free Democratic Party lost 32 seats.

  3. 79.0%

    Voter turnout

    Up 1.2 points on 1990.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Social Democratic Party of Germany252+1336.4+2.917,140,354
Christian Democratic Union of Germany244−2434.2−2.516,089,960
Christian Social Union in Bavaria50−17.3+0.23,427,196
Alliance 90/The Greens49+497.3+3.53,424,315
Free Democratic Party47−326.9−4.23,258,407
PDS / The Left30+134.4+2.02,066,176
The Republicans001.9−0.2875,239

± is the change against the Germany 1990 federal election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany 17,140,354
  • Christian Democratic Union of Germany 16,089,960
  • Christian Social Union in Bavaria 3,427,196
  • Alliance 90/The Greens 3,424,315
  • Free Democratic Party 3,258,407
  • PDS / The Left 2,066,176
  • The Republicans 875,239

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?

79.0% of the 60,452,009 registered voters cast a ballot (47,737,999 ballots), up 1.2 points on 1990. 47,105,174 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • CDU/CSU41.5% of votes43.8% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany36.4% of votes37.5% of seats
  • Alliance 90/The Greens7.3% of votes7.3% of seats
  • Free Democratic Party6.9% of votes7.0% of seats
  • PDS / The Left4.4% of votes4.5% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.2 by votes and 2.9 by seats; CDU/CSU led Social Democratic Party of Germany by 5.1 points of the vote.

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