GERMANY ELECTIONS ARCHIVE

GERMANY ELECTIONS INDEX

ELECTIONS INDEX

BUNDESTAG ELECTION RESULTS 1972 November 19

F.R. of Germany	First votes			Second votes			Total
List	votes	%	seats	votes	%	seats	seats
Social Democratic Party	18228239	48.9	152	17175169	45.8	78	230
Christian Social Union	13304813	35.7	65	13190837	35.2	112	177
Christian Social Union	3620625	9.7	31	3615183	9.7	17	48
Free Democratic Party	1790513	4.8	0	3129982	8.4	41	41
Others	359589	1.0	0	348579	0.9	0	0
Total	37303779	98.8	248	37459750	99.2	248	496
Invalid	457810	1.2		301839	0.8

State	Electors	Voters	%	% electors	seats
Schleswig-Holstein	1839177	1665020	90.5	4.44	11	11
Hamburg	1348617	1242832	92.2	3.25	8	8
Bremen	540928	492431	91.0	1.31	3	1
Niedersachsen	5126515	4684898	91.4	12.37	30	32
Nordrhein-Westfalen	11992806	11005807	91.8	28.94	73	75
Rheinland-Pfalz	2623690	2404007	91.6	6.33	16	15
Saarland	797605	740910	92.9	1.92	5	3
Hessen	3841104	3522483	91.7	9.27	22	25
Baden-Wurttemberg	5960714	5376985	90.2	14.38	36	36
Bayern	7375146	6626216	89.8	17.79	44	42
F.R. of Germany	41446302	37761589	91.1	100.00	248	248

Schleswig-Holstein	First votes			Second votes			Total
List	votes	%	seats	votes	%	seats	seats
Social Democratic Party	858081	52.1	9	804446	48.6	2	11
Christian Democratic Union	705966	42.9	2	695140	42.0	7	9
Free Democratic Party	69583	4.2	0	141497	8.6	2	2
Others	12922	0.8	0	13073	0.8	0	0
Total	1646552	98.9	11	1654156	99.3	11	22
Invalid	18468	1.1		10864	0.7		&

Hamburg	First votes			Second votes			Total
List	votes	%	seats	votes	%	seats	seats
Social Democratic Party	742999	60.2	8	673517	54.4	1	9
Christian Democratic Union	411974	33.3	0	411974	33.3	5	5
Free Democratic Party	65752	5.3	0	138607	11.2	2	2
Others	14452	1.2	0	12967	1.0	0	0
Total	1235079	99.4	8	1237065	99.5	8	16
Invalid	7753	0.6		5767	0.5

Bremen	First votes			Second votes			Total
List	votes	%	seats	votes	%	seats	seats
Social Democratic Party	301190	61.8	3	284028	58.1	0	3
Christian Democratic Union	145418	29.8	0	144471	29.6	1	1
Free Democratic Party	34786	7.1	0	54428	11.1	0	0
Others	6176	1.3	0	5958	1.2	0	0
Total	4875709	99.0	3	488885	99.3	1	4
Invalid	4861	1.0		3546	0.7

Niedersachsen	First votes			Second votes			Total
List	votes	%	seats	votes	%	seats	seats
Social Democratic Party	2389346	51.5	23	2235911	48.1	7	30
Christian Democratic Union	2007358	43.3	7	1988720	42.7	20	27
Free Democratic Party	207187	4.5	0	393282	8.5	5	5
Others	34198	0.7	0	34561	0.7	0	0
Total	4638089	99.0	30	4652474	99.3	32	62
Invalid	46809	1.0		32424	0.7

Nordrhein-Westfalen	First votes			Second votes			Total
List	votes	%	seats	votes	%	seats	seats
Social Democratic Party	5743844	52.8	52	5509886	50.4	23	75
Christian Democratic Union	4517830	41.5	21	4484657	41.0	40	61
Free Democratic Party	530974	4.9	0	856963	7.8	12	12
Others	85058	0.8	0	83132	0.8	0	0
Total	10877706	98.8	73	10934638	99.4	75	148
Invalid	128101	1.2		71169	0.6

Rheinland-Pfalz	First votes			Second votes			Total
List	votes	%	seats	votes	%	seats	seats
Christian Democratic Union	1105288	46.6	7	1090339	45.0	8	15
Social Democratic Party	1128019	47.6	9	1067953	44.9	5	14
Free Democratic Party	113062	4.8	0	193499	8.1	2	2
Others	24343	1.0	0	26070	1.1	0	0
Total	2370712	98.6	16	2377861	98.9	15	31
Invalid	33295	1.4		26146	1.1

Saarland	First votes			Second votes			Total
List	votes	%	seats	votes	%	seats	seats
Social Democratic Party	367397	50.5	3	349801	47.9	1	4
Christian Democratic Union	320287	44.0	2	316955	43.4	2	4
Free Democratic Party	29311	4.0	0	51762	7.1	0	0
Others	10876	1.5	0	11394	1.6	0	0
Total	727871	98.2	5	729912	98.5	3	8
Invalid	13039	1.8		10998	1.5

Hessen	First votes			Second votes			Total
List	votes	%	seats	votes	%	seats	seats
Social Democratic Party	1856417	53.3	20	1697322	48.5	3	23
Christian Democratic Union	1411018	40.5	2	1409771	40.3	17	19
Free Democratic Party	183553	5.3	0	355558	10.2	5	5
Others	34588	1.0	0	36185	1.0	0	0
Total	3485576	99.0	22	3498836	99.3	25	27
Invalid	36907	1.0		23747	0.7

Baden-Wurttemberg	First votes			Second votes			Total
List	votes	%	seats	votes	%	seats	seats
Christian Democratic Union	2679772	50.5	24	2648810	49.8	12	36
Social Democratic Party	2268696	42.8	12	2069169	38.9	16	28
Free Democratic Party	296286	5.6	0	544832	10.2	8	8
Others	61250	1.2	0	59322	1.1	0	0
Total	5306004	98.7	36	5322133	99.0	36	72
Invalid	70981	1.3		54852	1.0

Bayern	First votes			Second votes			Total
List	votes	%	seats	votes	%	seats	seats
Social Democratic Party	2572250	39.4	13	2483136	37.8	20	33
Christian Social Union	3620625	55.5	31	3615183	55.1	17	48
Free Democratic Party	260019	4.0	0	399554	6.1	5	5
Others	75726	1.2	0	65917	1.0	0	0
Total	6528620	98.5	44	6563790	99.1	42	86
Invalid	97596	1.5		62426	0.9

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Last updated: 3 Oct 2005