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American Institute for Contemporary German Studies
in cooperation with the Forschungsgruppe Wahlen e.V., Mannheim
SUPER ELECTION YEAR 1994 REPORTS
Federal Election (Bundestagswahl) on October 16, 1994
Number X
Part 2: Tables
Table of Contents
1. Parteien zur Bundestagswahl
2. Top Candidates
3. Federal Election Results 1994
4. Distribution of Seats
5. Distribution of 2nd Vote
6. Distribution of 1st Vote
7. Distribution of Seats in the Länder
* First vote
* Second vote
8. Turnout and Distribution
9. Party Strongholds
* West
* East
10. Electoral District
11. Comparison to 1990 in %
12. Splitting the Vote
13. Ballots to Social Groups
14. The Most Important Issues in Germany
15. Popularity of the Top Candidate
16. Greater Competence in the Realm of Politics
PARTEIEN ZUR BUNDESTAGSWAHL 1994
(Political Parties)
CDU Christlich Demokratische Union
Deutschlands
SPD Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
F.D.P. Freie Demokratische Partei
CSU Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V.
GRÜNE Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
PDS Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus
REP Die Republikaner
APD Autofahrer- und Bürgerinteressenpartei Deutschlands
BP Bayernpartei
Solidarität Bürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität
BSA Bund Sozialistischer Arbeiter, deutsche Sektion der Vierten Internationale
LIGA CHRISTLICHE LIGA Die Partei für das Leben
CM CHRISTLICHE MITTE Für ein Deutschland nach Gottes Geboten
ZENTRUM Deutsche Zentrumspartei
GRAUE DIE GRAUEN - Graue Panther
NATURGESETZ Die Naturgesetz-Partei, Aufbruch zu neuem Bewußtsein
MLPD Marxistisch-Leninistische Partei Deutschlands
TIERSCHUTZ Mensch Umwelt Tierschutz
ÖDP Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei
PBC Partei Bibeltreuer Christen
PASS Partei der Arbeitslosen und Sozial Schwachen
STATT Partei STATT Partei Die Unabhängigen
TOP CANDIDATES 1994
CDU Dr. Helmut Kohl
SPD Rudolf Scharping
FDP Dr. Klaus Kinkel
GRÜNE Joschka Fischer
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FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994
PARTY Percentage of Vote Gain/Loss (+/-)
CDU/CSU 41.4 -2.4
SPD 36.4 +2.9
FDP 6.9 -4.1
Greens 7.3 +3.5
PDS 4.4 +2.0
Others 3.6 -1.8
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DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS 1994
PARTY No. of Seats
CDU 244
CSU 50
FDP 47
SPD 252
Greens 49
PDS 30
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Seats Through Seats Through
Total Seats First Vote Second Vote
(Direct Vote) (Party List)
change change change
1994 1990 1994 1990 1994 1990
CDU 244 -24 177 -15 67 -9
CSU 50 -1 44 +1 6 -2
