1984 European Parliament election in West Germany

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1984 European Parliament election in West Germany [1]
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All 81 German seats in the European Parliament
Turnout56.8%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party CDU/CSU SPD Greens
Alliance EPP SOC RBW
Seats before42350
Seats won41337
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg2Increase2.svg7
Popular vote11,417,5419,296,4172,025,972
Percentage46.0%37.4%8.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg3.2%Decrease2.svg3.4%Increase2.svg8.2%

An election of the delegation from West Germany to the European Parliament was held in 1984.

CDU poster in the 1984 election KAS-16. Plakat-Bild-14851-1.jpg
CDU poster in the 1984 election

Results

1984 Europarliament election in Germany.svg
Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
EPP Christian Democratic Union 9,308,41137.46320
SOC Social Democratic Party 9,296,41737.4132–2
EPP Christian Social Union 2,109,1308.497–1
RBW The Greens 2,025,9728.157+7
LD Free Democratic Party  1,192,6244.800–4
NI Peace List313,1081.260New
NI National Democratic Party 198,6330.800New
NI Women's Party94,4630.380New
NI Centre Party 93,9210.3800
NI Ecological Democratic Party 77,0260.310New
NI Mature Citizens52,7530.210New
NI European Federalist Party34,5000.140New
NI European Workers' Party30,8740.1200
NI Bavaria Party 23,5390.090New
Total24,851,371100.00780
Valid votes24,851,37198.47
Invalid/blank votes387,3831.53
Total votes25,238,754100.00
Registered voters/turnout44,465,98956.76
Source: Federal Statistics Office

West Berlin, due to its special status, was ineligible to participate in the election. [2] Instead, the city legislature indirectly elected three members:

Party or allianceSeats+/–
EPP Christian Democratic Union 20
SOC Social Democratic Party 10
Total30
Source: Wahlen-in-Deutschland.de

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wahl zum 2. Europäischen Parlament am 17. Juni 1984" (in German). Bundeswahlleiter. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  2. ↑ The Bulletin Archived 14 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine , Issues 1–3, 1979, page 6


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