West German federal election, 1987

German federal election, 1987

1983 ← 25 January 1987 (1987-01-25) → 1990

All 497 seats in the Bundestag 249 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party   Leader Helmut Kohl Johannes Rau Party CDU/CSU SPD Leader since 1973 (chancellor since 1982) - Last election 278 seats (with FDP) 193 seats Seats won 269 (with FDP) 186 Seat change -9 -7 Popular vote 20,202,483 14,025,763 Percentage 53.3% (coalition with FDP) 37.0% Swing -2.3% -1.2%

Chancellor before election Helmut Kohl CDU/CSU Elected Chancellor Helmut Kohl CDU/CSU

The 11th German federal election, 1987 was conducted on 25 January 1987, to elect members to the Bundestag, the parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany.

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Issues and Campaign

Johannes Rau, vice chairman of SPD, tried to become Chancellor. His campaign suffered from internal party quarrels and a lack of perspectives to build a majority coalition: in those days, the Greens were divided over the question of whether to take part in governments.

One of the major issues in this election was the environment, after the Chernobyl disaster and other accidents.

Results

	Party	Party List votes	Vote percentage (change)		Total Seats (change)		Seat percentage
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	13,045,745	34.4%	-3.7%	174	-17	35.0%
	Christian Social Union (CSU)	3,715,827	9.8%	-0.8%	49	-4	9.9%
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	3,440,911	9.1%	+2.2%	46	+12	9.3%
	Social Democratic Party	14,025,763	37.0%	-1.2%	186	-7	37.4%
	The Greens	3,126,256	8.3%	+2.7%	42	+15	8.5%
	All Others	512,817	1.3%		0		0.0%
	Totals	37,867,319	100.0%		497	-1	100.0%

Seat results -- SPD in red, Greens in green, FDP in yellow, CDU/CSU in black

Post-election

The coalition between the CDU/CSU and the FDP returned to government, with Helmut Kohl as Chancellor. The Greens came into parliament for the second time and seemed to be established on federal level.

Sources

• The Federal Returning Officer
• Psephos