1987 Hessian state election

German state election January 2025 1987 Hessian state election Hesse parliamentary no 1983 Hessian state election 1983 1991 Hessian state election 1991 All 110 seats in the Landtag of Hesse 56 5 April 1987 3,346,992 (80.3% 3.2pp) KAS-Wallmann, Walter-Bild-5166-1 (cropped).jpg 130 150 110 0 10 Walter Wallmann Christian Democratic Union of Germany 44 seats, 39.4% 47 3 1,395,411 42.1% 2.7pp Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F066629-0015, Frankfurt, Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels (Hans Krollmann).jpg 135 150 110 0 15 Hans Krollmann Social Democratic Party of Germany 51 seats, 46.2% 44 7 1,331,760 40.2% 6.0pp Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F065084-0014, Bonn, Pressekonferenz der Grünen, Bundestagswahl.jpg 175 150 110 15 35 Iris Blaul &Joschka Fischer Alliance 90/The Greens 7 seats, 5.9% 10 3 311,395 9.4% 3.5pp Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F064956-0020, Freiburg, FDP-Bundesparteitag, Gerhardt.jpg 350 150 110 25 100 Wolfgang Gerhardt Free Democratic Party (Germany) 8 seats, 7.6% 9 1 259,133 7.8% 0.2pp 1987 Hessian state election.svg 250px Results for the single-member constituencies. Government Third Börner cabinet SPD–Green Government after election Wallmann cabinet CDU–FDP The 1987 Hessian state election was held on 5 April 1987 to elect the 12th Landtag of Hesse. The outgoing government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by outgoing Minister-President Holger Börner, who retired at the election. The SPD campaign was led by finance minister Hans Krollmann, who ran to succeed him. The government was defeated, with gains for the Greens offset by a significant swing against the SPD. The opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) became the largest party with 42% of votes and formed a coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP), ending 40 years of SPD rule in the state. CDU leader Walter Wallmann was elected Minister-President by the Landtag. Electoral system The Landtag was elected via mixed-member proportional representation. 55 members were elected in single-member constituencies via first-past-the-post voting, and 55 then allocated using compensatory proportional representation. A single ballot was used for both. An electoral threshold of 5% of valid votes is applied to the Landtag; parties that fall below this threshold are ineligible to receive seats. Background 1983 Hessian state election The previous election, held on 25 September 1983, was a snap election called after the Landtag elected in 1982 failed to form a government. The result was a strong victory for the SPD, who overtook the CDU as the largest party. The FDP also returned to the Landtag after losing their seats for the first time. The Greens, whose position as kingmaker caused the deadlock and fresh elections, retained their seats. Though the arithmetic was no better than in 1982, the SPD this time agreed to form a minority government with external support from the Greens. Holger Börner took office in June 1984. In October the following year, the SPD and Greens agreed to form a coalition government, marking the first involvement of the Greens in government in Germany. The coalition collapsed a little less than eighteen months later in February 1987 due to disputes over nuclear energy, leading to the election being called ahead of schedule in April. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 11th Landtag of Hesse. Name Ideology Leadcandidate 1983 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Hans Krollmann 46.2% 51 110 Social Democratic Party of Germany CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Walter Wallmann 39.4% 44 110 Christian Democratic Union of Germany FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism Wolfgang Gerhardt 7.6% 8 110 Free Democratic Party (Germany) GRÜNE The GreensDie Grünen Green politics Iris Blaul & Joschka Fischer 5.9% 7 110 Alliance 90/The Greens Election result Party Votes % Swing Seats Con. List Total +/- Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 1,395,441 42.12 2.72 29 18 47 3 Social Democratic Party (SPD) 1,331,760 40.20 6.03 26 18 44 7 The Greens (GRÜNE) 311,395 9.40 3.46 0 10 10 3 Free Democratic Party (FDP) 259,133 7.82 0.21 0 9 9 1 German Communist Party (DKP) 9,168 0.28 0.02 0 0 0 0 Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) 4,627 0.14 New 0 0 0 New Feminist Party of Germany (FRAUEN) 1,004 0.03 New 0 0 0 New UngüLtiG 244 0.01 New 0 0 0 New The Colourful (BUNTE) 190 0.01 New 0 0 0 New The Responsible Citizens 129 0.00 New 0 0 0 New Eco 123 0.00 New 0 0 0 New Total 3,313,184 100.00 55 55 110 0 Invalid 33,808 1.01 Turnout 3,346,992 80.30 3.23 Registered voters 4,167,871 References https://starweb.hessen.de/cache/stanzwahlergebnis/1987wahlergebnis.pdf Final Results for the Landtag election of 5 April 1987 16 April 1987 14 September 2023 de Parliamentary Data Bank of the Hessian Landtag https://www.lagis-hessen.de/de/subjects/drec/current/29/sn/edb/mode/catchwords/lemma/Gr%25C3%25BCne Elections to the Hessian Landtag, April 5, 1987 14 September 2023 de Hessian Regional History Information System Notes Category:Elections in Hesse Category:1980s in Hesse Category:April 1987 in Europe Category:1987 elections in Germany Category:1987 in West Germany