1983 West German federal election

1983 West German federal election

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All 498 seats in the Bundestag[a]
250 seats needed for a majority
Registered44,088,935 Increase 2.0%
Turnout39,279,529 (89.1%) Increase 0.5pp
  First party Second party
 
KAS-Kohl, Helmut-Bild-14701-1.jpg
Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F079283-0006, Münster, SPD-Parteitag, Vogel (cropped).jpg
Candidate Helmut Kohl Hans-Jochen Vogel
Party CDU/CSU SPD
Last election 44.5%, 226 seats 42.9%, 218 seats
Seats won 244[b] 193[c]
Seat change Increase 18 Decrease 25
Popular vote 18,998,545 14,865,807
Percentage 48.8% 38.2%
Swing Increase 4.3pp Decrease 4.7pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F060666-0035, Köln, FDP-Parteitag, Genscher (cropped).jpg
Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F065187-0022, Bonn, Pressekonferenz der Grünen, Bundestagswahl (cropped).jpg
Candidate Hans-Dietrich Genscher Petra Kelly
Party FDP Greens
Last election 10.6%, 53 seats 1.5%, 0 seats
Seats won 34[d] 27[e]
Seat change Decrease 19 Increase 27
Popular vote 2,706,942 2,167,431
Percentage 6.9% 5.6%
Swing Decrease 3.7pp Increase 4.1pp

The left side shows the winning party vote in the constituencies, the right side shows the seats won by parties in each of the states. The pie chart over West Berlin shows the partisan composition of its legislature.

Government before election

First Kohl cabinet
CDU/CSUFDP

Government after election

Second Kohl cabinet
CDU/CSUFDP

Federal elections were held in West Germany on 6 March 1983 to elect the members of the 10th Bundestag. The CDU/CSU alliance led by Helmut Kohl remained the largest faction in parliament, with Kohl remaining Chancellor.
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