1969 West German federal election
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Federal elections were held in West Germany on 28 September 1969 to elect the members of the 6th Bundestag. The CDU/CSU remained the largest faction and the Social Democratic Party remained the largest single party in the Bundestag, winning 237 of the 518 seats. After the election, the SPD formed a coalition with the Free Democratic Party and SPD leader Willy Brandt became Chancellor.
Quick Facts All 496 seats in the Bundestag 249 seats needed for a majority, Registered ...
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Registered | 38,677,235 0.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 33,523,064 (86.7%) 0.1pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The federal election resulted in the election of the first ever SPD Chancellor in West Germany Willy Brandt.