December 1982 Hamburg state election

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December 1982 Hamburg state election
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 June 198219 December 19821986 

All 120 seats of the Hamburg Parliament.
Turnout84.0% Increase2.svg 7.4 pp
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Klaus von Dohnanyi Walther Leisler Kiep
Party SPD CDU Greens
Last election42.7%43.2%7.7%
Seats before55569
Seats won64488
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 9Decrease2.svg 8Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote530,117398,51870,501
Percentage51.3%38.6%6.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg 8.6 pp Decrease2.svg 4.6 pp Decrease2.svg 0.9 pp

An election was held in Hamburg on 19 December 1982. [1] The Social Democratic Party won unexpectedly against the Christian Democratic Union. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party 530,11751.3364+9
Christian Democratic Union 398,51838.5948–8
Alliance 90/The Greens 70,5016.838–1
Free Democratic Party 26,4852.5600
German Communist Party 3,8850.3800
Hamburg List for Stopping Immigration2,8040.2700
Free Social Union – Democratic Centre3350.030New
European Workers Party1680.020New
Total1,032,813100.001200
Valid votes1,032,81399.19
Invalid/blank votes8,4450.81
Total votes1,041,258100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,239,94483.98
Source: Federal Election Commission

References

  1. "Bürgerschaftswahlen in Hamburg". Elections.de. Retrieved December 5, 2010.
  2. Freundenheim, Milt (December 26, 2006). "THE WORLD; Election Upset In Hamburg". New York Times. Retrieved December 5, 2010.