1962 Bavarian state election

1962 Bavarian state election

←  1958 25 November 1962 1966 →
All 204 seats in the Landtag of Bavaria 103 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	76.5% 0.1%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Alfons Goppel Volkmar Gabert Party CSU SPD FDP Seats won 108 79 9 Seat change 7 15 1 Popular vote 4,663,528 3,465,168 577,836 Percentage 47.5% 35.3% 5.6% Swing 1.9% 4.5% 0.3%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party GDP BP Seats won 0 8 Seat change 17 [a] 6 Popular vote 498,809 469,877 Percentage 5.1% 4.8% Swing 3.9% [b] 3.3%
Minister-President before election Hans Ehard CSU-FDP-GB/BHE Elected Minister-President Alfons Goppel CSU-BP

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

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 votes	Total in %	Seats
	Christian Social Union (CSU)	2,343,169	2,320,359	4,663,528	47.51 %	108
	Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)	1,770,302	1,694,866	3,465,168	35.30 %	79
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	289,666	288,170	577,836	5.89 %	9
	All-German Party (GDP)	254,872	243,937	498,809	5.08 %	–
	Bavaria Party (BP)	245,286	224,591	469,877	4.79 %	8
	German Peace Union (DFU)	43,042	41,837	84,879	0.86 %	–
	German Community (DG)	15,809	14,854	30,663	0.31 %	–
	Pfr.	7,670	7,043	14,713	0.15 %	–
	NBM  [ de ]	2,274	3,424	5,698	0.06 %	–
	VU  [ de ]	2,488	2,718	5,206	0.05 %	–

See also

• Liste der Mitglieder des Bayerischen Landtags (5. Wahlperiode)
• Kabinett Goppel I
• Landtagswahlen in Bayern

Notes

1. Results of the GB/BHE in the last election.
2. Compared to the results of the GB/BHE and the German Party (DP) in the last election.

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

External links

• Statistisches Landesamt – Wahlergebnisse in Bayern