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German federal election, 1976 - 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, 1976, was conducted on October 3, 1976, 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
| 16,099,019
| 42.6%
| -3.2%
| 214
| -16
| 43.1%
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| Free Democratic Party (FDP)
| 2,995,085
| 7.9%
| -0.5%
| 39
| -2
| 7.9%
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| Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
| 14,367,302
| 38.0%
| +2.8%
| 190
| +13
| 38.3%
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| Christian Social Union (CSU)
| 4,027,499
| 10.6%
| +1.0%
| 53
| +5
| 10.7%
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| All Others
| 333,595
| 0.9%
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| 0
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| 0.0%
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| Totals
| 37,822,500
| 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 Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor.
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