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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Premier before election Martin Beiter FBBP Elected Premier 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 Premier in a FBBP-SDU coalition.

Background

In the 1981 federal election, the Free Besmenian Citizen's Party (FBBP) became the strongest force with 31.2% of the vote, followed by the Besmenian People's Party (BVP) with 28.4% and the Social Democratic Union (SDU) with 16.1%. While the FBBP was able to gain votes, the BVP and SDU lost a significant number of votes. The Besmenian Republican Party (BRP) gained slightly in votes, reaching 10.0%. The Green Party of Besmenia gained slightly in votes and reached 6.0%. The Besmenian Libertarian Party (BELP), with 3.1%, was unable to return to the Federal Chamber, of which it was a member from 1968 to 1976. All other parties that competed played no role with a total of 2.9% of the votes received.

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

Prime Minister candidate of the parties

FBBP

Prime Minister Martin Beiter once again stood as a candidate for the FBBP.

SDU

The SDU candidate was Doris Klammer-Brunt. Since 1984 she has been SDU federal chairwoman as well as vice prime minister and finance minister in the Beiter II cabinet.

Results

Seat ratio in the 18th Federal Chamber

Total 427 seats

• Federal government: 271
• Opposition: 156

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%