1987 German Federal Election
25 January 1987 · The Bonn Republic · 497 seats, 249 for a majority
The SPD nominated Johannes Rau, their vice chairman and the Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, as their candidate for Chancellor. However, the SPD suffered from internal divisions and competition with the Greens.
Chancellor before
Helmut Kohl
CDU
Chancellor (continued)
Helmut Kohl
CDU
Largest force
CDU/CSU
223 of 497 seats
Turnout
84.3%
The result
CDU/CSU
Helmut Kohl · 44.3% of votes · -21 seats
223
seats
SPD
Johannes Rau · 37.0% of votes · -7 seats
186
seats
FDP
Martin Bangemann · 9.1% of votes · +12 seats
46
seats
Greens
Petra Kelly · 8.3% of votes · +15 seats
42
seats