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1964 Baden-Württemberg state election

1964 Baden-Württemberg state election
← 1960 26 April 1964 1968 →
All 120 seats in the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg
61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout3,705,791 (64.74%)
Increase8.79%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Kurt Georg Kiesinger Alex Möller
Party CDU SPD FDP
Last election 52 seats; 39.45% 44 seats, 35.50% 18 seats, 15.84%
Seats won 59 47 14
Seat change Increase 7 Increase 3 Decrease 4
Popular vote 1,671,674 1,350,314 472,492
Percentage 46.18% 37.30% 13.05%
Swing Increase 6.73% Increase 2.00% Decrease 2.79%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election

Kurt Georg Kiesinger
CDU

Elected Minister-President

Kurt Georg Kiesinger
CDU

The 1964 Baden-Württemberg state election was held on 26 April 1964 to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government under Minister-President Kurt Georg Kiesinger was re-elected.

History

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Following the 1960 Baden-Württemberg state election, Minister-President Kurt Georg Kiesinger had formed a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Free Democratic Party (FDP), and All-German Party. Following the election, Kiesinger remained Minister-President, and the coalition agreement between the CDU and FDP was renewed; with the All-German Party failing to win any seats in the Landtag. In 1966, Kiesinger became Chancellor of West Germany and was succeeded by Hans Filbinger as Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg prior to the 1968 Baden-Württemberg state election.

Parties

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The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Baden-Württemberg.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1960 result
Votes (%) Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands 		Christian democracy Kurt Georg Kiesinger 39.45%
52 / 121
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands 		Social democracy Alex Möller 35.50%
44 / 121
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei 		Classical liberalism 15.84%
18 / 121
GDP All-German Party
Gesamtdeutsche Partei 		National conservatism 6.59%
7 / 121

Results

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Summary of the 26 April 1964 election results for the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg[1][2]
Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 1,671,674 46.18 Increase6.73 59 Increase7 49.17
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 1,350,314 37.30 Increase 2.00 47 Increase 3 39.17
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 472,492 13.05 Decrease 2.79 14 Decrease 4 11.66
All-German Party 65,759 1.82 Decrease 4.77 0 Decrease 7 0
German Peace Union 49,191 1.36 New 0 ±0 0
German Community 10,322 0.29 Increase 0.11 0 ±0 0
Total 3,619,901 97.68 120 Decrease1
Invalid votes 85,890 2.32
Voter turnout 3,705,791 64.74 Increase 8.79

References

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  1. ^ "Deutschland seit 1945 Landtagswahlen Land Baden-Württemberg". wahlen-in-deutschland.de (in German). 2021. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  2. ^ "Endgültige Ergebnisse der Wahl zum Landtag von Baden-Württemberg am 26. April 1964" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 1964-06-01. Retrieved 2025-05-19.