1983 West German federal election

1983 West German federal election
6 March 1983 (1983-03-06)
All 498 seats in the Bundestag
250 seats needed for a majority
Registered44,088,935 2.0%
Turnout39,279,529 (89.1%) 0.5 pp
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Helmut Kohl Hans-Jochen Vogel
Party CDU/CSU SPD
Last election 44.5%, 226 seats 42.9%, 218 seats
Seats won 244 193
Seat change 18 25
Popular vote 18,998,545 14,865,807
Percentage 48.8% 38.2%
Swing 4.3 pp 4.7 pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Candidate Hans-Dietrich Genscher Petra Kelly
Party FDP Greens
Last election 10.6%, 53 seats 1.5%, 0 seats
Seats won 34 27
Seat change 19 27
Popular vote 2,706,942 2,167,431
Percentage 6.9% 5.6%
Swing 3.7 pp 4.1 pp
The left side shows constituency winners of the election by their party colours. The right side shows party list winners of the election for the additional members by their party colours.
Government before election

First Kohl cabinet
CDU/CSU–FDP

 Government after election

Second Kohl cabinet
CDU/CSU–FDP

Federal elections were held in West Germany on 6 March 1983 to elect the members of the 10th Bundestag. The CDU/CSU alliance led by Helmut Kohl remained the largest faction in parliament, with Kohl remaining Chancellor.

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