1972 West German federal election

1972 West German federal election

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All 496 seats in the Bundestag[a]
249 seats needed for a majority
Registered41,446,302 Increase 7.2%
Turnout37,761,589 (91.1%) Increase 4.4pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-M0130-303, Willy Brandt.jpg
Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F038035-0007, Wiesbaden, CDU-Parteitag, Barzel (cropped).jpg
Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1989-047-20, Walter Scheel.jpg
Leader Willy Brandt Rainer Barzel Walter Scheel
Party SPD CDU/CSU FDP
Last election 42.7%, 224 seats 46.1%, 242 seats 5.8%, 30 seats
Seats won 230[b] 225[c] 41[d]
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 17 Increase 11
Popular vote 17,175,169 16,806,020 3,129,982
Percentage 45.8% 44.9% 8.4%
Swing Increase 3.1pp Decrease 1.2pp Increase 2.6pp

Results of the 1972 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

First Brandt cabinet
SPDFDP

Government after election

Second Brandt cabinet
SPDFDP

Federal elections were held in West Germany on 19 November 1972 to elect the members of the 7th Bundestag. In the first snap elections since the resumption of democratic elections in 1949, the Social Democratic Party became the largest party in parliament for the first time since 1930, winning 230 of the 496 seats. The coalition with the Free Democratic Party was resumed.
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