1979 European Parliament election in West Germany

1979 European Parliament election in West Germany ^[1]

10 June 1979 (1979-06-10) [1] 1984  →
All 81 German seats in the European Parliament
Turnout	65.7%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Helmut Kohl Willy Brandt Hans-Dietrich Genscher Party CDU/CSU SPD FDP Alliance EPP SOC LD Seats won 42 35 4 Popular vote 13,700,205 11,370,045 1,662,621 Percentage 49.2% 40.8% 6.0%

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

The CDU/CSU won a plurality of the German seats in the European Parliament, which they retained in every subsequent election as of 2024.

Results

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
	SOC		Social Democratic Party	11,370,045	40.83	34
	EPP		Christian Democratic Union	10,883,085	39.08	32
	EPP		Christian Social Union	2,817,120	10.12	8
	LD		Free Democratic Party	1,662,621	5.97	4
	NI		The Greens	893,683	3.21	0
	NI		German Communist Party	112,055	0.40	0
	NI		Christian Bavarian People's Party	45,311	0.16	0
	NI		European Workers' Party	31,822	0.11	0
	NI		Centre Party	31,367	0.11	0
Total				27,847,109	100.00	78
Valid votes				27,847,109	99.10
Invalid/blank votes				251,763	0.90
Total votes				28,098,872	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				42,751,940	65.73
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 alliance				Seats
	EPP		Christian Democratic Union	2
	SOC		Social Democratic Party	1
Total				3
Source: Wahlen-in-Deutschland.de

References

1. "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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