1994 German Federal Election
16 October 1994 · The Berlin Republic · 672 seats, 337 for a majority
A federal election was held in Germany on 16 October 1994 to elect the members of the 13th Bundestag. The CDU/CSU alliance led by Helmut Kohl remained the largest faction in parliament, with Kohl remaining Chancellor in a narrowly re-elected coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP).
Chancellor before
Helmut Kohl
CDU
Chancellor (continued)
Helmut Kohl
CDU
Largest force
CDU/CSU
294 of 672 seats
Turnout
79.0%
The result
CDU/CSU
Helmut Kohl · 41.4% of votes · -25 seats
294
seats
SPD
Rudolf Scharping · 36.4% of votes · +13 seats
252
seats
Greens
Ludger Volmer & · 7.3% of votes · +41 seats
49
seats
FDP
Klaus Kinkel · 6.9% of votes · -32 seats
47
seats
PDS
Lothar Bisky · 4.4% of votes · +13 seats
30
seats