1987 Hamburg state election

1987 Hamburg state election
17 May 1987
All 120 seats in the Hamburg Parliament
61 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Klaus von Dohnanyi Hartmut Perschau
Party SPD CDU
Last election 53 seats, 41.7% 54 seats, 41.9%
Seats won 55 49
Seat change 2 5
Popular vote 442,670 398,686
Percentage 45.0% 40.5%
Swing 3.3 pp 1.4 pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Greens FDP
Last election 13 seats, 10.4% 0 seats, 4.8%
Seats won 8 8
Seat change 5 8
Popular vote 69,148 64,389
Percentage 7% 6.5%
Swing 3.4 pp 1.7 pp
Mayor before election

Klaus von Dohnanyi
SPD

Elected Mayor

Klaus von Dohnanyi
SPD

The 1987 Hamburg state election was held on 17 May 1987 to elect members of the 13th Hamburg Parliament.[1][2] It was the first time in nine years that the FDP has held a seat in the parliament, which resulted in a social-liberal coalition.[3]

Election Result

Summary of the 17 May 1987 election results for the Hamburg Parliament
Party Votes % +/-pp Seats +/- Seats %
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 442,670 45 3.3 55 2 45.8
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 398,686 40.5 1.4 49 5 40.8
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 69,148 7 3.4 8 5 6.7
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 64,389 6.5 1.7 8 8 6.7
Popular vote
SPD
 
 45%
CDU
 
 40.5%
B'90/GRÜNE
 
 7%
FDP
 
 6.5%
Bürgerschaft seats
SPD
 
 45.8%
CDU
 
 40.8%
B'90/GRÜNE
 
 6.7%
FDP
 
 6.7%

References

  1. ^ "BÜRGERSCHAFTSWAHL 1987". Tagesschau. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ^ Saretzki, Thomas (1988). "Die Wahl zur Hamburger Bürgerschaft vom 17. Mai 1987: Zweite Wiederholungswahl bringt erste sozialliberale Koalition seit der Bonner Wende". Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen. 19 (1): 26–35. ISSN 0340-1758.
  3. ^ Heinrich, Mark (18 May 1987). "Social Democrats Win Hamburg State Election, Lose in Rhineland- Palatinate". Associated Press. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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