The 1991 Hessian state election was held on 20 January 1991 to elect the members of the 13th

Landtag of Hesse The Landtag of Hesse () is the unicameral parliament of the State of Hesse in the Federal Republic of Germany. It convenes in the Stadtschloss in Wiesbaden. As a legislature it is responsible for passing laws at the state level and enacting ...

. The outgoing government was a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Walter Wallmann. The opposition

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(SPD) became the most popular party on a small swing, tying with the CDU in terms of seats. The incumbent government narrowly lost its majority, ceding two seats to the SPD.

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finished narrowly ahead of the FDP and subsequently formed a coalition government with the SPD.

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became Minister-President at the start of April.

Parties

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

Election result

Sources

Landtagswahlen in Hessen 1946 — 2009
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Hesse Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major hist ...

Hessian state election