1980 Baden-Württemberg state election

State election in Germany 1980 Baden-Württemberg state election Baden-Württemberg parliamentary 4,549,463 (71.99%)3.46% no 1976 Baden-Württemberg state election 1976 1984 Baden-Württemberg state election 1984 All 124 seats in the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg 63 16 March 1980 125px Lothar Späth Christian Democratic Union of Germany 71 seats, 56.72% 68 2,407,798 3 53.35% 3.37% 125px Erhard Eppler Social Democratic Party of Germany 41 seats, 33.29% 40 1,468,873 1 32.55% 0.74% 125px Jürgen Morlok Free Democratic Party (Germany) 9 seats, 7.80% 10 374,633 1 8.30% 0.50% Wolf-Dieter Hasenclever Alliance 90/The Greens Did not exist 6 241,303 New party 5.35% New party 1980 Baden-Württemberg state election.svg 300px Results for the single-member constituencies Minister-President Lothar Späth Christian Democratic Union of Germany Lothar Späth Christian Democratic Union of Germany The 1980 Baden-Württemberg state election was held on 16 March 1980 to elect the members of the 7th Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government under Minister-President Lothar Späth was re-elected, retaining its majority. The election also marked the first time that the Greens were elected at either the state or federal level in Germany after being established as a nationwide party in January 1980, having previously secured four seats in Bremen's October 1979 election.Parkin Sara Sara Parkin 1989 Green Parties: an International Guide London Heretic Books 121 0-946097-27-5 Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1980 result Votes (%) Seats CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Lothar Späth 56.72% 71 121 Christian Democratic Union of Germany SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Erhard Eppler 33.29% 41 121 Social Democratic Party of Germany FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism Jürgen Morlok 7.80% 9 121 Free Democratic Party (Germany) Grüne The GreensDie Grünen Green politics Wolf-Dieter Hasenclever N/A Did not exist Results Summary of the 16 March 1980 election results for the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg 2021 Deutschland seit 1945 Landtagswahlen Land Baden-Württemberg https://www.wahlen-in-deutschland.de/blBawue.htm wahlen-in-deutschland.de de 2025-05-18 1980-03-31 Endgültige Ergebnisse der Wahl zum Landtag von Baden-Württemberg am 16. März 1980 https://www.statistischebibliothek.de/mir/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/BWHeft_derivate_00015775/4232_80001.pdf Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg de 2025-05-18 |- | colspan=8 | center|350px |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=Christian Democratic Union of Germany| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=right| 2,407,798 | align=right| 53.35 | align=right| 3.37 | align=right| 68 | align=right| 3 | align=right| 54.84 |- | bgcolor=Social Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | align=right| 1,468,873 | align=right| 32.55 | align=right| 0.71 | align=right| 40 | align=right| 1 | align=right| 33.06 |- | bgcolor=Free Democratic Party (Germany)| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=right| 374,633 | align=right| 8.30 | align=right| 0.50 | align=right| 10 | align=right| 1 | align=right| 8.26 |- | bgcolor=Alliance 90/The Greens| | align=left | The Greens (Grüne) | align=right| 241,303 | align=right| 5.35 | align=right| 5.35 | align=right| 6 | align=right| 6 | align=right| 4.96 |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=German Communist Party| | align=left | German Communist Party (DKP) | align=right| 11,738 | align=right| 0.26 | align=right| 0.20 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=National Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | National Democratic Party (NPD) | align=right| 2,341 | align=right| 0.05 | align=right| 0.85 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Communist League | align=right| 2,076 | align=right| 0.05 | align=right| 0.05 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | European Workers' Party | align=right| 152 | align=right| 0.00 | align=right| 0.00 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Free German Workers' Party | align=right| 69 | align=right| 0.00 | align=right| New | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 4,513,009 ! align=right| 99.20 ! align=right| ! align=right| 124 ! align=right| 3 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Invalid votes ! align=right| 36,454 ! align=right| 0.80 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| 4,549,463 ! align=right| 71.99 ! align=right| 3.46 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |} References Category:1980 elections in Germany 1980 Category:March 1980 in Europe Category:1980s in Baden-Württemberg Category:1980 in West Germany