The 1995 Bremen state election was held on 14 May 1995 to elect the members of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen, as well as the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The incumbent coalition was a traffic light coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), The Greens, and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Mayor Klaus Wedemeier. The coalition was defeated as the FDP lost its representation in the Bürgerschaft. The SPD narrowly remained the most popular party, though they tied with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in number of seats won. The major winner of the election was Labour for Bremen and Bremerhaven (AFB), a splinter from the SPD formed in January 1995 which espoused economic liberalism. The party entered the Bürgerschaft with 10.7% of votes cast and 12 seats.
After the election, Mayor Wedemeier resigned. The SPD and CDU subsequently formed a grand coalition under new SPD Mayor Henning Scherf.
Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Bürgerschaft of Bremen. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1991 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany Social democracy Klaus Wedemeier 38.8% CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christian democracy Ulrich Nölle 30.7% Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens Green politics 11.4% FDP Free Democratic Party Classical liberalism 9.5% DVU German People's Union German nationalism 6.2%
Election result
References Bürgerschaft Bremen seit 1945