1989 European Parliament election in West Germany
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An election of the delegation from West Germany to the European Parliament was held in 1989.
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All 81 German seats in the European Parliament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 62.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Stenographischer Bericht, 9. Sitzung" (PDF) (in German). Deutscher Bundestag. February 21, 1991.
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