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1984 European Parliament election in West Germany

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1984 European Parliament election in West Germany[1]

← 1979 17 June 1984 (1984-06-17)[1] 1989 →

All 81 German seats in the European Parliament
Turnout56.8%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party CDU/CSU SPD Greens
Seats before 42 35 0
Seats won 41 33 7
Seat change Decrease1 Decrease2 Increase7
Popular vote 11,417,541 9,296,417 2,025,972
Percentage 46.0% 37.4% 8.2%
Swing Decrease3.2% Decrease3.4% Increase8.2%

An election of the delegation from West Germany to the European Parliament was held in 1984.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Christian Democratic Union9,308,41137.46320
Social Democratic Party9,296,41737.4132–2
Christian Social Union2,109,1308.497–1
The Greens2,025,9728.157+7
Free Democratic Party 1,192,6244.800–4
Peace List313,1081.260New
National Democratic Party198,6330.800New
Women's Party94,4630.380New
Centre Party93,9210.3800
Ecological Democratic Party77,0260.310New
Mature Citizens52,7530.210New
European Federalist Party34,5000.140New
European Workers' Party30,8740.1200
Bavaria Party23,5390.090New
Total24,851,371100.00780
Valid votes24,851,37198.47
Invalid/blank votes387,3831.53
Total votes25,238,754100.00
Registered voters/turnout44,465,98956.76
Source: Federal Statistics Office

West Berlin, due to its special status, was ineligible to participate in the election.[2] Instead, the city legislature indirectly elected three members:

PartySeats+/–
Christian Democratic Union20
Social Democratic Party10
Total30
Source: Wahlen-in-Deutschland.de

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wahl zum 2. Europäischen Parlament am 17. Juni 1984" (in German). Bundeswahlleiter. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  2. ^ The Bulletin Archived 14 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Issues 1–3, 1979, page 6