| Election Date: | 8 May 1988 |
The 1987 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 13 September 1987 to elect the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein.[1] The election resulted in a deadlock, with both the left-leaning parties (SPD and SSW) had 37 seats, and the right-leaning parties (CDU and FDP) had 37 seats, and concluded with the Barschel affair.
| Political party | Votes | sharein % | directmandate_ | seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 701,124 | 45.23 | 28 | 36 | |
| CDU | 660,484 | 42.61 | 16 | 33 | |
| FDP | 81,113 | 5.23 | 4 | ||
| GRÜNE | 60,408 | 3.90 | |||
| SSW | 23,316 | 1.50 | 1 | ||
| UWSH | 20,628 | 1.33 | |||
| DKP | 2,338 | 0.15 | |||
| ÖDP | 556 | 0.03 | |||
| FSU | 39 | 0.00 | |||
| Independents | 30 | 0.00 | |||
| Total | 1,550,036 | 44 | 74 |