State election in Hamburg 1978
(in %)
%
60
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
51.5
37.6
4.8
3.5
1.1
1.0
0.6
Gains and losses
On June 4, 1978 the 9th election for Hamburg citizenship took place, at the same time as the state election in Lower Saxony . Surprisingly, the FDP, which had been co-ruling since 1970, failed because of the five percent hurdle . The SPD achieved an absolute majority and continued to provide the first mayor , Hans-Ulrich Klose . For the first time, two green parties competed with the Colorful List - Defend yourself: Initiative for Democracy and Environmental Protection and the Green List Environmental Protection , but they failed because of the threshold clause.
Result
| Political party | be right | percent | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 493,340 | 51.5 | 69 |
| CDU | 360.409 | 37.6 | 51 |
| FDP | 45.903 | 4.8 | - |
| BuLi | 33,279 | 3.5 | - |
| GLU | 10,061 | 1.1 | - |
| DKP | 9,373 | 1.0 | - |
| NPD | 3.231 | 0.3 | - |
| KPD / ML | 880 | 0.1 | - |
| KBW | 689 | 0.1 | - |
| AUD | 592 | 0.1 | - |
| FSU | 371 | <0.1 | - |
| EAP | 269 | <0.1 | - |
| Valid votes | 958.397 | Seats | 120 |
An election day survey was carried out for the first time in Germany .
