Federal election 1987

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(second votes)

%

50

40

30

20

10

0

44.3

37.0

9.1

8.3

1.3

Otherwise.

gains and losses

compared to 1983

% p

4

2

0

-2

-4

-6

−4.5

−1.2

+2.1

+2.7

+0.9

Otherwise.

A total of 519 seats

SPD : 193
Green : 44
CDU/CSU : 234
FDP : 48

Helmut Kohl , candidate from the CDU/CSU, during the press conference at the end of the federal election campaign.

SPD candidate Johannes Rau during the election campaign (1986)

First Vote Result (Constituency Winner)

The 1987 federal election took place on January 25, 1987. The election to the 11th German Bundestag was the last election before German reunification .

background

The CDU chairman , Chancellor Helmut Kohl , ran again for the Union parties .

The SPD nominated its deputy federal chairman, Johannes Rau , as a candidate for chancellor . The Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia had achieved very good election results there in 1980 and 1985 .

The election winners were the small parties, while the big parties were seen as the losers.

Official result

Results of the Bundestag elections of January 25, 1987
subject of the verification	First votes		second votes		seats¹	±	direct mandates	overhang mandate
subject of the verification	Quantity	%	Quantity	%	seats¹	±	direct mandates	overhang mandate
eligible voters	45,327,982	100.0	45,327,982	100.0
voters	38.225.294	84.3	38.225.294	84.3
Invalid	482,481	1.3	357,975	0.9
Valid	37,742,813	100.0	37,867,319	100.0	497 (22)	− 1	248	1
of that:
Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)	14,787,953	39.2	14,025,763	37.0	186 (7)	− 7	79	–
Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU)	14.168.527	37.5	13,045,745	34.5	174 (11)	− 17	124	1
Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU)	3,859,244	10.2	3,715,827	9.8	49	− 4	45	–
Free Democratic Party (FDP)	1,760,496	4.7	3,440,911	9.1	46 (2)	+ 12	–	–
The Greens (GREENS)	2,649,459	7.0	3,126,256	8.3	42	+ 15	–	–
All socially insured persons and pensioners in Germany (ASD)	3.151	0.0	1,834	0.0	–	–	–	–
Bavaria Party (BP)	8,024	0.0	26,630	0.1	–	–	–	–
Christian Bavarian People's Party (CBV)	741	0.0	5,282	0.0	–	–	–	–
German Center Party (ZENTRUM)	4,020	0.0	19,035	0.1	–	–	–	–
The Responsible Citizens (Responsible Citizens)	611	0.0	24,630	0.1	–	–	–	–
Women's Party (WOMEN)	–	–	62,904	0.2	–	–	–	–
Liberal German Workers' Party (FAP)	349	0.0	405	0.0	–	–	–	–
Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany (MLPD)	596	0.0	13,422	0.0	–	–	–	–
National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD)	182,880	0.5	227,054	0.6	–	–	–	–
Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP)	40,765	0.1	109.152	0.3	–	–	–	–
Patriots for Germany (Patriots)	27,352	0.1	22,732	0.1	–	–	–	–
Family Party of Germany (Family)	130	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–
German Solidarity - Union for the Environment and Life Protection (SOLIDARITY)	754	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–
Free Social Union – Democratic Center (FSU)	110	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–
Humanist Party (HP)	788	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–
Independent Labor Party (UAP)	352	0.0	–	–	–	–	–	–
Voter groups/individual applicants	246,511	0.7	–	–	–	–	–	–

¹In brackets: number of non-voting members of the Bundestag elected by the Berlin House of Representatives on the same day

Two other Berlin members of the Bundestag were nominated by the Alternative List (AL).

Results in the federal states

Results of the 1987 Bundestag elections in Baden-Württemberg
subject of the verification	First votes		second votes		seats	direct mandates	overhang mandate
subject of the verification	Quantity	%	Quantity	%	seats	direct mandates	overhang mandate
eligible voters	6,830,771	100.0	6,830,771	100.0
voters	5,676,772	83.1	5,676,772	83.1
Invalid	88,456	1.6	67,799	1.2
Valid	5,588,316	100.0	5,608,973	100.0	74	37	1
of that:
SPD	1,781,563	31:9	1,643,202	29.3	22	1	–
CDU	2,880,622	51.5	2,616,971	46.7	36	36	1
FDP	339,391	6.1	670,924	12.0	9	–	–
GREEN	454,969	8.1	559,440	10.0	7	–	–
CENTER	2,656	0.0	9,954	0.2	–	–	–
responsible citizens	611	0.0	7,376	0.1	–	–	–
WOMEN	–	–	15,441	0.3	–	–	–
FAP	164	0.0	–	–	–	–	–
MLPD	–	–	3,512	0.1	–	–	–
NPD	47,386	0.8	54,996	1.0	–	–	–
ÖDP	10,457	0.2	24,287	0.4	–	–	–
patriots	1,617	0.0	2,870	0.1	–	–	–
individual applicant	68,880	1.2	–	–	–	–	–