SPD 252 +13 103 +12 149 +1
FDP 47 -32 0 -1 47 -31
Greens 49 +41 0 0 49 +41
PDS 30 +13 4 +3 26 +10
TOTAL 672 +10 328 0 344 +10
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% Change real numbers Change
94-90 94-90
eligible voters 60,396,272 - 40,288
voters 79.1 1.3 47,743,597 +747,682
valid second vote 98.7 -0.2 47,104,576 +648,804
valid first vote 98.3 -0.2 46,949,115 +674,190
invalid second vote 1.3 +0.2 639,021 + 98,878
invalid first vote 1.7 +0.2 794,482 + 73,492
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DISTRIBUTION OF SECOND VOTE (VOTE VIA PARTY LIST)
(Parteianteile Zweitstimmen)
% Change real numbers Change
94-90 94-90
CDU 34.2 -2.5 16,089,491 - 965,625
CSU 7.3 +0.2 3,427,128 + 124,148
SPD 36.4 +2.9 17,141,319 +1,595,953
FDP 6.9 -4.1 3,257,864 -1,865,369
Greens 7.3 +3.5 3,423,091 +1,634,891
PDS 4.4 +2.0 2,067,391 + 937,813
REP 1.9 -0.2 875,175 - 112,094
BP 0.1 0.0 42,458 + 11,143
GRAUE 0.5 -0.3 238,282 - 147,628
NATURGESETZ 0.2 - 73,208 -
TIERSCHUTZ 0.2 - 71,959 -
ÖDP 0.4 0.0 182,940 - 22,266
PBC 0.1 - 65,851 -
STATT Partei 0.1 - 63,257 -
Others - 1.8 - 820,000
DISTRIBUTION OF FIRST VOTE (DIRECT VOTE)
(Parteianteile Erststimmen)
% Change real numbers Change
94-90 94-90
CDU 37.2 -1.1 17,472,188 - 235,386
CSU 7.6 +0.2 3,657,591 + 233,687
SPD 38.3 +3.1 17,967,555 +1,687,575
FDP 3.3 -4.5 1,558,467 -2,036,668
Greens 6.5 +2.1 3,037,551 + 999,666
PDS 4.1 +1.8 1,921,612 + 872,367
REP 1.7 0.0 787,473 + 19,821
Graue 0.4 -0.1 178,306 - 40,106
ÖDP 0.4 -0.1 199,850 - 43,619
Others 0.1 -1.6 34,039 - 755,810
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FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994 DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS IN THE LÄNDER
TOTAL
CDU(1) SPD FDP Greens PDS
LÄNDER
Schleswig-Holstein 10 10 2 2 -
Hamburg 5 6 1 2 -
Lower Saxony 28 28 5 5 1
Bremen 2 3 - 1 -
North Rhine-Westphalia 58 66 12 11 1
Hesse 20 19 4 5 1
Rhineland-Palatinate 15 14 2 2 -
Baden-Wuerttemberg 37 25 8 8 1
Bavaria 50 29 6 6 1
Saarland 4 5 - - -
Berlin 9 9 2 3 4
Brandenburg 6 12 1 - 4
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 7 4 1 - 3
Saxony 21 9 1 2 6
Saxony-Anhalt 10 7 1 1 4
Thuringia 12 6 1 1 4
TOTAL 294 252 47 49 30
(1) in Bavaria: CSU
FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994 DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS FIRST VOTE (DIRECT VOTE)
(Direktmandate)
CDU(1) SPD FDP Greens PDS
LAENDER
Schleswig-Holstein 9 2 - - -
Hamburg 1 6 - - -
Lower Saxony 17 14 - - -
Bremen - 3 - - -
North Rhine-Westphalia 31 40 - - -
Hesse 14 8 - - -
Rhineland-Palatinate 12 4 - - -
Baden-Wuerttemberg 37 - - - -
Bavaria 44 1 - - -
Saarland - 5 - - -
Berlin 6 3 - - 4
Brandenburg - 12 - - -
