1989 European Parliament election in West Germany

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

1989 European Parliament election in West Germany^[1]

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All 81 German seats in the European Parliament
Turnout	62.3%
First party Second party Third party   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%   Fourth party Fifth party   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.

Results

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	+/–
	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

1. "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.