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1984 West German presidential election
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1984 West German presidential election | |
| country | Germany | |
| type | presidential | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1979 West German presidential election | |
| previous_year | 1979 | |
| next_election | 1989 West German presidential election | |
| next_year | 1989 | |
| 1blank | Nominators | |
| election_date | 23 May 1984 | |
| image1 | [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1991-039-11, Richard v. Weizsäcker.jpg | 150x150px]] |
| nominee1 | Richard von Weizsäcker | |
| party1 | Christian Democratic Union (Germany) | |
| 1data1 | CDU/CSU, SPD, FDP | |
| electoral_vote1 | 832 | |
| image2 | [[File:Luise Rinser 1987 (cropped).jpg | 150x150px]] |
| nominee2 | Luise Rinser | |
| party2 | Alliance '90/The Greens | |
| 1data2 | The Greens | |
| electoral_vote2 | 68 | |
| title | President | |
| before_election | Karl Carstens | |
| before_party | Christian Democratic Union (Germany) | |
| after_election | Richard von Weizsäcker | |
| after_party | Christian Democratic Union (Germany) |
An indirect presidential election (officially the 8th Federal Convention) was held in West Germany on 23 May 1984. Though not term limited, incumbent Karl Carstens elected not to seek a second term. His Christian Democratic Union instead nominated Richard von Weizsäcker, the governing mayor of West Berlin. The Greens, who were represented at the Federal Convention for the first time, nominated author Luise Rinser. The SPD and FDP elected not to nominate candidates. Weizsäcker won the election with 80% of the vote on the first ballot.
Composition of the Federal Convention
The president is elected by the Federal Convention consisting of all the members of the Bundestag and an equal number of delegates representing the states. These are divided proportionally by population to each state, and each state's delegation is divided among the political parties represented in its parliament so as to reflect the partisan proportions in the parliament.
| By party | By state | Party | Members | State | Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU/CSU | 525 | Bundestag | 520 | ||
| SPD | 426 | Baden-Württemberg | 77 | ||
| FDP | 47 | Bavaria | 94 | ||
| Greens | 39 | Berlin | 15 | ||
| Independents | 3 | Bremen | 6 | ||
| Total | 1040 | Hamburg | 13 | ||
| Hesse | 46 | ||||
| Lower Saxony | 64 | ||||
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 141 | ||||
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 32 | ||||
| Saarland | 9 | ||||
| Schleswig-Holstein | 23 | ||||
| Total | 1040 |
Source: Eine Dokumentation aus Anlass der Wahl des Bundespräsidenten am 18. März 2012
Results
| Candidate | Parties | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard von Weizsäcker | CDU, CSU, SPD, FDP | 832 | 80.0 |
| Luise Rinser | The Greens | 68 | 6.5 |
| Abstentions | 117 | 11.3 | |
| Invalid | 11 | 1.1 | |
| Not present | 12 | 1.2 | |
| Total | 1,040 | 100 | |
| Source: Bundestag |
References
References
- (23 June 1985). "FACING UP TO GERMANY'S PAST". The New York Times.
- (21 May 1984). "Hitler's ghost haunts German elections". UPI Archives.
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