June 1946 Bavarian state election

1946 Bavarian state election
← 1932 30 June 1946 December 1946 →
All 180 seats in the Bavarian Constituent Assembly
91 seats needed for a majority
Turnout3,048,337 (72.1%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Alois Hundhammer Jean Stock Hermann Schirmer
Party CSU SPD KPD
Seats won 109 51 9
Popular vote 1,587,595 786,045 145,749
Percentage 58.3% 28.8% 5.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Alfred Loritz Thomas Dehler
Party WAV FDP
Seats won 8 3
Popular vote 137,765 68,417
Percentage 5.1% 2.5%
Minister-President before election

Wilhelm Hoegner
SPD

Elected Minister-President

Wilhelm Hoegner
SPD

The June 1946 Bavarian state election was held on 30 June 1946 to elect the members of the Bavarian Constituent Assembly. It was the first election held in Bavaria since 1932. The constituent assembly was tasked with drafting and passing a new constitution for the Bavarian state. After the passage of the constitution, the Constituent Assembly was dissolved and new elections called for December.