1987 Hamburg state election

The 1987 Hamburg state election was held on 17 May 1987 to elect members of the 13th Hamburg Parliament.[1][2] It was the first time in nine years that the FDP has held a seat in the parliament, which resulted in a social-liberal coalition.[3]

1987 Hamburg state election
17 May 1987
All 120 seats in the Hamburg Parliament
61 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Klaus von Dohnanyi Hartmut Perschau
Party SPD CDU
Last election 53 seats, 41.7% 54 seats, 41.9%
Seats won 55 49
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 5
Popular vote 442,670 398,686
Percentage 45.0% 40.5%
Swing Increase 3.3% Decrease 1.4%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Greens FDP
Last election 13 seats, 10.4% 0 seats, 4.8%
Seats won 8 8
Seat change Decrease 5 Increase 8
Popular vote 69,148 64,389
Percentage 7% 6.5%
Swing Decrease 3.4% Increase 1.7%
Mayor before election

Klaus von Dohnanyi
SPD

 Elected Mayor

Klaus von Dohnanyi
SPD

Election Result
Summary of the 17 May 1987 election results for the Hamburg Parliament
Party Votes  % +/-pp Seats +/- Seats %
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 442,670 45 Increase3.3 55 Increase2 45.8
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 398,686 40.5 Decrease1.4 49 Decrease5 40.8
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 69,148 7 Decrease3.4 8 Decrease5 6.7
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 64,389 6.5 Increase1.7 8 Increase8 6.7
Popular vote
SPD
 
 45%
CDU
 
 40.5%
B'90/GRÜNE
 
 7%
FDP
 
 6.5%
Bürgerschaft seats
SPD
 
 45.8%
CDU
 
 40.8%
B'90/GRÜNE
 
 6.7%
FDP
 
 6.7%

References
  1. "BÜRGERSCHAFTSWAHL 1987". Tagesschau. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. Saretzki, Thomas (1988). "Die Wahl zur Hamburger Bürgerschaft vom 17. Mai 1987: Zweite Wiederholungswahl bringt erste sozialliberale Koalition seit der Bonner Wende". Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen. 19 (1): 26–35. ISSN 0340-1758.
  3. Heinrich, Mark (18 May 1987). "Social Democrats Win Hamburg State Election, Lose in Rhineland- Palatinate". Associated Press. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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