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
|
| Social Democratic Party
| 16,099,019
| 42.6%
| -3.2%
| 214
| -16
| 43.1%
|
| Free Democratic Party (FDP)
| 2,995,085
| 7.9%
| -0.5%
| 39
| -2
| 7.9%
|
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
| 14,367,302
| 38.0%
| +2.8%
| 190
| +13
| 38.3%
|
| Christian Social Union (CSU)
| 4,027,499
| 10.6%
| +1.0%
| 53
| +5
| 10.7%
|
| All Others
| 333,595
| 0.9%
|
| 0
|
| 0.0%
|
| Totals
| 37,822,500
| 100.0%
|
| 496
| +0
| 100.0%
|
Post-election
The coalition between the SPD and the FDP returned to government, with Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor.
Sources
Last updated: 05-27-2005 16:43:17
