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Germany 1979 European Parliament election

What was the result of the 1979 European Parliament election in Germany?

CDU/CSU won 42 of 81 seats with 49.2% of the vote. 65.7% 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 42 of 81 seats with 49.2% of the vote; 65.7% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Social Democratic Party of Germany 35 40.8%
  • Christian Democratic Union of Germany 34 39.1%
  • Christian Social Union in Bavaria 8 10.1%
  • Free Democratic Party 4 6.0%
  • Alliance 90/The Greens 0 3.2%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote

Key numbers

  1. 49.2%

    Combined share of the vote of CDU/CSU

    It led Social Democratic Party of Germany by 8.4 points of the vote.

  2. 65.7%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Social Democratic Party of Germany3540.811,370,045
Christian Democratic Union of Germany3439.110,883,085
Christian Social Union in Bavaria810.12,817,120
Free Democratic Party46.01,662,621
Alliance 90/The Greens03.2893,683
Votes by party
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany 11,370,045
  • Christian Democratic Union of Germany 10,883,085
  • Christian Social Union in Bavaria 2,817,120
  • Free Democratic Party 1,662,621
  • Alliance 90/The Greens 893,683

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?

65.7% of the 42,751,940 registered voters cast a ballot (28,098,872 ballots). 27,847,109 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • CDU/CSU49.2% of votes51.9% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany40.8% of votes43.2% of seats
  • Free Democratic Party6.0% of votes4.9% of seats
  • Alliance 90/The Greens3.2% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 2.4 by votes and 2.2 by seats; CDU/CSU led Social Democratic Party of Germany by 8.4 points of the vote.

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