1986 Bavarian state election

The 1986 Bavarian State Election was held on 12 October 1986 to elect members of the 11th Landtag of Bavaria. The Christian Social Union (CSU) led by Minister-President Franz Strauss retained its majority. The SPD fell below 30% of the vote for the first time since the 1954 state elections, while for the first time the Bavarian Greens won seats in the Landtag.

1986 Bavarian state election

12 October 1986
All 204 seats in the Landtag of Bavaria 103 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	11,354,241 (70.1%) 7.9%
Leader Franz Strauss Karl-Heinz Hiersemann Party CSU SPD Last election 133 seats, 58.3% 71 seats, 31.9% Seats won 128 61 Seat change 5 10 Popular vote 6,333,734 3,119,124 Percentage 55.8% 27.5% Swing 2.5% 4.4%   Party Green Last election 0 seats, 4.6% Seats won 15 Seat change 15 Popular vote 854,353 Percentage 7.5% Swing 2.9%
Minister-President before election Franz Strauss CSU Elected Minister-President Franz Strauss CSU

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 10th Landtag of Bavaria.

Name			Ideology	Leader(s)	1982 result
					Votes (%)	Seats
	CSU	Christian Social Union in Bavaria Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern	Christian democracy	Franz Strauss	58.3%	133 / 204
	SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands	Social democracy	Karl-Heinz Heirsemann	31.4%	71 / 204

Election result

Summary of the 12 October 1986 election results for the Landtag of Bavaria

Party		Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-	Seats %
	Christian Social Union (CSU)	6,333,734	55.8	2.5	128	5	62.7
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	3,119,124	27.5	4.4	61	10	28.4
	The Greens (Grüne)	854,353	7.5	2.9	15	15	7.4
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	428,790	3.8	.3	0	±0	0
	The Republicans (REP)	342,995	3.0	3.0	0	±0	0
	Others	275,245	2.4		0	±0	0
Total		11,354,241	100.0		204	±0
Voter turnout			70.1	7.9
Source: Statistik Bayern and Historisches Lexikon Bayerns

Popular Vote CSU   55.8% SPD   27.5% GRÜNE   7.5% FDP   3.8% REP   3.0% Other   2.4%

Landtag seats CSU   62.7% SPD   28.4% GRÜNE   7.5%

Sources

• Historisches Lexikon Bayerns
• Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik