1987 Hamburg state election

1987 Hamburg state election

17 May 1987
All 120 seats in the Hamburg Parliament 61 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Klaus von Dohnanyi Hartmut Perschau Party SPD CDU Last election 53 seats, 41.7% 54 seats, 41.9% Seats won 55 49 Seat change 2 5 Popular vote 442,670 398,686 Percentage 45.0% 40.5% Swing 3.3 pp 1.4 pp   Third party Fourth party   Party Greens FDP Last election 13 seats, 10.4% 0 seats, 4.8% Seats won 8 8 Seat change 5 8 Popular vote 69,148 64,389 Percentage 7% 6.5% Swing 3.4 pp 1.7 pp
Mayor before election Klaus von Dohnanyi SPD Elected Mayor Klaus von Dohnanyi SPD

The 1987 Hamburg state election was held on 17 May 1987 to elect members of the 13th Hamburg Parliament.^[1][2] It was the first time in nine years that the FDP has held a seat in the parliament, which resulted in a social-liberal coalition.^[3]

Summary of the 17 May 1987 election results for the Hamburg Parliament

Party		Votes	%	+/-pp	Seats	+/-	Seats %
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	442,670	45	3.3	55	2	45.8
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	398,686	40.5	1.4	49	5	40.8
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	69,148	7	3.4	8	5	6.7
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	64,389	6.5	1.7	8	8	6.7