The SPD successfully retained their parliamentary majority with minor losses, taking slightly under 50% of the vote. The opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) failed to recover from their 1985 losses, recording 36.7%; the Free Democratic Party (FDP) likewise remained essentially level on 6% and 14 seats. The Greens narrowly passed the 5% electoral threshold and entered the Landtag for the first time with 12 seats. The margin of the SPD's victory saw them win 121 of the 151 single-member constituencies, resulting in overhang and leveling seats boosting the Landtag to 237 members. In February 1992, it gained two more due to an election review which reversed the result in the Märkischer Kreis IV constituency, resulting in an additional overhang seat for the SPD and a new leveling seat for the CDU.[1]
In the previous election held on 12 May 1985, the SPD won a landslide victory, expanding their majority in the Landtag with 52.1% of votes while the CDU fell to 36.5% – a record high and low, respectively. The FDP returned to the Landtag with 6% and took 14 seats. Due to the magnitude of the SPD's victory, they took 125 of the 151 constituencies, necessitating the addition of leveling seats which boosted the Landtag to 227 members. The SPD again formed government alone and Johannes Rau continued as Minister-President.
Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the 10th Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia.
"Electoral system of North Rhine-Westphalia". Wahlrecht.de (in German). 15 May 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
References
^"Landtagswahl NRW 1990". Wahlrecht.de (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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1990, north, rhine, westphalia, state, election, held, 1990, elect, 11th, landtag, north, rhine, westphalia, outgoing, government, majority, social, democratic, party, minister, president, johannes, 1985, 1990, 1995, seats, landtag, north, rhine, westphalia, i. The 1990 North Rhine Westphalia state election was held on 13 May 1990 to elect the 11th Landtag of North Rhine Westphalia The outgoing government was a majority of the Social Democratic Party SPD led by Minister President Johannes Rau 1990 North Rhine Westphalia state election 1985 13 May 1990 1995 All 237 seats in the Landtag of North Rhine Westphalia including 36 overhang and leveling seats119 seats needed for a majorityTurnout9 353 712 71 8 0 5pp First party Second party Candidate Johannes Rau Norbert BlumParty SPD CDULast election 125 seats 52 1 88 seats 36 5 Seats won 122 89Seat change 3 1Popular vote 4 644 431 3 409 953Percentage 50 0 36 7 Swing 2 2pp 0 2pp Third party Fourth party Candidate Achim Rohde Barbel HohnParty FDP GreensLast election 14 seats 6 0 0 seats 4 6 Seats won 14 12Seat change 0 12Popular vote 535 656 469 098Percentage 5 8 5 0 Swing 0 2pp 0 5ppResults for the single member constituencies Government before electionThird Rau cabinetSPD Government after election Fourth Rau cabinetSPDThe SPD successfully retained their parliamentary majority with minor losses taking slightly under 50 of the vote The opposition Christian Democratic Union CDU failed to recover from their 1985 losses recording 36 7 the Free Democratic Party FDP likewise remained essentially level on 6 and 14 seats The Greens narrowly passed the 5 electoral threshold and entered the Landtag for the first time with 12 seats The margin of the SPD s victory saw them win 121 of the 151 single member constituencies resulting in overhang and leveling seats boosting the Landtag to 237 members In February 1992 it gained two more due to an election review which reversed the result in the Markischer Kreis IV constituency resulting in an additional overhang seat for the SPD and a new leveling seat for the CDU 1 Contents 1 Electoral system 2 Background 3 Parties 4 Results 5 External links 6 ReferencesElectoral system EditThe Landtag was elected via mixed member proportional representation 151 members were elected in single member constituencies via first past the post voting and fifty then allocated using compensatory proportional representation A single ballot was used for both The minimum size of the Landtag was 201 members but if overhang seats were present proportional leveling seats were added to ensure proportionality An electoral threshold of 5 of valid votes is applied to the Landtag parties that fall below this threshold are ineligible to receive seats Background EditMain article 1985 North Rhine Westphalia state election In the previous election held on 12 May 1985 the SPD won a landslide victory expanding their majority in the Landtag with 52 1 of votes while the CDU fell to 36 5 a record high and low respectively The FDP returned to the Landtag with 6 and took 14 seats Due to the magnitude of the SPD s victory they took 125 of the 151 constituencies necessitating the addition of leveling seats which boosted the Landtag to 227 members The SPD again formed government alone and Johannes Rau continued as Minister President Parties EditThe table below lists parties represented in the 10th Landtag of North Rhine Westphalia Name Ideology Leadcandidate 1985 resultVotes SeatsSPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Johannes Rau 52 1 125 227CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Norbert Blum 36 5 88 227FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism Achim Rohde 6 0 14 227Results EditPartyVotes SeatsCon ListTotal Social Democratic Party SPD 4 644 43149 98 2 161211122 3Christian Democratic Union CDU 3 409 95336 70 0 16305989 1Free Democratic Party FDP 535 6565 76 0 2001414 0The Greens GRUNE 469 0985 05 0 5001212 12The Republicans REP 171 8671 85New000NewEcological Democratic Party ODP 46 6500 50New000NewNational Democratic Party NPD 3 3700 04New000NewGerman Communist Party DKP 2 3760 03New000NewPatriots for Germany Patrioten 1 7420 02New000NewChristian Centre CM 1 1610 01New000NewCentre Party ZENTRUM 7170 01 0 03000 0Family Party of Germany FAMILIE 2100 00 0 00000 0Social Reform Party SRP 2020 00New000NewFree German Workers Party FAP 560 00 0 01000 0Independents4 4850 05 0 040 0 0Total9 291 974100 00 15186237 10Valid votes9 291 97499 34Invalid blank votes61 7380 66Total votes9 353 712100 00Registered voters turnout13 036 00471 75Source 1 2 External links Edit Electoral system of North Rhine Westphalia Wahlrecht de in German 15 May 2022 Retrieved 19 February 2023 References Edit Landtagswahl NRW 1990 Wahlrecht de in German Retrieved 19 February 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1990 North Rhine Westphalia state election amp oldid 1140842117, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
