1962 Bavarian state election

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1962 Bavarian state election
25 November 1962
Turnout76.5%
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The 1962 Bavarian state election took place on 25 November 1962 to elect members of the Landtag of Bavaria. Voter turnout was 76.5%.

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Electoral system

A 10% threshold was applied at the district level, meaning that a party had to receive 10% of the valid votes in at least one of the districts to enter the state parliament.

Result

The CSU achieved an absolute majority of seats for the first time since 1946, but under newly elected Minister-President Alfons Goppel, it entered into a coalition with the Bavaria Party for the new legislative period. [1] Goppel's defeated opponent, Volkmar Gabert  [ de ], assumed the position of opposition leader along with the SPD parliamentary group leader. The GDP failed to overcome the 10% hurdle in one administrative district, but the BP did so in Lower Bavaria.

Party [2] First votes Second votes Total votesTotal

in percent

Seats
CSU 2,343,1692,320,3594,663,52847.51 %108
SPD 1,770,3021,694,8663,465,16835.30 %79
FDP 289,666288,170577,8365.89 %9
GDP 254,872243,937498,8095.08 %–
BP 245,286224,591469,8774.79 %8
DFU 43,04241,83784,8790.86 %–
DG 15,80914,85430,6630.31 %–
Pfr. 7,6707,04314,7130.15 %–
NBM  [ de ]2,2743,4245,6980.06 %–
VU  [ de ]2,4882,7185,2060.05 %–

See also

References

  1. ↑ "STRAUSS'S PARTY GAINS IN BAVARIA; Captures 108 of 204 Seats in the State Legislature, Adding to Bonn Crisis Forecasts Prove Wrong STRAUSS'S PARTY GAINS IN ELECTION Five Ministers Withdrawn Triumph Seen for Strauss (Published 1962)". The New York Times . 1962-11-26. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  2. ↑ Landtagswahlen in Bayern seit 1946
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