Germany 1989 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 1989 European Parliament election in Germany?
CDU/CSU won 32 of 81 seats with 37.7% of the vote. 62.3% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Germany- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : CDU/CSU won 32 of 81 seats with 37.7% of the vote; 62.3% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 5.5 points on 1984.
- Social Democratic Party of Germany 31 −2 seats 37.3% −0.1 points
- Christian Democratic Union of Germany 25 −9 seats 29.5% −8.0 points
- Alliance 90/The Greens 8 +1 seat 8.4% +0.2 points
- Christian Social Union in Bavaria 7 0 seats 8.2% −0.3 points
- The Republicans 6 7.1%
- Free Democratic Party 4 +4 seats 5.6% +0.8 points
- German People's Union 0 1.6%
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Germany 1984 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
37.7%
Combined share of the vote of CDU/CSU
It led Social Democratic Party of Germany by 0.4 points of the vote.
+4 seats
Seats gained by Free Democratic Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 1984. CDU/CSU lost 9 seats.
62.3%
Voter turnout
Up 5.5 points on 1984.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 31 | −2 | 37.3 | −0.1 | 10,525,728 |
| Christian Democratic Union of Germany | 25 | −9 | 29.5 | −8.0 | 8,332,846 |
| Alliance 90/The Greens | 8 | +1 | 8.4 | +0.2 | 2,382,102 |
| Christian Social Union in Bavaria | 7 | 0 | 8.2 | −0.3 | 2,326,277 |
| The Republicans | 6 | 7.1 | 2,008,629 | ||
| Free Democratic Party | 4 | +4 | 5.6 | +0.8 | 1,576,715 |
| German People's Union | 0 | 1.6 | 444,921 |
± is the change against the Germany 1984 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Social Democratic Party of Germany 10,525,728
- Christian Democratic Union of Germany 8,332,846
- Alliance 90/The Greens 2,382,102
- Christian Social Union in Bavaria 2,326,277
- The Republicans 2,008,629
- Free Democratic Party 1,576,715
- German People's Union 444,921
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
How many people voted?
62.3% of the 45,773,179 registered voters cast a ballot (28,508,598 ballots), up 5.5 points on 1984. 28,206,690 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- CDU/CSU37.7% of votes39.5% of seats
- Social Democratic Party of Germany37.3% of votes38.3% of seats
- Alliance 90/The Greens8.4% of votes9.9% of seats
- The Republicans7.1% of votes7.4% of seats
- Free Democratic Party5.6% of votes4.9% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.4 by votes and 3.1 by seats; CDU/CSU led Social Democratic Party of Germany by 0.4 points of the vote.
Time and source Data as of