1985 Besmenian federal election

1985 Besmenian federal election

1 September 1985
427 seats 214 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Candidate Martin Beiter Doris Klammer-Brunt Michael Möhring Party FBBP SDU BVP Percentage 39,6% 21,5% 20,5% Swing 6,1pp 5,4pp 7,9pp   Fourth party Fifth party   Candidate Helmut Schwarzberg Vincent Werker Party BRP GPB Percentage 8,3% 6,4% Swing 1,7% 0,4pp
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Prime Minister before election Martin Beiter FBBP Elected Prime Minister Martin Beiter FBBP

The 1985 Besmenian federal election in Besmenia took take place on September 1, 1985. It was the election of the 18th Federal Chamber. The Free Besmenian Citizen's Party led by Martin Beiter remained the largest faction in parliament, with Beiter remaining Prime Minister in a FBBP-SDU coalition.

Electoral system

427 members are elected to the Besmenian Federal Chamber for four years. The federal territory is divided into 158 regional constituencies. There is a preliminary investigation at every level.

Contesting parties

Name			Ideology	Candidate	1981 result
					Votes (%)	Seats in the Federal Chamber
	FBBP	Free Besmenian Citizen's Party Freie Besmenische Bürgerpartei	Liberalism Social liberalism	Martin Beiter	33,5%	153 / 427
	BVP	Besmenian People's Party Besmenische Volkspartei	Conservatism National conservatism	Michael Möhring	28,4%	129 / 427
	SDU	Social Democratic Union Sozialdemokratische Union	Social democracy Progressivism	Doris Klammer-Brunt	16,1%	73 / 427
	BRP	Besmenian Republican Party Besmenische Republikanische Partei	Besmenian nationalism Right-wing populism	Helmut Schwarzberg	10,0%	45 / 427
	GPB	Green Party of Besmenia Grüne Partei Besmeniens	Green conservatism Eco-capitalism	Vincent Werker	6,0%	27 / 427

Results

Total 427 seats

• SDU: 95
• FBBP: 176
• GPB: 28
• BVP: 91
• BRP: 37

Popular vote FBBP   39.6% SDU   21.5% BVP   20.5% BRP   8.3% GPB   6.4% Other parties   3.3%