1986 Bavarian state election

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1986 Bavarian state election

← 1982 12 October 1986 1990 →

All 204 seats in the Landtag of Bavaria
103 seats needed for a majority
Turnout11,354,241 (70.1%)
Decrease 7.9%
  First party Second party
  Franz Josef Strauß 1982.jpg KarlheinzHiersemann (cropped).jpg
Leader Franz Strauss Karl-Heinz Hiersemann
Party CSU SPD
Last election 133 seats, 58.3% 71 seats, 31.9%
Seats won 128 61
Seat change Decrease 5 Decrease 10
Popular vote 6,333,734 3,119,124
Percentage 55.8% 27.5%
Swing Decrease 2.5% Decrease 4.4%

  Third party
 
Party Green
Last election 0 seats, 4.6%
Seats won 15
Seat change Increase 15
Popular vote 854,353
Percentage 7.5%
Swing Increase 2.9%

Minister-President before election

Franz Strauss
CSU

Elected Minister-President

Franz Strauss
CSU

The 1986 Bavarian State Election was held on 12 October 1986 to elect members of the 11th Landtag of Bavaria. The Christian Social Union (CSU) led by Minister-President Franz Strauss retained its majority. The SPD fell below 30% of the vote for the first time since the 1954 state elections, while for the first time the Bavarian Greens won seats in the Landtag.

Parties[]

The table below lists parties represented in the 10th Landtag of Bavaria.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1982 result
Votes (%) Seats
CSU Christian Social Union in Bavaria
Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern
Christian democracy Franz Strauss 58.3%
133 / 204
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy Karl-Heinz Heirsemann 31.4%
71 / 204

Election result[]

Summary of the 12 October 1986 election results for the Landtag of Bavaria
Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Christian Social Union (CSU) 6,333,734 55.8 Decrease2.5 128 Decrease5 62.7
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 3,119,124 27.5 Decrease4.4 61 Decrease10 28.4
The Greens (Grüne) 854,353 7.5 Increase2.9 15 Increase15 7.4
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 428,790 3.8 Increase .3 0 ±0 0
The Republicans (REP) 342,995 3.0 Increase 3.0 0 ±0 0
Others 275,245 2.4 0 ±0 0
Total 11,354,241 100.0 204 ±0
Voter turnout 70.1 Decrease7.9
Source: Statistik Bayern and Historisches Lexikon Bayerns
Popular Vote
CSU
55.8%
SPD
27.5%
GRÜNE
7.5%
FDP
3.8%
REP
3.0%
Other
2.4%
Landtag seats
CSU
62.7%
SPD
28.4%
GRÜNE
7.5%

Sources[]

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