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German federal election, 1972 - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Alternative, Alternativity, Anointing, Anointment, Assignment, Assumption, Authorization, Calling, Canonization, Caucus, Choice, Consecration, Coronation, Decision, Delegation |
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The German federal election, 1972, was conducted on November 19, 1972, to elect members to the Bundestag (lower house) of Germany.
Issues and Campaign
Results
| Party
| Party List votes
| Vote percentage (change)
| Total Seats (change)
| Seat percentage
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| Social Democratic Party
| 17,175,169
| 45.8%
| +3.1%
| 230
| +6
| 46.4%
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| Free Democratic Party (FDP)
| 3,129,982
| 8.4%
| +2.6%
| 41
| +11
| 8.3%
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| Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
| 13,190,837
| 35.2%
| -1.4%
| 177
| -16
| 35.7%
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| Christian Social Union (CSU)
| 3,615,183
| 9.6%
| +0.2%
| 48
| -1
| 9.7%
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| All Others
| 348,579
| 0.9%
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| 0
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| 0.0%
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| Totals
| 37,459,750
| 100.0%
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| 496
| +0
| 100.0%
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Seat results -- SPD in red, FDP in yellow, CDU/CSU in black Post-election
The coalition between the SPD and the FDP returned to government, with Willy Brandt as Chancellor. In 1974, Brandt would resign in a scandal over one of his aides, but the coalition would continue under Helmut Schmidt.
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