1989 European Parliament election in West Germany[1]|
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Turnout | 62.3% |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Party
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CDU/CSU
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SPD
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Greens
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Seats before
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41
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33
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7
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Seats won
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32
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31
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8
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Seat change
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9
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2
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1
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Popular vote
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10,659,123
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10,525,728
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2,382,102
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Percentage
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37.7%
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37.3%
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8.4%
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Swing
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8.3%
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0.1%
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0.2%
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Party
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REP
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FDP
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Seats before
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0
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0
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Seats won
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6
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4
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Seat change
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6
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4
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Popular vote
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2,008,629
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1,576,715
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Percentage
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7.1%
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5.6%
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Swing
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7.1%
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0.8%
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An election of the delegation from West Germany to the European Parliament was held in 1989.
Results
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| 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 |
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Valid votes | 28,206,690 | 98.94 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 301,908 | 1.06 | |
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Total votes | 28,508,598 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 45,773,179 | 62.28 | |
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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:
Following the reunification, a delegation of 18 observers from former East Germany was sent to the European Parliament on February 21, 1991.[2]