1989 European Parliament election in West Germany[1] Turnout 62.3%
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
CDU/CSU
SPD
Greens
Seats before
41
33
7
Seats won
32
31
8
Seat change
Popular vote
10,659,123
10,525,728
2,382,102
Percentage
37.7%
37.3%
8.4%
Swing
Fourth party
Fifth party
Party
REP
FDP
Seats before
0
0
Seats won
6
4
Seat change
Popular vote
2,008,629
1,576,715
Percentage
7.1%
5.6%
Swing
Poster campaign of the Republicans for the 1989 European election, featuring Franz Schönhuber . An election of the delegation from West Germany to the European Parliament was held in 1989.
Results Party Votes % Seats +/– 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 Valid votes 28,206,690 98.94 Invalid/blank votes 301,908 1.06 Total votes 28,508,598 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 45,773,179 62.28 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]
References
^ a b "Wahl zum 3. Europäischen Parlament am 18. Juni 1989" (in German). Bundeswahlleiter . Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-05-05 . ^ "Stenographischer Bericht, 9. Sitzung" (PDF) (in German). Deutscher Bundestag. February 21, 1991.
