1980 West German federal election

1980 West German federal election

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All 497 seats in the Bundestag[a]
249 seats needed for a majority
Registered43,231,741 Increase 2.8%
Turnout38,292,176 (88.6%) Decrease 2.1 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Franz Josef Strauß 1982 (cropped).jpg
Helmut Schmidt at Andrews AFB 1981 (cropped).JPEG
Bundesarchiv FDP-Bundesparteitag, Genscher.jpg
Candidate Franz-Josef Strauss Helmut Schmidt Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Party CDU/CSU SPD FDP
Last election 48.6%, 243 seats 42.6%, 214 seats 7.9%, 39 seats
Seats won 226[b] 218[c] 53[d]
Seat change Decrease 17 Increase 4 Increase 14
Popular vote 16,897,659 16,260,677 4,030,999
Percentage 44.5% 42.9% 10.6%
Swing Decrease 4.1 pp Increase 0.3 pp Increase 2.7 pp

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

Second Schmidt cabinet
SPDFDP

Government after election

Third Schmidt cabinet
SPDFDP

Federal elections were held in West Germany on 5 October 1980 to elect the members of the 9th Bundestag. Although the CDU/CSU remained the largest faction in parliament, Helmut Schmidt of the Social Democratic Party remained Chancellor.
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1980 West German federal election

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