December 1982 Hamburg state election

December 1982 Hamburg state election

19 December 1982
All 120 seats of the Hamburg Parliament.
Turnout	84.0% 7.4 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Klaus von Dohnanyi Walther Leisler Kiep Party SPD CDU Greens Last election 42.7% 43.2% 7.7% Seats before 55 56 9 Seats won 64 48 8 Seat change 9 8 1 Popular vote 530,117 398,518 70,501 Percentage 51.3% 38.6% 6.8% Swing 8.6 pp 4.6 pp 0.9 pp

An election was held in Hamburg on 19 December 1982. The Social Democratic Party won unexpectedly against the Christian Democratic Union.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party	530,117	51.33	64	+9
	Christian Democratic Union	398,518	38.59	48	–8
	The Greens	70,501	6.83	8	–1
	Free Democratic Party	26,485	2.56	0	0
	German Communist Party	3,885	0.38	0	0
	Hamburg List for Stopping Immigration	2,804	0.27	0	0
	Free Social Union – Democratic Centre	335	0.03	0	New
	European Workers Party	168	0.02	0	New
Total		1,032,813	100.00	120	0
Valid votes		1,032,813	99.19
Invalid/blank votes		8,445	0.81
Total votes		1,041,258	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,239,944	83.98
Source: Federal Election Commission