Results of the 1987 Bundestag elections in Bavaria
subject of the verification	First votes		second votes		seats	direct mandates
subject of the verification	Quantity	%	Quantity	%	seats	direct mandates
eligible voters	8,320,069	100.0	8,320,069	100.0
voters	6,796,701	81.7	6,796,701	81.7
Invalid	90,817	1.3	57,714	0.8
Valid	6,705,884	100.0	6,738,987	100.0	87	45
of that:
SPD	1,912,139	28.5	1,816,885	27.0	24	–
CSU	3,859,244	57.6	3,715,827	55.1	49	45
FDP	322,983	4.8	545,865	8.1	7	–
GREEN	491,060	7.3	518,122	7.7	7	–
bp	8,024	0.1	26,367	0.4	–	–
CBV	741	0.0	5,282	0.1	–	–
responsible citizens	–	–	6,714	0.1	–	–
WOMEN	–	–	14,841	0.2	–	–
MLPD	–	–	1,607	0.0	–	–
NPD	34,764	0.5	42,813	0.6	–	–
ÖDP	22,651	0.3	39,489	0.6	–	–
patriots	9,236	0.1	5.175	0.1	–	–
HB	151	0.0	–	–	–	–
individual applicant	44,891	0.7	–	–	–	–

Results of the 1987 Bundestag elections in Bremen
subject of the verification	First votes		second votes		seats	direct mandates
subject of the verification	Quantity	%	Quantity	%	seats	direct mandates
eligible voters	521,646	100.0	521,646	100.0
voters	431,635	82.7	431,635	82.7
Invalid	4,060	0.9	3,452	0.8
Valid	427,575	100.0	428,183	100.0	7	3
of that:
SPD	211,791	49.5	198,920	46.5	3	3
CDU	135,600	31.7	123,745	28.9	2	–
FDP	19,668	4.6	37,725	8.8	1	–
GREEN	50,166	11.7	62,130	14.5	1	–
ASD	2.210	0.5	1,834	0.4	–	–
responsible citizens	–	–	259	0.1	–	–
WOMEN	–	–	771	0.2	–	–
FAP	–	–	405	0.1	–	–
MLPD	–	–	137	0.0	–	–
NPD	2,293	0.5	2,100	0.5	–	–
patriots	185	0.0	157	0.0	–	–
individual applicant	5,662	1.3	–	–	–	–

Results of the 1987 Bundestag elections in Hamburg
subject of the verification	First votes		second votes		seats	direct mandates
subject of the verification	Quantity	%	Quantity	%	seats	direct mandates
eligible voters	1,258,320	100.0	1,258,320	100.0
voters	1,042,936	82.9	1,042,936	82.9
Invalid	8.199	0.8	6,259	0.6
Valid	1,034,737	100.0	1.038.111	100.0	14	7
of that:
SPD	458,054	44.3	427,872	41.2	6	5
CDU	423,372	40.9	388,517	37.4	5	2
FDP	49,812	4.8	99,746	9.6	1	–
GREEN	93,096	9.0	114,508	11.0	2	–
CENTER	286	0.0	–	–	–	–
WOMEN	–	–	1,947	0.2	–	–
MLPD	–	–	335	0.0	–	–
NPD	1,575	0.2	4,262	0.4	–	–
patriots	–	–	924	0.1	–	–
individual applicant	8,542	0.8	–	–	–	–

