1996 Schleswig-Holstein state election

1996 Schleswig-Holstein state election

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All 75 seats in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein 38 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	1,502,088 (71.8%) 0.1%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Heide Simonis Ottfried Hennig Party SPD CDU Greens Last election 45 seats, 46.2% 32 seats, 33.8% 0 seats, 5.0% Seats won 33 30 6 Seat change 12 2 6 Popular vote 597,751 559,107 121,939 Percentage 39.8% 37.2% 8.1% Swing 6.4% 3.4% 3.1%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party FDP DVU SSW Last election 5 seats, 5.6% 6 seats, 6.3% 1 seat, 1.9% Seats won 4 0 2 Seat change 1 6 1 Popular vote 86,227 64,335 38,285 Percentage 5.7% 4.3% 2.5% Swing 0.1% 2.0% 0.6%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election Heide Simonis SPD Elected Minister-President Heide Simonis SPD

The 1996 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 24 March 1996 to elect the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Heide Simonis lost its majority. The SPD subsequently formed a coalition with The Greens, and Simonis continued in office.