1969 West German federal election

1969 West German federal election

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All 496 seats in the Bundestag[a]
249 seats needed for a majority
Registered38,677,235 Increase 0.4%
Turnout33,523,064 (86.7%) Decrease 0.1pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F029561-0008, Essen, CDU-Bundestagswahlkongress (cropped).jpg
Aankomst en vertrek, ministers, portretten, Bestanddeelnr 922-6063 (cropped).jpg
Walter Scheel 1971 (cropped).jpg
Leader Kurt Georg Kiesinger Willy Brandt Walter Scheel
Party CDU/CSU SPD FDP
Last election 47.6%, 245 seats 39.3%, 202 seats 9.5%, 49 seats
Seats won 242[b] 224[c] 30[d]
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 22 Decrease 19
Popular vote 15,195,187 14,065,716 1,903,422
Percentage 46.1% 42.7% 5.8%
Swing Decrease 1.5pp Increase 3.4pp Decrease 3.7pp

Results of the 1969 West German federal election
Results by constituency. Gray denotes seats won by the
CDU/CSU, and red denotes those won by the SPD.

Government before election

Kiesinger cabinet
CDU/CSUSPD

Government after election

First Brandt cabinet
SPDFDP

Federal elections were held in West Germany on 28 September 1969 to elect the members of the 6th Bundestag. The CDU/CSU remained the largest faction and the Social Democratic Party remained the largest single party in the Bundestag, winning 237 of the 518 seats. After the election, the SPD formed a coalition with the Free Democratic Party and SPD leader Willy Brandt became Chancellor.

The federal election resulted in the election of the first ever SPD Chancellor in West Germany Willy Brandt.
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