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
Registered	44,088,935 2.0%
Turnout	39,279,529 (89.1%) 0.5pp
First party Second party   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 18 25 Popular vote 18,998,545 14,865,807 Percentage 48.8% 38.2% Swing 4.3pp 4.7pp   Third party Fourth party   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 19 27 Popular vote 2,706,942 2,167,431 Percentage 6.9% 5.6% Swing 3.7pp 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/CSU–FDP Government after election Second Kohl cabinet CDU/CSU–FDP

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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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