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Germany 1969 federal election

What was the result of the 1969 federal election in Germany?

CDU/CSU won 242 of 496 seats with 46.1% of the vote. 86.7% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Germany
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : CDU/CSU won 242 of 496 seats with 46.1% of the vote; 86.7% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 0.1 points on 1965.

  • Social Democratic Party of Germany 224 +22 seats 42.7% +3.4 points
  • Christian Democratic Union of Germany 193 −3 seats 36.6% −1.6 points
  • Christian Social Union in Bavaria 49 0 seats 9.5% −0.1 points
  • Free Democratic Party 30 −19 seats 5.8% −3.7 points
  • National Democratic Party 0 0 seats 4.3% +2.3 points
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Germany 1965 federal election, party by party.

249 of 496 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 46.1%

    Combined share of the vote of CDU/CSU

    CDU/CSU won 242 of 496 seats. A majority needs 249.

  2. +22 seats

    Seats gained by Social Democratic Party of Germany

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1965. Free Democratic Party lost 19 seats.

  3. 86.7%

    Voter turnout

    Down 0.1 points on 1965.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Social Democratic Party of Germany224+2242.7+3.414,065,716
Christian Democratic Union of Germany193−336.6−1.612,079,535
Christian Social Union in Bavaria4909.5−0.13,115,652
Free Democratic Party30−195.8−3.71,903,422
National Democratic Party004.3+2.31,422,010

± is the change against the Germany 1965 federal election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany 14,065,716
  • Christian Democratic Union of Germany 12,079,535
  • Christian Social Union in Bavaria 3,115,652
  • Free Democratic Party 1,903,422
  • National Democratic Party 1,422,010

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

How many people voted?

86.7% of the 38,677,235 registered voters cast a ballot (33,523,064 ballots), down 0.1 points on 1965. 32,966,024 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout since 1953 in our data.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • CDU/CSU46.1% of votes48.8% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany42.7% of votes45.2% of seats
  • Free Democratic Party5.8% of votes6.0% of seats
  • National Democratic Party4.3% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 4.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 2.5 by votes and 2.2 by seats; CDU/CSU led Social Democratic Party of Germany by 3.4 points of the vote.

Time and source Data as of