1989 European Parliament election in West Germany

An election of delegations

1989 European Parliament election in West Germany[1]

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All 81 German seats in the European Parliament
Turnout| 62.3%
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Party  | CDU/CSU | SPD | Greens
Seats before  | 41  | 33  | 7
Seats won  | 32  | 31  | 8
Seat change  | 9  | 2  | 1
Popular vote  | 10,659,123  | 10,525,728  | 2,382,102
Percentage  | 37.7%  | 37.3%  | 8.4%
Swing  | 8.3%  | 0.1%  | 0.2%

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party
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Party  | REP | FDP
Seats before  | 0  | 0
Seats won  | 6  | 4
Seat change  | 6  | 4
Popular vote  | 2,008,629  | 1,576,715
Percentage  | 7.1%  | 5.6%
Swing  | 7.1%  | 0.8%
Poster campaign of the Republicans for the 1989 European election, featuring Franz Schönhuber.

An election of the delegation from West Germany to the European Parliament was held in 1989.

## Results

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Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| Social Democratic Party| 10,525,728| 37.32| 30| –1
| Christian Democratic Union| 8,332,846| 29.54| 24| –7
| The Greens| 2,382,102| 8.45| 7| 0
| Christian Social Union| 2,326,277| 8.25| 7| 0
| The Republicans| 2,008,629| 7.12| 6| New
| Free Democratic Party | 1,576,715| 5.59| 4| +4
| German People's Union| 444,921| 1.58| 0| New
| Ecological Democratic Party| 184,309| 0.65| 0| 0
| Bavaria Party| 71,991| 0.26| 0| 0
| German Communist Party| 57,704| 0.20| 0| New
| German Solidarity Union| 55,463| 0.20| 0| New
| Christian Centre| 43,580| 0.15| 0| New
| Centre Party| 41,190| 0.15| 0| 0
| Mature Citizens| 32,246| 0.11| 0| 0
| Christian League| 30,879| 0.11| 0| New
| New Consciousness| 20,868| 0.07| 0| New
| Free German Workers' Party| 19,151| 0.07| 0| New
| Patriots for Germany| 12,907| 0.05| 0| New
| Humanist Party| 10,885| 0.04| 0| New
| For a Europe of Workers and Democracy| 10,377| 0.04| 0| New
| Marxist–Leninist Party of Germany| 10,134| 0.04| 0| New
| Federation of Socialist Workers| 7,788| 0.03| 0| New
Total| 28,206,690| 100.00| 78| 0
Valid votes| 28,206,690| 98.94|
Invalid/blank votes| 301,908| 1.06|
Total votes| 28,508,598| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 45,773,179| 62.28|
Source: Federal Statistics Office

West Berlin, due to its special status, was ineligible to participate in the election. Instead, the city legislature indirectly elected three members:

Party| Seats| +/–

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| Alternative List| 1| +1
| Social Democratic Party| 1| 0
| Christian Democratic Union| 1| –1
Total| 3| 0
Source: Wahlen-in-Deutschland.de

Following the reunification, a delegation of 18 observers from former East Germany was sent to the European Parliament on February 21, 1991.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Wahl zum 3. Europäischen Parlament am 18. Juni 1989" (in German). Bundeswahlleiter. Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
2. ^ "Stenographischer Bericht, 9. Sitzung" (PDF) (in German). Deutscher Bundestag. February 21, 1991.

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