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 7 2 - - -
Saxony 21 - - - -
Saxony-Anhalt 10 3 - - -
Thuringia 12 - - - -
TOTAL 221 103 - - 4
(1) in Bavaria: CSU
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FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994 DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS SECOND VOTE (VOTE VIA
PARTY LIST)
(Listenmandate)
CDU(1) SPD FDP Greens PDS
LAENDER
Schleswig-Holstein 1 8 2 2 -
Hamburg 4 - 1 2 -
Lower Saxony 11 14 5 5 1
Bremen 2 - - 1 -
North Rhine-Westphalia 27 26 12 11 1
Hesse 6 11 4 5 1
Rhineland-Palatinate 3 10 2 2 -
Baden-Wuerttemberg - 25 8 8 1
Bavaria 6 28 6 6 1
Saarland 4 - - - -
Berlin 3 6 2 3 -
Brandenburg 6 - 1 - 4
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania - 2 1 - 3
Saxony - 9 1 2 6
Saxony-Anhalt - 4 1 1 4
Thuringia - 6 1 1 4
TOTAL 73 149 47 49 26
(1) in Bavaria: CSU
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FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994 TURNOUT AND DISTRIBUTION OF VOTES (%)
Turnout CDU(1) SPD
LAENDER
Schleswig-Holstein 81.0 41.5 39.6
Hamburg 79.8 34.9 39.7
Lower Saxony 81.9 41.3 40.6
Bremen 78.6 30.2 45.5
North Rhine-Westphalia 81.9 38.0 43.1
Hesse 82.4 40.7 37.2
Rhineland-Palatinate 82.3 43.8 39.4
Baden-Wuerttemberg 79.7 43.3 30.7
Bavaria 77.0 51.2 29.6
Saarland 83.5 37.2 48.8
Berlin 78.7 31.4 34.0
Brandenburg 71.8 28.1 45.0
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 73.0 38.5 28.8
Saxony 72.0 48.0 24.3
Saxony-Anhalt 70.6 38.8 33.4
Thuringia 75.5 41.0 30.2
AREA
West w/Berlin west 80.6 42.1 37.5
East w/Berlin east 72.9 38.5 31.5
ELECTION RESULT 79.1 41.4 36.4
(1) in Bavaria: CSU
FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994 TURNOUT AND DISTRIBUTION OF VOTES (%)
All.90/
FDP GREENS PDS Other
LAENDER
Schleswig-Holstein 7.4 8.3 1.1 2.0
Hamburg 7.2 12.6 2.2 3.3
Lower Saxony 7.7 7.1 1.0 2.4
Bremen 7.2 11.1 2.7 3.3
North Rhine-Westphalia 7.6 7.4 1.0 2.8
Hesse 8.1 9.3 1.1 3.7
Rhineland-Palatinate 6.9 6.2 0.6 3.1
Baden-Wuerttemberg 9.9 9.6 0.8 5.7
Bavaria 6.4 6.3 0.6 5.9
Saarland 4.3 5.8 0.7 3.2
Berlin 5.2 10.2 14.8 4.4
Brandenburg 2.6 2.9 19.3 2.0
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 3.4 3.6 23.6 2.1
Saxony 3.8 4.8 16.7 2.4
Saxony-Anhalt 4.1 3.6 18.0 2.1
Thuringia 4.2 4.9 17.1 2.5
AREA
West w/Berlin west 7.7 7.9 1.0 3.9
East w/Berlin east 3.5 4.3 19.8 2.4
ELECTION RESULT 6.9 7.3 4.4 3.6
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PARTY STRONGHOLDS IN WEST GERMANY
CDU: Cloppenburg-Vechta, Biberach, Paderborn, Bitburg, Mittelems, Borken 2,
Odenwald-Tauber, Zollernalb- Sigmaringen, Ahrweiler, Hochsauerlandkreis,
Rottweil- Tuttlingen, Offenburg, Coesfeld-Steinfurt 1, Olpe-
