1986 Bavarian state election

The 1986 Bavarian State Election was held on 12 October 1986 to elect members of the 11th Landtag of Bavaria. The Christian Social Union (CSU) led by Minister-President Franz Strauss retained its majority. The SPD fell below 30% of the vote for the first time since the 1954 state elections, while for the first time the Bavarian Greens won seats in the Landtag.

1986 Bavarian state election
12 October 1986
All 204 seats in the Landtag of Bavaria
103 seats needed for a majority
Turnout11,354,241 (70.1%)
7.9%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Franz Strauss Karl-Heinz Hiersemann
Party CSU SPD
Last election 133 seats, 58.3% 71 seats, 31.9%
Seats won 128 61
Seat change 5 10
Popular vote 6,333,734 3,119,124
Percentage 55.8% 27.5%
Swing 2.5% 4.4%
  Third party
 
Party Green
Last election 0 seats, 4.6%
Seats won 15
Seat change 15
Popular vote 854,353
Percentage 7.5%
Swing 2.9%
Minister-President before election

Franz Strauss
CSU

 Elected Minister-President

Franz Strauss
CSU

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 10th Landtag of Bavaria.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1982 result
Votes (%) Seats
CSU Christian Social Union in Bavaria
Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern		 Christian democracy Franz Strauss 58.3%
133 / 204
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands		 Social democracy Karl-Heinz Heirsemann 31.4%
71 / 204

Election result

Summary of the 12 October 1986 election results for the Landtag of Bavaria

Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Christian Social Union (CSU) 6,333,734 55.8 2.5 128 5 62.7
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 3,119,124 27.5 4.4 61 10 28.4
The Greens (Grüne) 854,353 7.5 2.9 15 15 7.4
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 428,790 3.8 .3 0 ±0 0
The Republicans (REP) 342,995 3.0 3.0 0 ±0 0
Others 275,245 2.4 0 ±0 0
Total 11,354,241 100.0 204 ±0
Voter turnout 70.1 7.9
Source: Statistik Bayern and Historisches Lexikon Bayerns
Popular Vote
CSU
 
 55.8%
SPD
 
 27.5%
GRÜNE
 
 7.5%
FDP
 
 3.8%
REP
 
 3.0%
Other
 
 2.4%
Landtag seats
CSU
 
 62.7%
SPD
 
 28.4%
GRÜNE
 
 7.5%

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