1987 Bremen state election

1987 Bremen state election

13 September 1987 (1987-09-13)
All 100 seats in the Bürgerschaft of Bremen51 seats needed for a majority
Registered	519,068
Turnout	392,547 (75.6%) 4.1pp
First party Second party Third party   Grüne Candidate Klaus Wedemeier Reinhard Metz Party SPD CDU Greens Last election 58 seats, 51.3% 37 seats, 33.3% 5 seats, 9.2% Seats won 54 25 10 Seat change 4 12 5 Popular vote 196,903 91,334 39,839 Percentage 50.5% 23.4% 10.2% Swing 0.8 9.9 1.0   Fourth party Fifth party   FDP DVU Party FDP DVU Last election 0 seats, 4.6% – Seats won 10 1 Seat change 10 New Popular vote 18,828 13,299 Percentage 10.0% 3.4% Swing 5.4 New
Mayor before election Klaus WedemeierSPD Elected Mayor Klaus WedemeierSPD

The 1987 Bremen state election was held on 13 September 1987 to elect the members of the 12th Bürgerschaft of Bremen, as well as the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven.^[1] The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government, led by MayorKlaus Wedemeier, lost four seats but retained its majority. Wedemeier had become mayor following the resignation of his predecessor, Hans Koschnick, in September 1985.^[2]

The Free Democratic Party (FDP) returned to the parliament with 10 seats after having no reprensentation following the results of the previous election. Additionally, the German People's Union (DVU) won their first seat in the history of the parliament.^[3]

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Bürgerschaft of Bremen.^[4]

Name			Ideology	Lead candidate	1983 result
					Votes (%)	Seats
	SPD	Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands	Social democracy	Hans Koschnick	51.3%	58 / 100
	CDU	Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands	Christian democracy	Bernd Neumann	33.3%	37 / 100
	Grüne	The GreensDie Grünen	Green politics		5.4%	5 / 100

Results

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party	196,903	50.51	–0.83	54	–4
	Christian Democratic Union	91,334	23.43	–9.88	25	–12
	The Greens	39,839	10.22	+4.79	10	+5
	Free Democratic Party	39,078	10.03	+5.44	10	+10
	German People's Union	13,299	3.41	New	1	New
	The Republicans	4,623	1.19	New	0	New
	German Communist Party	2,159	0.55	New	0	New
	Pensioners' Party	2,109	0.54	–0.45	0	0
	Free German Workers' Party	256	0.07	New	0	New
	Marxist–Leninist Party of Germany	200	0.05	New	0	New
Total		389,800	100.00	–	100	0
Valid votes		389,800	99.30
Invalid/blank votes		2,747	0.70
Total votes		392,547	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		519,068	75.63
Source: Tagesschau,[1][3] Bremen State Statistical Office[5]

Popular Vote

SPD			50.5%
CDU			23.4%
GRÜNE			10.2%
FDP			10.0%
DVU			3.4%
Other			2.5%

Bürgerschaft seats

SPD			54.0%
CDU			25.0%
GRÜNE			10.0%
FDP			10.0%
DVU			1.0%

References

1. "Bremen state election 1987". Tagesschau (in German). Retrieved 25 December 2024.
2. Theiner, Jürgen (12 January 2024). "Klaus Wedemeier celebrates his 80th birthday". Weser Kurier (in German). Retrieved 25 December 2024.
3. Schröder, Valentin (12 September 2023). "State elections in Bremen". Elections in Germany (in German). Retrieved 25 December 2024.
4. "Bremen state election 1983". Tagesschau (in German). Retrieved 25 December 2024.
5. "1987 Bremen state election". Bremen State Statistical Office (in German). Retrieved 25 December 2024.