1983 West German federal election

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German federal election, 1983
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All 520 seats in the Bundestag
261 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout89.1% (voting eligible)[1]
  First party Second party
 
Leader Helmut Kohl Hans-Jochen Vogel
Party CDU/CSU SPD
Leader since 1973 –
Last election 237 seats 228 seats
Seats won 255 202
Seat change Increase18 Decrease26
Popular vote 18,998,545 14,865,807
Percentage 48.8% 38.2%
Swing Increase4.3% Decrease4.7%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Hans-Dietrich Genscher Petra Kelly
Party FDP Greens
Leader since 1974
Last election 54 seats 0 seats
Seats won 35 28
Seat change Decrease19 Increase28
Popular vote 2,706,942 2,167,431
Percentage 6.9% 5.6%
Swing Decrease3.7% Increase4.1%
Party list election results by state: dark blue denotes states where CDU/CSU had the absolute majority of the votes; lighter blue denotes states where CDU had the plurality of votes; and pink denotes states where the SPD had the plurality of votes
Chancellor before election

Helmut Kohl
CDU/CSU

Elected Chancellor

Helmut Kohl
CDU/CSU

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German federal elections took place on 6 March 1983, to elect members to the 10th Bundestag (parliament) of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Issues and campaign

In October 1982 CDU chairman Helmut Kohl was elected Chancellor by a CDU/CSU and FDP majority in the Bundestag, while the FDP in 1980 still was on the side of the SPD. Early elections were arranged. The SPD encountered difficulties because on the left a new party was emerging, the Greens.

A major issue in this election was the armament question after the NATO Double-Track Decision.

Results

Template:German federal election, 1983

↓
255 35 202 28
CDU/CSU FDP SPD Grüne
Popular Vote
CDU/CSU
 
 48.79%
SPD
 
 38.18%
F.D.P.
 
 6.95%
GRÜNE
 
 5.57%
Other
 
 0.52%
Bundestag seats
CDU/CSU
 
 49.00%
SPD
 
 38.76%
F.D.P.
 
 6.83%
GRÜNE
 
 5.42%
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. This was the first election in which the Greens secured representation in the Bundestag, and the first which saw a fourth (fifth) party in the parliament since 1960.

References

  1. ^ "Voter turnout by election year". Website of the Federal Returning Officer's Office. The Federal Returning Officer. Retrieved 7 November 2014.

Sources

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