1980 West German federal election
Template:Pp-semi-indef Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox electionTemplate:Sidebar with collapsible lists Federal elections were held in West Germany on 5 October 1980 to elect the members of the 9th Bundestag. Although the CDU/CSU remained the largest faction in parliament, Helmut Schmidt of the Social Democratic Party remained Chancellor.
Issues and campaign
Chancellor Helmut Schmidt of the SPD-FDP coalition wanted to be re-elected. The CDU/CSU candidate for Chancellor was CSU leader Franz Josef Strauß. It was the first time that their candidate was from the CSU. Strauß, immensely popular in Bavaria, found it difficult to appeal to people in other parts of Germany. One important reason for Strauss's unpopularity compared to Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, was his tendency to talk sharply and militantly about his political opponents. Schmidt, by contrast, was still seen by many West German voters as a moderate and practical manager and doer, who focused on getting concrete political and economic results more than on political rhetoric.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Results
Results by state
Constituency seats
| State | Total seats |
Seats won | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | CDU | CSU | ||
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| Baden-Württemberg | 37 | 6 | 31 | |
| Bavaria | 45 | 5 | 40 | |
| Bremen | 3 | 3 | ||
| Hamburg | 7 | 7 | ||
| Hesse | 22 | 19 | 3 | |
| Lower Saxony | 31 | 23 | 8 | |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 71 | 44 | 27 | |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 16 | 6 | 10 | |
| Saarland | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 11 | 11 | ||
| Total | 248 | 127 | 81 | 40 |
List seats
| State | Total seats |
Seats won | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | SPD | FDP | CSU | ||
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| Baden-Württemberg | 35 | 5 | 21 | 9 | |
| Bavaria | 44 | 25 | 7 | 12 | |
| Bremen | 1 | 1 | |||
| Hamburg | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Hesse | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | |
| Lower Saxony | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 76 | 33 | 26 | 17 | |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | |
| Saarland | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Schleswig-Holstein | 12 | 9 | 3 | ||
| Total | 249 | 93 | 91 | 53 | 12 |
Post-election
The coalition between the SPD and the FDP returned to government, with Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor. In 1982, the FDP quit the government, which led to the government's collapse and replacement with a new CDU/CSU – FDP coalition under Helmut Kohl.
Notes
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