1983 West German federal election

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.

1983 West German federal election

6 March 1983 (1983-03-06)

All 498 seats in the Bundestag
250 seats needed for a majority
Registered44,088,935 2.0%
Turnout39,279,529 (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 244 193
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 27
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/CSUFDP

Government after election

Second Kohl cabinet
CDU/CSUFDP

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