1984 European Parliament election in West Germany

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1984 European Parliament election in West Germany [1]
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  1979 17 June 1984 (1984-06-17) [1] 1989  

All 81 German seats in the European Parliament
Turnout56.8%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party CDU SPD Greens
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.

Results

1984 Europarliament election in Germany.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Christian Democratic Union 9,308,41137.46320
Social Democratic Party 9,296,41737.4132–2
Christian Social Union 2,109,1308.497–1
The Greens 2,025,9728.157+7
Free Democratic Party  1,192,6244.800–4
Peace List313,1081.260New
National Democratic Party 198,6330.800New
Women's Party94,4630.380New
Centre Party 93,9210.380New
Ecological Democratic Party 77,0260.310New
Mature Citizens52,7530.210New
European Federalist Party34,5000.140New
European Workers' Party30,8740.1200
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:

PartySeats+/–
Christian Democratic Union 20
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