Siegen-Wittgenstein 2, Berlin-Tempelhof
CSU: Rottal-lnn, Straubing, Bad Kissingen, Deggendorf, Weilheim, Altoetting,
Ostallgaeu, Donau-Ries, Ingolstadt, Passau, Amberg, Bamberg, Neu-Ulm,
Main-Spessart, Weiden
SPD: Duisburg 2, Herne, Essen 2, Dortmund 2, Gelsenkirchen 1, Oberhausen,
Gelsenkirchen 2 - Recklinghausen 3, Bottrop-Recklinghausen 4, Aurich- Emden,
Bochum 2 - Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 2, Bochum 1, Duisburg 1, Saarbrücken 2,
Homburg, Saarbrücken 1
FDP: Stuttgart 1, Köln 2, Ludwigsburg, Waiblingen, Nürtingen, München-Land,
Böblingen, Bonn, Rheinisch- Bergischer Kreis 1, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis 2, Münster,
Mettmann 1, Wuppertal 1, Hamburg-Nord, Bremen-Ost
Bündnis 90/Grüne: Berlin-Kreuzberg-Schöneberg, Freiburg, Frankfurt/Main 3,
München-Mitte, Frankfurt/Main 2, Berlin-Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Köln 1,
Stuttgart 1, Münster, Berlin-Tiergarten- Wedding-Nord-Charlottenburg,
Heidelberg, Bremen-Ost, Tübingen, Dammstadt, Bremen-West
PARTY STRONGHOLDS IN EAST GERMANY
CDU: Bautzen-Löbau, Pirna-Sebnitz-Bischofswerda,
Dresden-Land-Freital-Dippoldiswalde, Görlitz-Zittau- Niesky,
Freiberg-Brand-Erbisdorf-Flöha-Marienberg, Annaberg-Stollberg-Zschopau,
Meissen-Riesa-Grossenhain, Aue-Schwarzenberg-Klingenthal, Nordhausen-Worbis-
Heiligenstadt, Döbeln-Grimma-Oschatz, Glauchau-
Rochlitz-Hohenstein-Ernstthal-Hainichen, Greifswald- Wolgast-Demmin,
Zwickau-Werdau, Reichenbach-Plauen- Auerbach-Oelsnitz,
Leipzig-Land-Borna-Geithain
SPD: Brandenburg-Rathenow-Belzig, Neuruppin-Kyritz-
Wittstock-Pritzwalk-Perleberg, Luckenwalde-Zossen-
Jüterbog-Königswusterhausen, Oranienburg-Nauen,
Prenzlau-Angermünde-Schwedt-Templin-Gransee, Eberswalde-Bernau-Bad
Freienwalde, Fürstenwalde- Strausberg-Seelow, Potsdam, Frankfurt/Oder-
Eisenhüttenstadt-Beeskow, Bad Liebenwerda-Finsterwalde-
Herzberg-Lübben-Luckau, Berlin-Köpenick-Treptow,
Wismar-Gadebusch-Grevesmühlen-Doberan-Bützow, Berlin-
Hohenschönhausen-Pankow-Weissensee, Berlin-Mitte- Penzlauer Berg,
Berlin-Friedrichshain-Lichtenberg
PDS: Berlin-Hellersdorf-Marzahn, Berlin-Friedrichshain- Lichtenberg,
Berlin-Hohenschönhausen-Pankow-Weissensee, Berlin-Mitte-Prenzlauer Berg,
Berlin-Köpenick-Treptow, Rostock, Potsdam, Schwerin-Hagenow, Neubrandenburg-
Altentreptow-Waren-Röbel, Stralsund-Rügen-Grimmen, Dresen 2,
Greifswald-Wolgast-Demmin, Franfur/Oder- Eisenhüttenstadt-Beeskow,
Neustrelitz-Strasburg- Pasewalk-Ückermünde-Anklam, Fürstenwalde-Strausberg-
Seelow
FDP: Halle-Altstadt, Jena-Rudolstadt-Stadtroda, Halle-
Neustadt-Saalkreis-Köten, Reichenbach-Plauen-Auerbach- Ölsnitz,
Merseburg-Querfurt-Weissenfels, Weimar- Apolda-Erfurt-Land,
