1987 Schleswig-Holstein state election

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1987 Schleswig-Holstein state election

← 1983 13 September 1987 1988 →
All 75 seats in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein 38 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Björn Engholm Uwe Barschel Party SPD CDU Last election 34 seats, 43.71% 39 seats, 49.00% Seats won 36 33 Seat change 2 6 Popular vote 701,124 660,484 Percentage 45.23% 42.61% Swing 1.52% 6.39%   Third party Fourth party   Party FDP SSW Last election 0 seats, 2.16% 1 seat, 1.31% Seats won 4 1 Seat change 4 0 Popular vote 81,113 23,316 Percentage 5.23% 1.50% Swing 3.08% 0.19%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election Uwe Barschel CDU Elected Minister-President Uwe Barschel CDU

The 1987 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 13 September 1987 to elect the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein.^[1] The election resulted in a deadlock, with both the left-leaning parties (SPD and SSW) had 37 seats, and the right-leaning parties (CDU and FDP) had 37 seats, and concluded with the Barschel affair.

Political party	Votes	Share in %	Direct mandate	Seats
SPD	701,124	45.23	28	36
CDU	660,484	42.61	16	33
FDP	81,113	5.23		4
GRÜNE	60,408	3.90
SSW	23,316	1.50		1
UWSH [de]	20,628	1.33
DKP	2,338	0.15
ÖDP	556	0.03
FSU [de]	39	0.00
Independents	30	0.00
Total	1,550,036		44	74

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