1989 European Parliament election in West Germany
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An election of delegations
1989 European Parliament election in West Germany[1] All 81 German seats in the European Parliament
| First party | Second party | Third party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | CDU/CSU | SPD | Greens |
| Alliance | EPP | SOC | G |
| Seats before | 41 | 33 | 7 |
| Seats won | 32 | 31 | 8 |
| Seat change | Decrease9 | Decrease2 | Increase1 |
| Popular vote | 10,659,123 | 10,525,728 | 2,382,102 |
| Percentage | 37.7% | 37.3% | 8.4% |
| Swing | Decrease8.3% | Decrease0.1% | Increase0.2% |
| Fourth party | Fifth party | ||
| Party | REP | FDP | |
| Alliance | DR | ELDR | |
| Seats before | 0 | 0 | |
| Seats won | 6 | 4 | |
| Seat change | Increase6 | Increase4 | |
| Popular vote | 2,008,629 | 1,576,715 | |
| Percentage | 7.1% | 5.6% | |
| Swing | Increase7.1% | Increase0.8% | |
An election of the delegation from West Germany to the European Parliament was held in 1989.
Results
[edit ]| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&D | Social Democratic Party | 10,525,728 | 37.32 | 30 | –1 | ||
| EPP | Christian Democratic Union | 8,332,846 | 29.54 | 24 | –7 | ||
| G | The Greens | 2,382,102 | 8.45 | 7 | 0 | ||
| EPP | Christian Social Union | 2,326,277 | 8.25 | 7 | 0 | ||
| DR | The Republicans | 2,008,629 | 7.12 | 6 | New | ||
| ELDR | Free Democratic Party | 1,576,715 | 5.59 | 4 | +4 | ||
| NI | German People's Union | 444,921 | 1.58 | 0 | New | ||
| NI | Ecological Democratic Party | 184,309 | 0.65 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NI | Bavaria Party | 71,991 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NI | German Communist Party | 57,704 | 0.20 | 0 | New | ||
| NI | German Solidarity Union | 55,463 | 0.20 | 0 | New | ||
| NI | Christian Centre | 43,580 | 0.15 | 0 | New | ||
| NI | Centre Party | 41,190 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NI | Mature Citizens | 32,246 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NI | Christian League | 30,879 | 0.11 | 0 | New | ||
| NI | New Consciousness | 20,868 | 0.07 | 0 | New | ||
| NI | Free German Workers' Party | 19,151 | 0.07 | 0 | New | ||
| NI | Patriots for Germany | 12,907 | 0.05 | 0 | New | ||
| NI | Humanist Party | 10,885 | 0.04 | 0 | New | ||
| NI | For a Europe of Workers and Democracy | 10,377 | 0.04 | 0 | New | ||
| NI | Marxist–Leninist Party of Germany | 10,134 | 0.04 | 0 | New | ||
| NI | Federation of Socialist Workers | 7,788 | 0.03 | 0 | New | ||
| Total | 28,206,690 | 100.00 | 78 | 0 | |||
| Valid votes | 28,206,690 | 98.94 | |||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 301,908 | 1.06 | |||||
| Total votes | 28,508,598 | 100.00 | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 45,773,179 | 62.28 | |||||
| Source: Federal Statistics Office | |||||||
West Berlin, due to its special status, was ineligible to participate in the election. Instead, the city legislature indirectly elected three members:
| Party or alliance | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Alternative List | 1 | +1 | ||
| S&D | Social Democratic Party | 1 | 0 | ||
| EPP | Christian Democratic Union | 1 | –1 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | |||
| Source: Wahlen-in-Deutschland.de | |||||
Following the reunification, a delegation of 18 observers from former East Germany was sent to the European Parliament on February 21, 1991.[2]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Wahl zum 3. Europäischen Parlament am 18. Juni 1989" (in German). Bundeswahlleiter. Archived from the original on 2012年08月08日. Retrieved 2012年05月05日.
- ^ "Stenographischer Bericht, 9. Sitzung" (PDF) (in German). Deutscher Bundestag. February 21, 1991.
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