1979 European Parliament election in West Germany

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1979 European Parliament election in West Germany [1]
Flag of Germany.svg
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
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

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PartyVotes%Seats
Social Democratic Party 11,370,04540.8334
Christian Democratic Union 10,883,08539.0832
Christian Social Union 2,817,12010.128
Free Democratic Party  1,662,6215.974
The other political union/The Greens 893,6833.210
German Communist Party 112,0550.400
Christian Bavarian People's Party45,3110.160
European Workers' Party31,8220.110
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:

PartySeats
Christian Democratic Union 2
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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