1991 Hessian state election

The 1991 Hessian state election was held on 20 January 1991 to elect the members of the Landtag of Hesse. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Walter Wallmann was defeated. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) narrowly became the most popular party, but tied with the CDU in number of seats. The SPD subsequently formed a coalition with The Greens, and SPD leader Hans Eichel became Minister-President.

1991 Hesse state election

20 January 1991
All 110 seats of the Landtag of Hesse 56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	2,974,872 (70.8%) 9.5%
Leader Hans Eichel Walter Wallmann Party SPD CDU Last election 44 seats, 40.2% 47 seats, 42.1% Seats won 46 46 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 1,213,909 1,195,965 Percentage 40.8% 40.2% Swing 0.6% 1.9%   Leader Iris Blaul Joschka Fischer Wolfgang Gerhardt Party Green FDP Last election 10 seats, 9.4% 9 seats, 7.8% Seats won 10 8 Seat change 0 1 Popular vote 262,161 220,115 Percentage 8.8% 7.4% Swing 0.6% 0.4%
Minister-President before election Walter Wallmann CDU Elected Minister-President Hans Eichel SPD

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Hesse.

Name			Ideology	Leader(s)	1987 result
					Votes (%)	Seats
	CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands	Christian democracy	Walter Wallmann	42.1%	47 / 110
	SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands	Social democracy	Hans Eichel	40.2%	44 / 110
	Grüne	The Greens Die Grünen	Green politics	Iris Blaul Joschka Fischer	9.4%	10 / 110
	FDP	Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei	Classical liberalism	Wolfgang Gerhardt	7.8%	9 / 110

Election result

Summary of the 20 January 1991 election results for the Landtag of Hesse

Party		Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-	Seats %
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	1,214,909	40.8	0.6	46	2	41.8
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	1,195,965	40.2	1.9	46	1	41.8
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	262,161	8.8	0.6	10	±0	9.1
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	220,115	7.4	0.4	8	1	7.3
	The Republicans (REP)	49,320	1.7	1.7	0	±0	0
	Others	32,402	1.1		0	±0	0
Total		2,974,872	100.0		110	±0
Voter turnout			10.8	9.5

Popular Vote SPD   40.83% CDU   40.20% GRÜNE   8.81% FDP   7.40% REP   1.66% Other   1.09%

Landtag seats SPD   41.82% CDU   41.82% GRÜNE   9.09% FDP   7.27%

Sources

• Landtagswahlen in Hessen 1946 — 2009