1987 Bremen state election
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All 100 seats in the Bürgerschaft of Bremen 51 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 519,068 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 392,547 (75.6%)  4.1pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Bremen state election was held on 13 September 1987 to elect the members of the 12th Bürgerschaft of Bremen, as well as the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven.[1] The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government, led by Mayor Klaus Wedemeier, lost four seats but retained its majority. Wedemeier had become mayor following the resignation of his predecessor, Hans Koschnick, in September 1985.[2]
The Free Democratic Party (FDP) returned to the parliament with 10 seats after having no reprensentation following the results of the previous election. Additionally, the German People's Union (DVU) won their first seat in the history of the parliament.[3]
Parties
[edit]The table below lists parties represented in the previous Bürgerschaft of Bremen.[4]
| Name | Ideology | Lead candidate | 1983 result | |||
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| Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands |
Social democracy | Hans Koschnick | 51.3% | 58 / 100
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| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands |
Christian democracy | Bernd Neumann | 33.3% | 37 / 100
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| Grüne | The Greens Die Grünen |
Green politics | 5.4% | 5 / 100
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
| Social Democratic Party | 196,903 | 50.51 | –0.83 | 54 | –4 | |
| Christian Democratic Union | 91,334 | 23.43 | –9.88 | 25 | –12 | |
| The Greens | 39,839 | 10.22 | +4.79 | 10 | +5 | |
| Free Democratic Party | 39,078 | 10.03 | +5.44 | 10 | +10 | |
| German People's Union | 13,299 | 3.41 | New | 1 | New | |
| The Republicans | 4,623 | 1.19 | New | 0 | New | |
| German Communist Party | 2,159 | 0.55 | New | 0 | New | |
| Pensioners' Party | 2,109 | 0.54 | –0.45 | 0 | 0 | |
| Free German Workers' Party | 256 | 0.07 | New | 0 | New | |
| Marxist–Leninist Party of Germany | 200 | 0.05 | New | 0 | New | |
| Total | 389,800 | 100.00 | – | 100 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 389,800 | 99.30 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,747 | 0.70 | ||||
| Total votes | 392,547 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 519,068 | 75.63 | ||||
| Source: Tagesschau,[1][3] Bremen State Statistical Office[5] | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bremen state election 1987". Tagesschau (in German). Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ Theiner, Jürgen (12 January 2024). "Klaus Wedemeier celebrates his 80th birthday". Weser Kurier (in German). Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ a b Schröder, Valentin (12 September 2023). "State elections in Bremen". Elections in Germany (in German). Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "Bremen state election 1983". Tagesschau (in German). Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "1987 Bremen state election". Bremen State Statistical Office (in German). Retrieved 25 December 2024.
