1982 Bavarian state election

The 1982 Bavarian state election took place on 10 October 1982 to elect members of the Landtag of Bavaria. Voter turnout was 78.0%

Background In 1982, Bavaria had its first and, so far, only two-party parliament, consisting of the CSU and the SPD. The CSU missed a two-thirds majority by three seats. The FDP had been represented in the state parliament since 1946 (except from 1966 to 1970) and clearly failed to regain its seats this time, following the of the social–liberal coalition at the federal level 3 weeks earlier.

This state election was the first Bavarian state election in which the Greens and the ÖDP (Ecological Democratic Party), which split from them, contested the election. Neither party managed to win seats in the state parliament. The ÖDP never achieved this again, unlike the Greens, who established themselves in the state parliament from the next election onwards.

For the CSU, Minister-president Franz Josef Strauss ran again as the top candidate and, as in the previous election, was challenged by the SPD state and parliamentary group chairman . +Results of the state election of 10 October 1982PartyFirst votesSecond votesTotal votesTotal%SeatsCSU3,557,0683,534,3757,091,44358.28%133SPD1,985,0571,891,9133,876,97031.86%71283,393275,294558,6874.59%–215,805214,376430,1813.54%–NPD36,65333,00369,6560.57%–BP35,40030,48465,8840.54%–ÖDP17,18627,57544,7610.37%–DKP11,04810,82221,8700.18%–FP1,4533,5785,0310.04%–3388581,1960.01%–731,0361,1090.01%–BWK62361423<0.01%– After the election, the CSU formed a single-party government () under the leadership of Franz Josef Strauss (Strauss II cabinet), Rothemund remained Leader of the Opposition.

1982 Bavarian state election

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