1987 Hamburg state election

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1987 Hamburg state election
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 198617 May 1987 1991  

All 120 seats in the Hamburg Parliament
61 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Kasparov Dohnanyi 1985 Hamburg (cropped).jpg Hartmut Perschau.jpg
Leader Klaus von Dohnanyi Hartmut Perschau
Party SPD CDU
Last election53 seats, 41.7%54 seats, 41.9%
Seats won5549
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 5
Popular vote442,670398,686
Percentage45.0%40.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.3%Decrease2.svg 1.4%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Greens FDP
Last election13 seats, 10.4%0 seats, 4.8%
Seats won88
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 5Increase2.svg 8
Popular vote69,14864,389
Percentage7%6.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.4%Increase2.svg 1.7%

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
1987 Hamburg state election - composition chart.svg
PartyVotes %+/-pp Seats+/-Seats %
Social Democratic Party (SPD)442,67045Increase2.svg3.355Increase2.svg245.8
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)398,68640.5Decrease2.svg1.449Decrease2.svg540.8
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)69,1487Decrease2.svg3.48Decrease2.svg56.7
Free Democratic Party (FDP)64,3896.5Increase2.svg1.78Increase2.svg86.7
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%

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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.