1987 Hamburg state election

The 1987 Hamburg state election was held on 17 May 1987 to elect members of the 13th Hamburg Parliament. It was the first time in nine years that the FDP has held a seat in the parliament, which resulted in a social-liberal coalition.

Election Result
! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/-pp ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats %
 * align=center colspan=8| 1987 Hamburg state election - composition chart.svg
 * align=center colspan=8| 1987 Hamburg state election - composition chart.svg
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 * align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD)
 * align=right| 442,670
 * align=right| 45
 * align=right| 3.3
 * align=right| 55
 * align=right| 2
 * align=right| 45.8
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 * align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
 * align=right| 398,686
 * align=right| 40.5
 * align=right| 1.4
 * align=right| 49
 * align=right| 5
 * align=right| 40.8
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 * align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)
 * align=right| 69,148
 * align=right| 7
 * align=right| 3.4
 * align=right| 8
 * align=right| 5
 * align=right| 6.7
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 * align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP)
 * align=right| 64,389
 * align=right| 6.5
 * align=right| 1.7
 * align=right| 8
 * align=right| 8
 * align=right| 6.7
 * }
 * align=right| 8
 * align=right| 8
 * align=right| 6.7
 * }
 * }