Dessau-Bitterfeld, Zeitz- Hohenmöhlsen-Naumburg-Nebra, Wittenberg-
Gräfenhainichen-Jessen-Rosslau-Zerbst, Eisleben- Sangerhausen-Hettstedt,
Chemnitz 2-Chemnitz Land, Bernburg-Aschersleben-Quedlinburg, Chemnitz 1,
Harz und Vorharz Gebiet, Elbe-Havel Gebiet und Haldensleben- Wolmirstedt
Alliance 90/Greens: Berlin-Mitte-Prenzlauer Berg, Dresden 1, Dresden 2,
Berlin-Friedrichshain- Lichtenberg, Leipzig 2, Erfurt, Jena-Rudolstadt-
Stadtroda, Leipzig 1, Berlin-Hohenschoenhausen-Pankow- Weissensee,
Berlin-Köpenick-Teptow, Rostock, Magdeburg, Berlin-Hellersdorf-Marzahn,
Potsdam, Frankfurt/Oder- Eisenhüttenstadt-Beeskow
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FEDERAL ELECTION RESULT 1994 ELECTORAL DISTRICTS (WAHLKREISE) VOTER TURNOUT
AND DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS
(WAHLBETEILIGUNG UND PARTEIANTEILE 1994)
Turnout CDU/CSU SPD
Turnout 1994
low
(up to 77.60%) 74.0 41.8 32.4
average
(up to 81.61%) 80.0 41.1 37.5
high
(up to 87.07%) 83.2 41.5 38.9
ELECTION RESULTS 79.1 41.4 36.4
(Wahlergebnis)
FEDERAL ELECTION RESULT 1994 ELECTORAL DISTRICTS (WAHLKREISE) VOTER TURNOUT
AND DISTRIBUTION OF SEATS
(WAHLBETEILIGUNG UND PARTEIANTEILE 1994)
All. 90/
FDP GREENS PDS Others
Turnout 1994
low
(up to 77.60%) 4.9 5.9 11.2 3.8
average
(up to 81.61%) 7.6 8.0 1.7 4.1
high
(up to 87.07%) 8.0 7.7 0.9 3.0
ELECTION RESULTS 6.9 7.3 4.4 3.6
WAHLERGEBNIS
FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994 COMPARISON TO 1990 IN %
(DIFFERENZ ZU 1990 IN PROZENTPUNKTEN)
Turnout CDU/CSU SPD
Turnout 1994
low
(up to 77.60%) +0.0 -2.3 +5.2
average
(up to 81.61%) +2.1 -2.6 +1.9
high
(up to 87.07%) +1.7 -2.2 +1.6
TOTAL +1.3 -2.4 +2.9
FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994 COMPARISON TO 1990 IN %
(DIFFERENZ ZU 1990 IN PROZENTPUNKTEN)
All.90/
FDP GREENS PDS Others
Turnout 1994
low -6.5 +0.2 +4.8 -1.4
(up to 77.60%)
average -2.9 +3.1 +0.9 -0.4
(up to 81.61%)
high -3.1 +3.2 +0.6 -0.1
(up to 87.07%)
TOTAL -4.1 +2.2 +2.0 -0.6
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FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994 SPLITTING OF THE VOTE
(Stimmensplitting)
Exit poll question: Which party did you vote for with your second vote?
First Vote (%)
Total CDU/CSU SPD
Second Vote:
CDU/CSU 41.6 86.0 2.7
SPD 36.4 2.8 85.9
FDP 6.9 8.2 1.8
Greens 7.3 1.1 6.3
PDS 4.4 0.3 1.9
Others 3.4 1.6 1.4
First Vote (%)
FDP GREENS PDS Others
Second Vote:
CDU/CSU 18.6 5.5 1.6 8.8
SPD 8.1 19.3 10.1 7.4
FDP 69.1 2.5 0.8 2.4
Greens 1.6 66.4 2.9 4.3
PDS 0.9 3.1 81.1 2.3
Others 1.7 3.2 3.5 74.8
FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994 SPLITTING OF THE VOTE
(Stimmensplitting)
Exit poll question: Which candidate did you select with your first vote?
