1962 Bavarian state election

State election in Bavaria, Germany 1962 Bavarian state election.svg 25 November 1962 1962 Bavarian state election Bavaria parliamentary no 1958 Bavarian state election 1958 1966 Bavarian state election 1966 All 204 seats in the Landtag of Bavaria 103 76.5% 0.1% 130x130px Alfons Goppel Christian Social Union in Bavaria 108 4,663,528 7 47.5% 1.9% 130x130px Volkmar Gabert Social Democratic Party of Germany 79 3,465,168 15 35.3% 4.5% 130x130px Free Democratic Party (Germany) 9 577,836 1 5.6% 0.3% 130x130px GDP 0 498,809 17 Results of the GB/BHE in the last election. 5.1% 3.9% Compared to the results of the GB/BHE and the German Party (DP) in the last election. 130x130px Bavaria Party 8 469,877 6 4.8% 3.3% Minister-President Hans Ehard CSU-FDP-GB/BHE Alfons Goppel CSU-BP The 1962 Bavarian state election took place on 25 November 1962 to elect members of the Landtag of Bavaria. Voter turnout was 76.5%. Electoral system A 10% threshold was applied at the district level, meaning that a party had to receive 10% of the valid votes in at least one of the districts to enter the state parliament. Result The CSU achieved an absolute majority of seats for the first time since 1946, but under newly elected Minister-President Alfons Goppel, it entered into a coalition with the Bavaria Party for the new legislative period.1962-11-26 STRAUSS'S PARTY GAINS IN BAVARIA; Captures 108 of 204 Seats in the State Legislature, Adding to Bonn Crisis Forecasts Prove Wrong STRAUSS'S PARTY GAINS IN ELECTION Five Ministers Withdrawn Triumph Seen for Strauss (Published 1962) https://www.nytimes.com/1962/11/26/archives/strausss-party-gains-in-bavaria-captures-108-of-204-seats-in-the.html 2025-10-20 The New York Times en Goppel's defeated opponent, Volkmar Gabert de, assumed the position of opposition leader along with the SPD parliamentary group leader. The GDP failed to overcome the 10% hurdle in one administrative district, but the BP did so in Lower Bavaria. File:1962 Bavarian Landtag Election.svg Partyhttp://www.wahlen.bayern.de/lw/lwregbez.htm Landtagswahlen in Bayern seit 1946 2025-10-20 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102215/http://www.wahlen.bayern.de/lw/lwregbez.htm dead First votesSecond votesTotal votesTotal in %Seats Christian Social Union (CSU)2,343,1692,320,3594,663,52847.51 %108 Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)1,770,3021,694,8663,465,16835.30 %79 Free Democratic Party (FDP)289,666288,170577,8365.89 %9 All-German Party (GDP)254,872243,937498,8095.08 %– Bavaria Party (BP)245,286224,591469,8774.79 %8 German Peace Union (DFU)43,04241,83784,8790.86 %– German Community (DG)15,80914,85430,6630.31 %– Pfr.7,6707,04314,7130.15 %– Ludwig Volkholz NBM de Ludwig Volkholz2,2743,4245,6980.06 % Fatherland Union (Germany) VU de Vaterländische Union (Deutschland)2,4882,7185,2060.05 % Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px CSU Christian Social Union in Bavaria 47.51 SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 35.30 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 5.89 GDP All-German Party 5.08 BP Bavaria Party 4.79 Other #777777 1.43 Landtag seats #ddd 600px 410px CSU Christian Social Union in Bavaria 52.94 SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 38.73 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 4.41 BP Bavaria Party 3.92 See also List of members of the 5th Landtag of Bavaria List of members of the 5th Landtag of Bavaria de Liste der Mitglieder des Bayerischen Landtags (5. Wahlperiode) First Goppel cabinet First Goppel cabinet de Kabinett Goppel I State elections in Bavaria de Landtagswahlen in Bayern Notes References External links Statistisches Landesamt – Wahlergebnisse in Bayern Category:1960s in Bavaria Category:1962 elections in Germany Category:Elections in Bavaria Category:November 1962 in Europe Category:1962 in West Germany