1998 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election


The 1998 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election was held on 27 September 1998 to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The incumbent government was a grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union and Social Democratic Party led by Minister-President Berndt Seite. The SPD overtook the CDU as the largest party and chose not to continue the grand coalition. They subsequently formed a coalition with the Party of Democratic Socialism, and SPD leader Harald Ringstorff was elected Minister-President.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 2nd Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Opinion polling

Election result

Summary of the 27 September 1998 election results for the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
! colspan="2" | Party
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
! Seats %
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! align=right colspan=2| Total
! align=right| 1,084,511
! align=right| 100.0
! align=right|
! align=right| 71
! align=right| 5
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! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout
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! align=right| 79.4
! align=right| 6.5
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