1986 Bavarian state election

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
 
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 Greens
Last election 0 seats, 4.6%
Seats won 15
Seat change Increase 15
Popular vote 854,353
Percentage 7.5%
Swing Increase 2.9%
Results for the single-member constituencies.
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.