1969 West German federal election

1969 West German federal election

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All 496 seats in the Bundestag[a] 249 seats needed for a majority
Registered	38,677,235 0.4%
Turnout	33,523,064 (86.7%) 0.1pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Kurt Georg Kiesinger Willy Brandt Walter Scheel Party CDU/CSU SPD FDP Last election 47.6%, 245 seats 39.3%, 202 seats 9.5%, 49 seats Seats won 242[b] 224[c] 30[d] Seat change 3 22 19 Popular vote 15,195,187 14,065,716 1,903,422 Percentage 46.1% 42.7% 5.8% Swing 1.5 pp 3.4 pp 3.7 pp
The left side shows constituency winners of the election by their party colours. The right side shows party list winners of the election for the additional members by their party colours.
Government before election Kiesinger cabinet CDU/CSU–SPD Government after election First Brandt cabinet SPD–FDP

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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 (SDP) 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 (FDP) and the former's leader Willy Brandt became the first Social Democratic Chancellor in West Germany's history, bringing an end to 20 years of CDU/CSU rule.
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