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German federal election, 1949 - Definition and Overview |
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The German federal election, 1949, was conducted on August 14 1949, to elect members to the Bundestag (lower house) of Germany. This was the first free election conducted in Germany after the Nazi period.
Issues and Campaign
Results
A number of members (2 CDU, 5 SPD, 1 FDP) indirectly elected by the Berlin legislature are not included in the totals below. The Saarland did not participate in this election.
| Party
| Party List votes
| Vote percentage (change)
| Total Seats (change)
| Seat percentage
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| Bavaria Party
| 986,478
| 4.2%
| 17
| 4.2%
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| Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
| 5,978,636
| 25.2%
| 115
| 28.6%
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| Christian Social Union (CSU)
| 1,380,448
| 5.8%
| 24
| 6.0%
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| German Party (DP)
| 939,934
| 4.0%
| 17
| 4.2%
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| Deutsche Reichspartei
| 391,127
| 1.8%
| 5
| 1.2%
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| German Center Party (DZP)
| 727,505
| 3.1%
| 10
| 2.5%
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| Free Democratic Party (FDP)
| 2,829,920
| 11.9%
| 52
| 12.9%
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| Communist Party
| 1,361,706
| 5.7%
| 15
| 3.7%
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| Social Democratic Party
| 6,934,975
| 29.2%
| 131
| 32.6%
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| Wirtschaftliche Aufbauvereinigung
| 681,888
| 2.9%
| 12
| 3.0%
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| All Others
| 1,519,781
| 6.2%
| 4
| 1.0%
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| Totals
| 23,732,398
| 100.0%
| 402
| 100.0%
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Post-election
Konrad Adenauer became the first Chancellor, forming a coalition between the CDU/CSU, FDP, and DP.
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