All 157 seats in the Landtag of Lower Saxony 79 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
4,314,932 (73.8%) 0.0%
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Gerhard Schröder
Christian Wulff
Party
SPD
CDU
Greens
Last election
81 seats, 44.3%
67 seats, 36.4%
13 seats, 7.4%
Seats won
83
62
12
Seat change
2
5
1
Popular vote
2,068,477
1,549,227
304,193
Percentage
47.9%
35.9%
7.0%
Swing
3.6%
0.5%
0.4%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election
Gerhard Schröder
SPD
Elected Minister-President
Gerhard Schröder
SPD
The 1998 Lower Saxony state election was held on 1 March 1998 to elect the members of the 14th Landtag of Lower Saxony. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Gerhard Schröder was returned with an increased majority. Schröder was subsequently re-elected as minister-president.
Schröder took the election as a test run for a potential federal election in September. He said that if the SPD received less that 42 percent of the vote, he would rule out a bid to become the party's chancellor candidate. Achieving 47.9 percent of the vote, he later announced his (successful) candidacy and went on to form the first federal SPD-led government since 1982.[1]
^Pulzer, Peter. "The German Federal Election of 1998." West European Politics July 1999: 241–249.
and 22 Related for: 1998 Lower Saxony state election information
The 2003 LowerSaxonystateelection was held on 2 February 2003 to elect the members of the 15th Landtag of LowerSaxony. The incumbent Social Democratic...
LowerSaxony is a German state (Land) in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with 47,614 km2 (18,384 sq mi), and fourth-largest...
powers reserved to the states of Germany including LowerSaxony. Since 1948 politics in the state has been dominated by the rightist Christian Democratic...
Minister-President of LowerSaxony. On 1 March 1998, Schröder led the SPD to a huge victory in the LowerSaxonystateelection, gaining an unusual absolute...
Anhalt is now part of the state of Saxony-Anhalt. Baden is now part of Baden-Württemberg. Braunschweig is now part of LowerSaxony. Lippe is now part of North...
absolute majority in a stateelection. For example, this happened in Brandenburg in 1994, 1998 in LowerSaxony and 1999 in Saxony . The table below lists...
not possible during a state of defence. Federal elections can also be held later, if a state of defence is declared. If a state of defence prohibits a...
president of the state of LowerSaxony from 2003 to 2010. He was elected to the presidency in the 30 June 2010 presidential election, defeating opposition...
1990, are Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The state of Berlin, the result of a merger between East and...
The Cabinet Gabriel was the state government of the German state of LowerSaxony from 15 December 1999 until 4 March 2003. The Cabinet was headed by Minister...
The Cabinet Glogowski was the state government of the German state of LowerSaxony from 28 October 1998 until 14 December 1999. The Cabinet was headed...
Kreisrat. In the Duchy of Nassau 1849 to 1853 it was Kreisamtmann [de]. In LowerSaxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, according to the old legal situation, the...
Social Democratic Party in LowerSaxony. On 20 January 2013, the SPD and the Green party won the 2013 LowerSaxonystateelection by one seat. On 19 February...
of Schleswig-Holstein, LowerSaxony, Thuringia, and Upper Bavaria. Their share in urban areas fell from the previous election, with them losing 2.6% in...
Minister-President of the state of LowerSaxony, succeeding Christian Wulff, who resigned following his election as President of Germany. Until his election defeat on...
Global Information
0.0%
