1982 Hessian state election

German state election 1982 Hessian state election Hesse parliamentary no 1978 Hessian state election 1978 1983 Hessian state election 1983 All 110 seats in the Landtag of Hesse 56 26 September 1982 3,498,407 (86.4% 1.3pp) KAS-Dregger, Alfred-Bild-14626-1.jpg 110 150 110 0 0 Alfred Dregger Christian Democratic Union of Germany 53 seats, 46.0% 52 1 1,580,989 45.6% 0.4pp -Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F055060-0007A, Köln, SPD-Parteitag, Börner-2.jpg 130 150 110 10 15 Holger Börner Social Democratic Party of Germany 50 seats, 44.3% 49 1 1,483,930 42.8% 1.5pp Dirk Treber & Gertrud Schilling Alliance 90/The Greens 0 seats, 2.0%Aggregate of Green List Hesse (1.1%) and Green Action Future (0.9%). 9 9 278,450 8.0% 6.0pp Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F049586-0009, Frankfurt, FDP-Bundesparteitag, Karry (cropped).jpg 120 150 110 0 10 Ekkehard Gries Free Democratic Party (Germany) 7 seats, 6.6% 0 7 106,901 4.1% 3.5pp 1982 Hessian state election.svg 250px Results for the single-member constituencies. Government Second Börner cabinet SPD–FDP Government after election Second Börner cabinet SPD The 1982 Hessian state election was held on 26 September 1982 to elect the 10th Landtag of Hesse. The outgoing government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Holger Börner. The election produced an inconclusive result, with neither the SPD nor the opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) achieving a majority. The FDP, who during the campaign voted to end cooperation with the SPD and opt for a coalition with the CDU post-election, fell below the 5% electoral threshold and lost their representation in the Landtag for the first time. Balance of power was held by the new Green party, who won 8%. As neither party was willing to work with the Greens, Holger Börner attempted to continue in office as a minority government; however, his budget was defeated in the Landtag and new elections were called just a year later in 1983. 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 1978 Hessian state election In the previous election held on 8 October 1978, the incumbent SPD–FDP coalition retained its majority and was renewed for a third term. The CDU remained the largest party, though there was a small swing from them to the SPD. Two small green parties ran for the first time and finished with about 1% each, becoming the largest non-parliamentary parties in the state. They federated into the new national party The Greens in 1980, which ran for the first time in 1982. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 9th Landtag of Hesse. Name Ideology Leadcandidate 1978 result Votes (%) Seats CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Alfred Dregger 46.0% 53 110 Christian Democratic Union of Germany SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Holger Börner 44.2% 50 110 Social Democratic Party of Germany FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism Ekkehard Gries 6.6% 7 110 Free Democratic Party (Germany) Results Con. List Total +– Christian Democratic Union 1580989 –0.40 33 19 52 –1 Social Democratic Party 1483930 +1.47 22 27 49 –1 The Greens 278450 +6.03 0 9 9 +9 Free Democratic Party 106901 –3.49 0 0 0 –7 German Communist Party 12625 –0.06 0 0 0 0 European Workers' Party 2377 +0.05 0 0 0 0 #003366 Independents 221 +0.01 0 – 0 0 0 32914 4050661 External links https://starweb.hessen.de/cache/stanzwahlergebnis/1982wahlergebnis.pdf Final Results for the Landtag election of 26 September 1982 8 October 1982 15 September 2023 de Parliamentary Data Bank of the Hessian Landtag https://www.lagis-hessen.de/de/subjects/idrec/sn/edb/id/4332 Premiere of the Greens and stalemate between the SPD and CDU after the election to the 10th Hessian state parliament, September 26, 1982 15 September 2023 de Hessian Regional History Information System Notes Category:Elections in Hesse Category:1982 in West Germany Category:1982 elections in Germany Category:1980s in Hesse Category:September 1982 in Europe