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	The '''1987 Bremen state election''' was held on 13 September 1987 to elect the members of the 12th ], as well as the city councils of ] and ].<ref name="Tagesschau">{{cite web \|title=Bremen state election 1987 \|url=https://www.tagesschau.de/wahl/archiv/1987-09-13-LT-DE-HB/index.shtml \|website=Tagesschau \|access-date=25 December 2024 \|language=German}}</ref> The incumbent ] (SPD) government, led by ] ], lost four seats but retained its ]. Wedemeier had become mayor following the resignation of his predecessor, ], in September 1985.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Theiner \|first1=Jürgen \|title=Klaus Wedemeier celebrates his 80th birthday \|url=https://www.weser-kurier.de/bremen/politik/klaus-wedemeier-bremer-altbuergermeister-wird-80-jahre-alt-doc7tni0epy3w0173loxj47 \|website=Weser Kurier \|access-date=25 December 2024 \|language=German \|date=12 January 2024}}</ref>		The '''1987 Bremen state election''' was held on 13 September 1987 to elect the members of the 12th ], as well as the city councils of ] and ].<ref name="Tagesschau">{{cite web \|title=Bremen state election 1987 \|url=https://www.tagesschau.de/wahl/archiv/1987-09-13-LT-DE-HB/index.shtml \|website=Tagesschau \|access-date=25 December 2024 \|language=German}}</ref> The incumbent ] (SPD) government, led by ] ], lost four seats but retained its ]. Wedemeier had become mayor following the resignation of his predecessor, ], in September 1985.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Theiner \|first1=Jürgen \|title=Klaus Wedemeier celebrates his 80th birthday \|url=https://www.weser-kurier.de/bremen/politik/klaus-wedemeier-bremer-altbuergermeister-wird-80-jahre-alt-doc7tni0epy3w0173loxj47 \|website=Weser Kurier \|access-date=25 December 2024 \|language=German \|date=12 January 2024}}</ref>

	The ] (FDP) returned to the parliament with 10 seats after having no reprensentation following the results of the ]. Additionally, the ] (DVU) won their first seat in the history of the parliament.<ref name="Elections in Germany">{{cite web \|last1=Schröder \|first1=Valentin \|title=State elections in Bremen \|url=https://www.wahlen-in-deutschland.de/blBremen.htm \|website=Elections in Germany \|access-date=25 December 2024 \|language=German \|date=12 September 2023}}</ref>		The ] (FDP) returned to the parliament with 10 seats after having no reprensentation following the results of the ]. Additionally, the ] (DVU) won their first seat in the history of the parliament.<ref name="Elections in Germany">{{cite web \|last1=Schröder \|first1=Valentin \|title=State elections in Bremen \|url=https://www.wahlen-in-deutschland.de/blBremen.htm \|website=Elections in Germany \|access-date=25 December 2024 \|language=German \|date=12 September 2023}}</ref>
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German state election

1987 Bremen state election

← 1983

13 September 1987 (1987-09-13)

1991 →

All 100 seats in the Bürgerschaft of Bremen
51 seats needed for a majority

Registered

519,068

Turnout

392,547 (75.6%)

4.1pp

	First party	Second party	Third party
			Grüne
Candidate	Klaus Wedemeier	Reinhard Metz
Party	SPD	CDU	Greens
Last election	58 seats, 51.3%	37 seats, 33.3%	5 seats, 9.2%
Seats won	54	25	10
Seat change	4	12	5
Popular vote	196,903	91,334	39,839
Percentage	50.5%	23.4%	10.2%
Swing	0.8	9.9	1.0

	Fourth party	Fifth party
	FDP	DVU
Party	FDP	DVU
Last election	0 seats, 4.6%	–
Seats won	10	1
Seat change	10	New
Popular vote	18,828	13,299
Percentage	10.0%	3.4%
Swing	5.4	New

Mayor before election

Klaus Wedemeier
SPD

Elected Mayor

Klaus Wedemeier
SPD

The 1987 Bremen state election was held on 13 September 1987 to elect the members of the 12th Bürgerschaft of Bremen, as well as the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government, led by Mayor Klaus Wedemeier, lost four seats but retained its majority. Wedemeier had become mayor following the resignation of his predecessor, Hans Koschnick, in September 1985.

The Free Democratic Party (FDP) returned to the parliament with 10 seats after having no reprensentation following the results of the previous election. Additionally, the German People's Union (DVU) won their first seat in the history of the parliament.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Bürgerschaft of Bremen.

Name			Ideology	Lead candidate	1983 result
Name			Ideology	Lead candidate	Votes (%)	Seats
	SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands	Social democracy	Hans Koschnick	51.3%	58 / 100
	CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands	Christian democracy	Bernd Neumann	33.3%	37 / 100
	Grüne	The Greens Die Grünen	Green politics		5.4%	5 / 100

Results



Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party	196,903	50.51	–0.83	54	–4
	Christian Democratic Union	91,334	23.43	–9.88	25	–12
	The Greens	39,839	10.22	+4.79	10	+5
	Free Democratic Party	39,078	10.03	+5.44	10	+10
	German People's Union	13,299	3.41	New	1	New
	The Republicans	4,623	1.19	New	0	New
	German Communist Party	2,159	0.55	New	0	New
	Pensioners' Party [de]	2,109	0.54	–0.45	0	0
	Free German Workers' Party	256	0.07	New	0	New
	Marxist–Leninist Party of Germany	200	0.05	New	0	New
Total		389,800	100.00	–	100	0

Valid votes		389,800	99.30
Invalid/blank votes		2,747	0.70
Total votes		392,547	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		519,068	75.63
Source: Tagesschau, Bremen State Statistical Office

Popular Vote

SPD			50.5%
CDU			23.4%
GRÜNE			10.2%
FDP			10.0%
DVU			3.4%
Other			2.5%

Bürgerschaft seats

SPD			54.0%
CDU			25.0%
GRÜNE			10.0%
FDP			10.0%
DVU			1.0%

References

^ "Bremen state election 1987". Tagesschau (in German). Retrieved 25 December 2024.
Theiner, Jürgen (12 January 2024). "Klaus Wedemeier celebrates his 80th birthday". Weser Kurier (in German). Retrieved 25 December 2024.
^ Schröder, Valentin (12 September 2023). "State elections in Bremen". Elections in Germany (in German). Retrieved 25 December 2024.
"Bremen state election 1983". Tagesschau (in German). Retrieved 25 December 2024.
"1987 Bremen state election". Bremen State Statistical Office (in German). Retrieved 25 December 2024.

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