Results of the 1987 Bundestag elections in Hesse
subject of the verification	First votes		second votes		seats	direct mandates
subject of the verification	Quantity	%	Quantity	%	seats	direct mandates
eligible voters	4,179,951	100.0	4,179,951	100.0
voters	3,582,159	85.7	3,582,159	85.7
Invalid	56,082	1.6	42,350	1.2
Valid	3,526,077	100.0	3,539,809	100.0	45	22
of that:
SPD	1,467,047	41.6	1,370,454	38.7	18	8th
CDU	1,586,410	45.0	1,463,043	41.3	19	14
FDP	160,446	4.6	323,594	9.1	4	–
GREEN	262,386	7.4	334,227	9.4	4	–
ASD	349	0.0	–	–	–	–
CENTER	658	0.0	–	–	–	–
WOMEN	–	–	9,591	0.3	–	–
MLPD	–	–	1,120	0.0	–	–
NPD	21,987	0.6	27,076	0.8	–	–
ÖDP	1,739	0.0	8,040	0.2	–	–
patriots	2,596	0.1	2,664	0.1	–	–
individual applicant	22,459	0.6	–	–	–	–

Results of the 1987 Bundestag elections in Lower Saxony
subject of the verification	First votes		second votes		seats	direct mandates
subject of the verification	Quantity	%	Quantity	%	seats	direct mandates
eligible voters	5.628.104	100.0	5.628.104	100.0
voters	4,782,941	85.0	4,782,941	85.0
Invalid	44,850	0.9	34,796	0.7
Valid	4,738,091	100.0	4,748,145	100.0	63	31
of that:
SPD	2,056,431	43.4	1,967,443	41.4	26	13
CDU	2,125,996	44.9	1,969,967	41.5	26	18
FDP	208,522	4.4	419,882	8.8	6	–
GREEN	299,636	6.3	353,721	7.4	5	–
ASD	592	0.0	–	–	–	–
CENTER	236	0.0	–	–	–	–
responsible citizens	–	–	3,591	0.1	–	–
FAP	185	0.0	–	–	–	–
MLPD	–	–	1.174	0.0	–	–
NPD	21,605	0.5	21,984	0.5	–	–
ÖDP	905	0.0	7,507	0.2	–	–
patriots	2,772	0.1	2,876	0.1	–	–
SOLIDARITY	754	0.0	–	–	–	–
HB	130	0.0	–	–	–	–
individual applicant	20,327	0.4	–	–	–	–

Results of the 1987 Bundestag elections in North Rhine-Westphalia
subject of the verification	First votes		second votes		seats	direct mandates
subject of the verification	Quantity	%	Quantity	%	seats	direct mandates
eligible voters	12,827,646	100.0	12,827,646	100.0
voters	10,956,596	85.4	10,956,596	85.4
Invalid	117,530	1.1	86,504	0.8
Valid	10.839.066	100.0	10.870.092	100.0	143	71
of that:
SPD	4,871,377	44.9	4,693,081	43.2	62	38
CDU	4,731,211	43.6	4,357,794	40.1	58	33
FDP	441,311	4.1	909.141	8.4	12	–
GREEN	708,622	6.5	813.071	7.5	11	–
CENTER	–	–	9,081	0.1	–	–
responsible citizens	–	–	6,690	0.1	–	–
WOMEN	–	–	15,799	0.1	–	–
MLPD	596	0.0	3,579	0.0	–	–
NPD	26,935	0.2	41,530	0.4	–	–
ÖDP	–	–	16,395	0.2	–	–
patriots	5.406	0.0	3,931	0.0	–	–
family	130	0.0	–	–	–	–
HB	507	0.0	–	–	–	–
UAP	352	0.0	–	–	–	–
individual applicant	52,619	0.5	–	–	–	–

Results of the 1987 Bundestag elections in Rhineland-Palatinate
subject of the verification	First votes		second votes		seats	direct mandates
subject of the verification	Quantity	%	Quantity	%	seats	direct mandates
eligible voters	2,874,920	100.0	2,874,920	100.0
voters	2,493,602	86.7	2,493,602	86.7
Invalid	39,756	1.6	31,626	1.3
Valid	2,453,846	100.0	2,461,976	100.0	32	16
of that:
SPD	966,655	39.4	912.175	37.1	12	5
CDU	1,183,078	48.2	1,110,633	45.1	15	11
FDP	118,501	4.8	223,350	9.1	3	–
GREEN	152,770	6.2	183,602	7.5	2	–
MLPD	–	–	1,025	0.0	–	–
NPD	14.013	0.6	18.131	0.7	–	–
ÖDP	3,170	0.1	10,670	0.4	–	–
patriots	2,457	0.1	2,390	0.1	–	–
individual applicant	13.202	0.5	–	–	–	–

