1987 West German federal election
Federal elections were held in West Germany on 25 January 1987 to elect the members of the 11th Bundestag. This was the last federal election held in West Germany before German reunification.
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All 497 seats in the Bundestag[lower-alpha 1] 249 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 45,327,982  2.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 38,225,294 (84.3%)  4.8pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The left side shows the winning party vote in the constituencies, the right side shows the seats won by parties in each of the states. The pie chart over West Berlin shows the partisan composition of its legislature. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Issues and campaign
The SPD nominated Johannes Rau, their vice chairman and the Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, as their candidate for Chancellor. However, the SPD suffered from internal divisions and competition with the Greens. It was also unclear as to how they would form a government, as the Greens were divided over whether to take part in governments.
One of the major issues in this election was the environment, after the Chernobyl disaster and other accidents.
Results
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| Party | Constituency | Party list | Total seatsa |
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||||||||
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 14,787,953 | 39.2 | 79 | 14,025,763 | 37.0 | 107 | 186 | −7 | ||||||
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU)b | 14,168,527 | 37.5 | 124 | 13,045,745 | 34.4 | 50 | 174 | −17 | ||||||
| Christian Social Union (CSU)b | 3,859,244 | 10.2 | 45 | 3,715,827 | 9.8 | 4 | 49 | −4 | ||||||
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 1,760,496 | 4.7 | 0 | 3,440,911 | 9.1 | 46 | 46 | +12 | ||||||
| The Greens (GRÜNE)c | 2,649,459 | 7.0 | 0 | 3,126,256 | 8.3 | 42 | 42 | +15 | ||||||
| National Democratic Party (NPD) | 182,880 | 0.5 | 0 | 227,054 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) | 40,765 | 0.1 | 0 | 109,152 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| The Women (FRAUEN) | – | – | – | 62,904 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||
| Bavaria Party (BP) | 8,024 | 0.0 | 0 | 26,367 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Responsible Citizens | 611 | 0.0 | 0 | 24,630 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||
| Patriots for Germany (Patrioten)d | 27,352 | 0.1 | 0 | 22,732 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Centre Party (ZENTRUM) | 4,020 | 0.0 | 0 | 19,035 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist Party of Germany (MLPD) | 596 | 0.0 | 0 | 13,422 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||
| Christian Bavarian People's Party (CBV) | 741 | 0.0 | 0 | 5,282 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| All Social Insurants and Pensioners (ASD) | 3,151 | 0.0 | 0 | 1,834 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||
| Free German Workers' Party (FAP) | 349 | 0.0 | 0 | 405 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||||||
| Humanist Party (HP) | 788 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | New | ||||||
| Solidarity (SOLIDARITÄT) | 754 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | New | ||||||
| Independent Workers' Party (UAP) | 352 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Family Party (FAMILIE) | 130 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | New | ||||||
| Free Social Union (FSU) | 110 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Independents and voter groups | 246,511 | 0.7 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Valid votes | 37,742,813 | 98.7 | – | 37,867,319 | 99.1 | – | – | – | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 482,481 | 1.3 | – | 357,975 | 0.9 | – | – | – | ||||||
| Total votes | 38,225,294 | 100.0 | 248 | 38,225,294 | 100.0 | 249 | 497 | −1 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 45,327,982 | 84.3 | – | 45,327,982 | 84.3 | – | – | – | ||||||
| Source: Bundeswahlleiter | ||||||||||||||
- ^a – excludes the non-voting delegates for West Berlin (11 CDU, 7 SPD, 2 FDP, 2 AL).
- ^b – The Christian Democratic Union and the Christian Social Union of Bavaria call themselves sister parties. They do not compete against each other in the same geographical regions and they form one group within the Bundestag.
- ^c – known as Alternative Liste für Demokratie und Umweltschutz (AL) in West Berlin.
- ^d – previously the European Workers' Party (Europäische Arbeiter-Partei, EAP).
| 223 | 46 | 186 | 42 |
| CDU/CSU | FDP | SPD | Grüne |
Seat results – SPD in red, Greens in green, FDP in yellow, CDU/CSU in black
Constituency seats
| State | Total seats |
Seats won | ||
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| CDU | SPD | CSU | ||
| Baden-Württemberg | 37 | 36 | 1 | |
| Bavaria | 45 | 45 | ||
| Bremen | 3 | 3 | ||
| Hamburg | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
| Hesse | 22 | 14 | 8 | |
| Lower Saxony | 31 | 18 | 13 | |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 71 | 33 | 38 | |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 16 | 11 | 5 | |
| Saarland | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 11 | 8 | 3 | |
| Total | 248 | 124 | 79 | 45 |
List seats
| State | Total seats |
Seats won | ||||
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| SPD | CDU | FDP | Grüne | CSU | ||
| Baden-Württemberg | 37 | 21 | 9 | 7 | ||
| Bavaria | 42 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |
| Bremen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hamburg | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Hesse | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| Lower Saxony | 32 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 72 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 11 | |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| Saarland | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 249 | 107 | 50 | 46 | 42 | 4 |
Post-election
The coalition between the CDU/CSU and the FDP returned to government, with Helmut Kohl as Chancellor. The Greens came into parliament for the second time and seemed to be established on federal level.
Notes
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- As well as 22 non-voting delegates for West Berlin, elected by the West Berlin Legislature.
- As well as 11 non-voting delegates for West Berlin.
- As well as 7 non-voting delegates for West Berlin.
- As well as 2 non-voting delegates for West Berlin.
- As well as 2 non-voting delegates for West Berlin.
References
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