1988 Baden-Württemberg state election

1988 Baden-Württemberg state election

20 March 1988
All 125 seats in the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg 63 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	4,933,846 (71.79%) 0.07%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Lothar Späth Dieter Spöri Birgitt Bender Party CDU SPD Greens Last election 68 seats, 51.87% 41 seats, 32.41% 9 seats, 8.01% Seats won 66 42 10 Seat change 2 1 1 Popular vote 2,392,626 1,562,678 383,099 Percentage 49.05% 32.05% 7.85% Swing 2.82% 0.36% 0.16%   Fourth party   Leader Walter Döring Party FDP Last election 8 seats, 7.17% Seats won 7 Seat change 1 Popular vote 285,932 Percentage 5.86% Swing 1.31%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election Lothar Späth CDU Elected Minister-President Lothar Späth CDU

The 1988 Baden-Württemberg state election was held on 20 March 1988 to elect the members of the 9th Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government under Minister-President Lothar Späth was re-elected, retaining its majority. The overall results were not significantly different from the 1984 Baden-Württemberg state election, although all four major parties received a smaller proportion of the vote.

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Baden-Württemberg.

Summary of the 20 March 1988 election results for the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg

Party		Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-	Seats %
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	2,392,626	49.05	2.82	66	2	52.80
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	1,562,678	32.05	0.36	42	1	33.60
	The Greens (Grüne)	383,099	7.85	0.16	10	1	8.00
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	285,932	5.86	1.31	7	1	5.60
	National Democratic Party (NPD)	101,889	2.09	New	0	±0	0
	Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP)	69,823	1.43	New	0	±0	0
	The Republicans (REP)	46,904	0.96	New	0	±0	0
	German Communist Party (DKP)	11,406	0.23	0.06	0	±0	0
	Christian League	6,651	0.14	New	0	±0	0
	Patriots for Germany	4,757	0.10	New	0	±0	0
	Centre Party	1,185	0.02	New	0	±0	0
	Free German Workers' Party	54	0.00	0.00	0	±0	0
Total		4,878,062	98.87		145	1
Invalid votes		55,784	1.13
Voter turnout		4,949,199	71.79	0.07

• Ergebnisse der Landtagswahlen in Baden-Württemberg 1992