Results of the 1987 Bundestag elections in Saarland
subject of the verification	First votes		second votes		seats	direct mandates
subject of the verification	Quantity	%	Quantity	%	seats	direct mandates
eligible voters	847,217	100.0	847,217	100.0
voters	739,701	87.3	739,701	87.3
Invalid	13,631	1.8	12,865	1.7
Valid	726,070	100.0	726,836	100.0	10	5
of that:
SPD	331,819	45.7	316,502	43.5	4	3
CDU	318,039	43.8	299,329	41.2	4	2
FDP	27,327	3.8	49,823	6.9	1	–
GREEN	37,148	5.1	51,384	7.1	1	–
CENTER	184	0.0	–	–	–	–
MLPD	–	–	448	0.1	–	–
NPD	6.119	0.8	5,966	0.8	–	–
ÖDP	1,843	0.3	2,764	0.4	–	–
patriots	216	0.0	620	0.1	–	–
individual applicant	3,375	0.5	–	–	–	–

Results of the 1987 Bundestag elections in Schleswig-Holstein
subject of the verification	First votes		second votes		seats	direct mandates
subject of the verification	Quantity	%	Quantity	%	seats	direct mandates
eligible voters	2,039,338	100.0	2,039,338	100.0
voters	1,720,817	84.4	1,720,817	84.4
Invalid	19,100	1.1	14,610	0.8
Valid	1,701,717	100.0	1.706.207	100.0	22	11
of that:
SPD	731,077	43.0	679,229	39.8	9	3
CDU	784,199	46.1	715,746	41.9	9	8th
FDP	72,535	4.3	160,861	9.4	2	–
GREEN	99,606	5.9	136,051	8.0	2	–
WOMEN	–	–	4,514	0.3	–	–
MLPD	–	–	485	0.0	–	–
NPD	6.203	0.4	8.196	0.5	–	–
patriots	1,433	0.1	1.125	0.1	–	–
FSU	110	0.0	–	–	–	–
individual applicant	6,554	0.4	–	–	–	–

consequence

Citizens voting in Bonn

The result of the election allowed the previous black-yellow coalition to continue . Helmut Kohl remained Chancellor ( Kohl III Cabinet ), Johannes Rau Prime Minister in North Rhine-Westphalia.

literature

Uwe Andersen, Wichard Woyke : Election '87. On the 1987 federal election – parties and voters, electoral law and electoral procedures, political developments , Leske + Budrich , Opladen 1986, ISBN 3-8100-0612-2 .
Max Kaase (ed.): Elections and voters. Analyzes on the occasion of the federal elections in 1987 , Westdeutscher Verlag , Opladen 1990, ISBN 3-531-12200-2 . (Writings of the Central Institute for Social Science Research at the Freie Universität Berlin, 60)
Christoph Palmer : The federal election campaign 1986/1987. A systematic presentation of the election campaigns of the Bundestag parties and the general conditions of the election , Peter Lang Verlag , Frankfurt am Main [u. a.] 1993, ISBN 3-631-45396-5 . (European Forum, 10)
Hans-Joachim Veen , Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann (eds.): Voter behavior in transition. Determining factors and political-cultural trends using the example of the 1987 federal election , Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh , Paderborn [u. a.] 1991, ISBN 3-506-79316-0 . (Political Studies, 16)

Individual references and notes

↑ ^a ^b The Federal Returning Officer : Election to the 11th German Bundestag on January 25, 1987. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .
↑ The Federal Returning Officer: Election to the 10th German Bundestag on March 6, 1983. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Results of the elections to the 11th German Bundestag on January 25, 1987 by country ( Memento of January 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (XLS; 52 KB)
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Seats of parties on January 25, 1987 by country ( Memento of January 12, 2011 at the Internet Archive ) (XLS; 22 KB)

web links

Commons : 1987 Germany Bundestagswahl - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Results of the elections to the 11th German Bundestag on January 25, 1987 at the Federal Statistical Office
"Genscher was our saving nail" . In: The Mirror . No. 5 , 1987, p. 6–9 ( online – January 26, 1987 ).

[Wahl_1987-1] The Federal Returning Officer : Election to the 11th German Bundestag on January 25, 1987. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .

[Wahl_1983-2] The Federal Returning Officer: Election to the 10th German Bundestag on March 6, 1983. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .

[Länder-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Results of the elections to the 11th German Bundestag on January 25, 1987 by country ( Memento of January 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (XLS; 52 KB)

[Sitze-4] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Seats of parties on January 25, 1987 by country ( Memento of January 12, 2011 at the Internet Archive ) (XLS; 22 KB)