1950 Kulmbach by-election

Election in West Germany 1950 Kulmbach by-election Johannes Semler Social Democratic Party of Germany Friedrich Schönauer MP 37.1% Social Democratic Party of Germany Wenzel Jaksch x160px 38.7% Christian Social Union in Bavaria West Germany Johannes Semler CSU 14 May 1950 1953 1953 West German federal election 1949 1949 West German federal election no parliamentary Christian Social Union in Bavaria 19.1% 9.5% Constituency of Kulmbach WAV 21.8% Alfred Loritz Economic Reconstruction Union 1.1% BP FDP The Kulmbach by-election on May 14, 1950 was the first by-election for the Bundestag (Germany) that had been established 1949. It was caused by the death of Friedrich Schönauer (SPD) April 4, 1950 who had been elected at the 1949 German federal electionhttp://www.infranken.de/regional/artikel_fuer_gemeinden/Warum-die-Wahl-1950-wiederholt-wurde;art154303,2527303 Warum die Wahl 1950 wiederholt wurde 24 February 2017 de Despite an increased result of the SPD, they lost the seat to Johannes Semler (CSU), who was supported by BP and FDP. This by-election showed a strange effect in the German AMS electoral system of the first election. The SPD in Bavaria had won this seat in the first past the post constituency, but all seats are justified through proportional representation. By winning the Kulmbach seat at the by-election the CSU had technically greater representation than their 1949 results would have proportionally given them. This was changed in January 1953 so only a by-election takes place if the election was not held or if a candidate dies before the general election. Result PartyShareCSU38.7%SPD37.1%WAV21.8%KPD 2.4% German Parliament Election result, 1949 PartyShareSPD27.6%WAV20.7%CSU19.6%BP17.0%FDP11.7%KPD 3.4% References Category:1950 elections in Germany Category:Kulmbach (district) Category:By-elections in Germany Category:1950s in Bavaria Category:May 1950 in Europe Category:1950 in West Germany