List of members of the 3rd Bundestag
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The 3rd German Bundestag, the lower house of parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany, was elected on 15 September 1957,[2][3][4] and existed[clarification needed] from 15 October 1957 to 15 October 1961. It held a total of 168 parliamentary sittings; the last sitting was on 22 August 1961.
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Legislative body | Bundestag | ||||
Meeting place | 3
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Term | October 15, 1957 (1957-10-15) – October 15, 1961 (1961-10-15) | ||||
Election | 1957 West German federal election | ||||
Government | Third Adenauer cabinet | ||||
President of the Bundestag | Eugen Gerstenmaier |
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On 22 October 1957 the Bundestag elected Konrad Adenauer as federal chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany on the fourth ballot, with 274 (+8)[lower-alpha 1] yes votes, 193 (+13)[lower-alpha 1] no votes and nine abstentions.[5]