1983 Hessian state election

1983 Hessian state election

← 1982 25 September 1983 1987 →
All 110 seats in the Landtag of Hesse 56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	3,404,656 (83.5% 2.8pp)
First party Second party   Candidate Holger Börner Walter Wallmann Party SPD CDU Last election 49 seats, 42.8% 52 seats, 45.6% Seats won 51 44 Seat change 2 8 Popular vote 1,559,725 1,329,292 Percentage 46.2% 39.4% Swing 3.4pp 6.2pp   Third party Fourth party   Candidate Ekkehard Gries Dirk Treber & Gertrud Schilling Party FDP Greens Last election 0 seats, 3.1% 9 seats, 8.0% Seats won 8 7 Seat change 8 2 Popular vote 256,801 200,415 Percentage 7.6% 5.9% Swing 4.5pp 2.1pp
Results for the single-member constituencies.
Government before election Second Börner cabinet SPD Government after election Third Börner cabinet SPD

The 1983 Hessian state election was held on 25 September 1983 to elect the 11th Landtag of Hesse. The outgoing government was a caretaker cabinet of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Holger Börner. The election was called after the Landtag's failure to elect a government after the 1982 election.

The result was a victory for the SPD, who clearly overtook the opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to become the largest party, though still short of a majority. Despite pledging during the campaign not to work with the Greens, Börner negotiated a confidence agreement with the party and was re-elected as Minister-President in June 1984 with their support. This SPD minority government lasted until October 1985, when they formed a coalition with the Greens, the first such coalition in Germany.