 In October 1990 Schmieder was not among the 144 deputies in the chamber who, as part of the German reunification process, became members of the Bundestag (National Assembly) of the reunited Germany.However, in the national election two months later his name was included on the FDP candidate list for the Saxony electoral district.The party's share of the vote in Saxony entitled it to five seats from its list for the district, and accordingly Schmieder, whose name was fifth on the party list for the electoral district, was able to take his seat in the Bundestag at the start of 1991.