Official Final Results of the Baden-Württemberg State Election

General election in Baden-Württemberg 1984

Baden-Württemberg State Election Results: March 25, 1984

Electoral Threshold

The electoral threshold for the Baden-Württemberg State Election is 5%.

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 71.2%.

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Seat Distribution and Mathematical Majorities

126
Majority requires 64 seats

The current government could maintain its majority

The incumbent governing parties secured 54.0% of the seats.

CDU
Centre-Right
54.0%
SPD + Grüne + FDP
Centre-Left
46.0%

Governments of the Current Legislative Period

Späth III
1984
CDU
Historical Government Cabinets: Baden-Württemberg
Cabinets and governing parties since 1945

Polling Accuracy: How Precise Were the Forecasts?

Comparison: Pre-Election Polls vs. Actual Election Results

Party Results: Vote Shares and Gains/Losses

CDU

Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democratic
Pro-European
51.9
-1.5

SPD

Social Democratic Party of Germany
Social Democratic
Pro-European
32.4
-0.2

Grüne

Alliance 90 / The Greens
Green
Centre-Left
Pro-European
8.0
+2.6

FDP

Free Democratic Party
Liberal
Pro-European
7.2
-1.1

Deutsche Kommunistische Partei

German Communist Party
Unknown
0.3
±0

Europäische Arbeiter-Partei

European Workers' Party
Transversal
< 0.1
±0

Freiheitliche Deutsche Arbeiterpartei

Liberal German Workers' Party
Far-Right
< 0.1
±0

Data Sources and Methodology

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Additional Sources

Döring, Holger and Philip Manow. 2024. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov).

CHES – Chapel Hill Expert Survey

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Additional Sources

Rovny, Jan, et al. “25 Years of Political Party Positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill Expert Survey, 1999-2024.”