1962 Hessian state election

German state election 1962 Hessian state election Hesse parliamentary no 1958 Hessian state election 1958 1966 Hessian state election 1966 All 96 seats in the Landtag of Hesse 49 11 November 1962 2,681,995 (77.7% 4.6pp) Georg-August Zinn.jpg 140 150 110 0 0 Georg-August Zinn Social Democratic Party of Germany 48 seats, 46.9% 51 3 1,340,625 50.8% 3.9pp CDU Landesvorsitzender Wilhelm Fay bei einer Rede während des Bundestagswahlkampf.jpg 320 150 110 60 60 Wilhelm Fay Christian Democratic Union of Germany 32 seats, 32.0% 28 4 760,435 28.8% 3.2pp Heinrich Kohl Free Democratic Party (Germany) 9 seats, 9.5% 11 2 301,783 11.4% 1.9pp Gustav Hacker All-German Party (1961) GDP de Gesamtdeutsche Partei es Gesamtdeutsche Partei C3C318 7 seats, 10.9%Aggregate of GB/BHE (7.4%) and DP (3.5%). 6 1 167,090 6.3% 4.6pp 1962 Hessian state election.svg 250px Results for the single-member constituencies. Government Third Zinn cabinet SPD–GDP Government after election Fourth Zinn cabinet SPD–GDP The 1962 Hessian state election was held on 11 November 1962 to elect the 5th Landtag of Hesse. The outgoing government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and All-German Party (1961) All-German Party de Gesamtdeutsche Partei es Gesamtdeutsche Partei (GDP) led by Minister-President Georg-August Zinn. The result was a landslide for the SPD, which won an absolute majority of both votes and seats for the first time. The opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) slid to 29%, while the Free Democratic Party (FDP) recorded small gains. The SPD's coalition partner the GDP, formed by a merger of the GB/BHE and DP the previous year, retained six seats but failed to capture as many votes as the two partners had separately in 1958. Despite its majority, the SPD maintained its coalition with the GDP and continued in office. Electoral system The Landtag was elected via mixed-member proportional representation. 48 members were elected in single-member constituencies via first-past-the-post voting, and 48 then allocated using compensatory proportional representation. A single ballot was used for both. An electoral threshold of 5% of valid votes is applied to the Landtag; parties that fall below this threshold are ineligible to receive seats. Background 1958 Hessian state election In the previous election held on 23 November 1958, the SPD retained a clear first place with 44% of the vote despite a substantial swing to the CDU resulting from the collapse of the FDP vote, which fell to 10%. The SPD's coalition partner the GB/BHE remained steady on 7% and the government continued in office. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 4th Landtag of Hesse. Name Ideology Leadcandidate 1958 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Georg-August Zinn 46.9% 48 96 Social Democratic Party of Germany CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Wilhelm Fay 32.0% 32 96 Christian Democratic Union of Germany FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism Heinrich Kohl 9.5% 11 96 Free Democratic Party (Germany) GDP All-German Party (1961) All-German Party de Gesamtdeutsche Partei es Gesamtdeutsche ParteiGesamtdeutsche Partei National conservatism Gustav Hacker 10.9% 7 96 #C3C318 Results File:1962 Hessian Landtag.svg Con. List Total +– Social Democratic Party 1340625 +3.94 44 7 51 +3 Christian Democratic Union 760435 –3.17 4 24 28 –4 Free Democratic Party 301783 +1.94 0 11 11 +2 All-German Party (1961) All-German Party de Gesamtdeutsche Partei es Gesamtdeutsche Partei 167090 –4.57 0 6 6 –1 #C3C318 German Peace Union 94956 New 0 0 0 New German Community 1433 +0.01 0 0 0 0 0 45192 3451314 External links https://starweb.hessen.de/cache/stanzwahlergebnis/1962wahlergebnis.pdf Final Results for the Landtag election of 11 November 1962 22 November 1962 17 September 2023 de Parliamentary Data Bank of the Hessian Landtag https://www.lagis-hessen.de/de/subjects/browse/current/59/section/7/year/1962/sn/edb Elections to the Hessian state parliament, November 11, 1962 17 September 2023 de Hessian Regional History Information System Notes Category:Elections in Hesse Category:1962 elections in Germany Category:1960s in Hesse Category:November 1962 in Europe Category:1962 in West Germany