1979 European Parliament election in West Germany

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1979 European Parliament election in West Germany [1]
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10 June 1979 (1979-06-10) [1] 1984  →
All 81 German seats in the European Parliament
Turnout65.7%
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Helmut Kohl Willy Brandt Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Party CDU/CSU SPD FDP
Alliance EPP SOC LD
Seats won42354
Popular vote13,700,20511,370,0451,662,621
Percentage49.2%40.8%6.0%

An election of the delegation from West Germany to the first directly elected European Parliament was held in 1979.

Results

1979 Europarliament election in Germany.svg
Party or allianceVotes%Seats
SOC Social Democratic Party 11,370,04540.8334
EPP Christian Democratic Union 10,883,08539.0832
EPP Christian Social Union 2,817,12010.128
LD Free Democratic Party  1,662,6215.974
NI The Greens 893,6833.210
NI German Communist Party 112,0550.400
NI Christian Bavarian People's Party 45,3110.160
NI European Workers' Party 31,8220.110
NI Centre Party 31,3670.110
Total27,847,109100.0078
Valid votes27,847,10999.10
Invalid/blank votes251,7630.90
Total votes28,098,872100.00
Registered voters/turnout42,751,94065.73
Source: Federal Statistics Office

West Berlin, due to its special status, was ineligible to participate in the election. [2] Instead, the city legislature indirectly elected three members:

Party or allianceSeats
EPP Christian Democratic Union 2
SOC Social Democratic Party 1
Total3
Source: Wahlen-in-Deutschland.de

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wahl zum 1. Europäischen Parlament am 10. Juni 1979" (in German). Bundeswahlleiter. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  2. ↑ The Bulletin Archived 14 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine , Issues 1–3, 1979, page 6


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