1987 West German federal election

1987 West German federal election

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All 497 seats in the Bundestag[a] 249 seats needed for a majority
Registered	45,327,982 2.8%
Turnout	38,225,294 (84.3%) 4.8 pp
First party Second party   Candidate Helmut Kohl Johannes Rau Party CDU/CSU SPD Last election 48.8%, 244 seats 38.2%, 193 seats Seats won 223[b] 186[c] Seat change 21 7 Popular vote 16,761,572 14,025,763 Percentage 44.3% 37.0% Swing 4.5 pp 1.2 pp   Third party Fourth party   Candidate Martin Bangemann Petra Kelly Party FDP Greens Last election 6.9%, 34 seats 5.6%, 27 seats Seats won 46[d] 42[e] Seat change 12 15 Popular vote 3,440,911 3,126,256 Percentage 9.1% 8.3% Swing 2.2 pp 2.7 pp
The left side shows constituency winners of the election by their party colours. The right side shows party list winners of the election for the additional members by their party colours.
Government before election Second Kohl cabinet CDU/CSU–FDP Government after election Third Kohl cabinet CDU/CSU–FDP

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Federal elections were held in West Germany on 25 January 1987 to elect the members of the 11th Bundestag.^[1] This was the last federal election held in West Germany before German reunification.

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