1987 Hamburg state election

1987 Hamburg state election

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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.