1982 Bavarian state election

State election in Bavaria, Germany 1982 Bavarian state election.svg 10 October 1982 1982 Bavarian state election Bavaria parliamentary no 1978 Bavarian state election 1978 1986 Bavarian state election 1986 All 204 seats in the Landtag of Bavaria 103 78.0% 1.4% 130x130px Franz Josef Strauß Christian Social Union in Bavaria 133 7,091,443 4 58.3% 0.8% 130x130px Helmut Rothemund Social Democratic Party of Germany 71 3,876,970 6 31.9% 0.5% 130x130px Free Democratic Party (Germany) 0 558,687 10 3.5% 2.7% Minister-President Franz Josef Strauß CSU Franz Josef Strauß CSU The 1982 Bavarian state election took place on 10 October 1982 to elect members of the Landtag of Bavaria.Graham Bradley 1982-10-11 Bavarian Election Shakes New Coalition in Bonn https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/10/11/bavarian-election-shakes-new-coalition-in-bonn/915a4031-6ea2-4dcd-b7f1-908e9ae10ff1/ 2026-10-03 The Washington Post en-US 0190-8286 Voter turnout was 78.0% Background In 1982, Bavaria had its first and, so far, only two-party parliament, consisting of the CSU and the SPD. The CSU missed a two-thirds majority by three seats. The FDP had been represented in the state parliament since 1946 (except from 1966 to 1970) and clearly failed to regain its seats this time, following the Wende (West Germany) collapse de Wende (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) of the social–liberal coalition at the federal level 3 weeks earlier. This state election was the first Bavarian state election in which the Greens and the ÖDP (Ecological Democratic Party), which split from them, contested the election. Neither party managed to win seats in the state parliament. The ÖDP never achieved this again, unlike the Greens, who established themselves in the state parliament from the next election onwards. For the CSU, Minister-president Franz Josef Strauss ran again as the top candidate and, as in the previous election, was challenged by the SPD state and parliamentary group chairman Helmut Rothemund.Markham James M. Times Special To the New York 1982-10-11 FREE DEMOCRATS AND GREENS LOSE GROUND IN BAVARIA ELECTIONS https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/11/world/free-democrats-and-greens-lose-ground-in-bavaria-elections.html 2026-10-03 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 +Results of the state election of 10 October 1982 framelessPartyFirst votesSecond votesTotal votesTotal%SeatsCSU3,557,0683,534,3757,091,44358.28%133SPD1,985,0571,891,9133,876,97031.86%71Alliance 90/The Greens Bavaria Grüne de Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Bayern283,393275,294558,6874.59%–FDP Bavaria FDP de FDP Bayern215,805214,376430,1813.54%–NPD36,65333,00369,6560.57%–BP35,40030,48465,8840.54%–ÖDP17,18627,57544,7610.37%–DKP11,04810,82221,8700.18%–FP1,4533,5785,0310.04%–Christian Bavarian People's Party C.B.V. de Christliche Bayerische Volkspartei3388581,1960.01%–International World Peace Party IWP de Internationale Weltfrieden Partei731,0361,1090.01%–BWK62361423<0.01%– After the election, the CSU formed a single-party government (Alleinregierung Alleinregierung de Alleinregierung) under the leadership of Franz Josef Strauss (Strauss II cabinet), Rothemund remained Leader of the Opposition. See also List of members of the 10th Landtag of Bavaria List of members of the 10th Landtag of Bavaria de Liste der Mitglieder des Bayerischen Landtags (10. Wahlperiode) Kabinett Strauß II State elections in Bavaria de Landtagswahlen in Bayern References External links Statistisches Landesamt – Wahlergebnisse in Bayern Category:Franz Josef Strauss Category:1980s in Bavaria Category:1982 elections in Germany Category:Elections in Bavaria Category:October 1982 in Europe Category:1982 in West Germany Category:20th century in Bavaria