Second Vote (%)
Total CDU/CSU SPD
First Vote:
CDU/CSU Candidate 45.7 94.6 3.5
SPD Candidate 38.5 2.5 90.9
FDP Candidate 3.2 1.4 0.7
Green Candidate 6.2 0.8 3.3
PDS Candidate 4.0 0.2 1.1
Other Candidate 2.4 0.5 0.5
Second Vote (%)
FDP GREENS PDS Others
First Vote:
CDU/CSU Candidate 54.6 6.7 3.3 21.6
SPD Candidate 9.9 33.2 16.7 15.1
FDP Candidate 31.9 0.7 0.6 1.6
Greens Candidate 2.3 56.4 4.4 5.8
PDS Candidate 0.5 1.6 73.8 4.1
Other Candidate 0.8 1.4 1.2 51.8
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FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994 BALLOTS ACCORDING TO SOCIAL GROUPS SECOND VOTE
(VOTE VIA PARTY LIST)
CDU SPD FDP
TOTAL 41.4 36.4 6.9
GENDER
males 40.6 36.1 7.5
females 42.2 35.9 6.6
AGE GROUP
18-24 33.2 34.6 6.3
25-34 32.1 39.4 5.3
35-44 36.8 37.7 6.6
45-59 44.5 36.7 7.8
60+ 49.7 34.3 7.5
AGE & GENDER
18-24 males 35.0 32.7 6.7
18-24 females 30.8 36.5 6.2
25-34 males 34.9 36.7 5.7
25-34 females 29.1 42.5 4.9
35-44 males 35.7 39.2 7.0
35-44 females 37.6 35.9 6.4
45-59 males 44.2 36.4 8.7
45-59 females 45.3 35.9 7.2
60+ males 47.7 34.7 8.4
60+ females 52.6 32.2 7.2
CDU SPD FDP
EMPLOYMENT
employed 39.1 36.6 7.2
retirees 48.9 35.7 6.5
trainees 28.8 32.9 6.8
unemployed 30.7 42.4 3.7
OCCUPATION
blue-collar 36.9 45.3 3.5
employee 38.4 36.4 7.5
civil servant 42.7 32.9 8.0
self-employed 52.2 17.5 14.9
farmer 64.3 14.0 8.6
union member 30.0 49.5 3.4
non-member 43.7 32.5 8.0
BLUE-COLLAR\
UNION MEMBER
union member 29.5 54.8 2.2
non-member 40.9 39.3 4.5
EMPLOYEE/
UNION MEMBER
union member 28.0 46.0 4.2
non-member 40.6 34.0 8.3
FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS 1994
BALLOTS ACCORDING TO SOCIAL GROUPS
SECOND VOTE (VIA PARTY LIST)
GREENS PDS Other
TOTAL 7.3 4.4 3.6
GENDER
males 7.0 4.6 4.2
females 8.2 4.2 2.9
AGE GROUP
18-24 14.2 5.1 6.6
25-34 12.7 5.5 5.0
35-44 10.5 5.2 3.2
45-59 4.3 4.0 2.7
60+ 2.5 3.3 2.7
AGE & GENDER
18-24 males 12.9 4.8 7.9
18-24 females 15.8 5.5 5.2
25-34 males 11.5 5.2 6.0
25-34 females 14.2 5.6 3.7
35-44 males 9.5 5.0 3.6
35-44 females 12.0 5.1 3.0
45-59 males 3.9 3.9 2.9
45-59 females 5.0 4.3 2.3
60+ males 1.9 4.2 3.1
60+ females 3.2 2.6 2.2
GREENS PDS Other
EMPLOYMENT
employed 8.2 4.7 4.2
retirees 2.6 3.9 2.4
trainees 20.9 6.0 4.6
unemployed 6.8 12.0 4.4
OCCUPATION
blue-collar 4.7 4.7 4.9
employee 8.8 5.8 3.1
civil servant 10.9 2.6 2.9
self-employed 7.7 3.4 4.3
farmer 4.3 2.7 6.1
union member 7.0 6.3 3.8
non-member 8.0 4.1 3.7
BLUE-COLLAR\
UNION MEMBER
union member 4.3 4.7 4.5
non-member 5.2 4.9 5.2
EMPLOYEE/
UNION MEMBER
union member 8.8 9.6 3.4
non-member 9.0 5.0 3.1
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THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES IN GERMANY
ISSUE Percentage
Unemployment 66
Asylum Seekers/Immigration 17
Law and Order 11
Environment 10
Housing 10
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POPULARITY OF TOP CANDIDATE
Percentage
KOHL
Total Respondents 49
Supporters of the CDU/CSU 94
SCHARPING
Total Respondents 44
Supporters of the SPD 87
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GREATER COMPETENCE IN THE REALM OF POLITICS
CDU/CSU SPD
Government Government
ISSUE
Economy 37 22
Unemployment 24 33
Asylum Seekers/Immigration 31 29
Law and Order 25 16
Environment 13 38
Housing 17 42
SOURCE: Forschungsgruppe Wahlen e.V., Mannheim
Translation: AICGSDOC