1989 Besmenian federal election

1989 Besmenian federal election

September 3, 1989
427 seats 214 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Martin Beiter Erik Tautenbach Doris Klammer-Brunt Party FBBP BVP SDU Leader since 22 March 1980 27 September 1985 16 January 1984 Leader's seat Metakumburg Neidenstein-Sulzburg Summingia   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Ingrid Sölter Helmut Schwarzberg Party GPB BRP Leader since 12 February 1989 (nominated) 18 June 1982 Leader's seat Summingia Maurenmark
Government before election Third Beiter cabinet FBBP-SDU Government after election Fourth Beiter cabinet FBBP-SDU

The 1989 Besmenian federal election took take place on September 3, 1989 in Besmenia. It was the election of the 19th Federal Chamber.

Candidates

FBBP

Prime Minister Martin Beiter, who was also FBBP chairman, ran as FBBP candidate for the fourth time.

BVP

The BVP had put its chairman, Erik Tautenbach, in the running as a prime minister candidate. Tautenbach became BVP chairman in 1985, succeeding Michael Möhring. Under Tautenbach, the BVP was since 1986 able to record high electoral successes after the party lost massive votes as a result of the Gleitzmann scandal.

SDU

The Federal Minister for Finance and Vice Prime Minister Doris Klammer-Brunt ran for the SDU a second time as prime minister candidate.

GPB

Ingrid Sölter, Member of the Federal Chamber, was nominated as prime minister candidate for the GPB.

BRP

For the BRP, Helmut Schwarzberg run a second time as the BRP candidate in the Federal Chamber election.

Results

Seat ratio in the 19th Federal Chamber

Total 427 seats

• Federal government: 249
• Opposition: 178

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Free Besmenian Citizen's Party	21,136,336	38,5	179
	Besmenian People's Party	17,128,667	31,2	145
	Social Democratic Union	8,289,835	15,1	70
	Green Party of Besmenia	3,952,769	7,2	33
	Besmenian Republican Party	2,635,179	4,8	0
	Besmenian Ochsenbein Party		1,0	0
	Other parties	1.756.786	2,2	0
Total		54,899,572	100	427
Invalid/blank votes				–
Registered voters/turnout		60,864,588	90,20	–

Popular vote FBBP   38.5% BVP   31.2% SDU   15.1% GPB   7.2% BRP   4.8% Other parties   3%