1974 Bavarian state election

State election in Bavaria, Germany 1974 Bavarian state election.svg 27 October 1974 1974 Bavarian state election Bavaria parliamentary no 1970 Bavarian state election 1970 1978 Bavarian state election 1978 All 204 seats in the Landtag of Bavaria 103 77.7% 1.8% 130x130px Alfons Goppel Christian Social Union in Bavaria 132 7,001,551 8 62.1% 5.7% 130x130px Social Democratic Party of Germany 64 3,409,126 6 30.2% 3.1% 130x130px Free Democratic Party (Germany) 8 586,533 2 5.2% 0.4% Minister-President Alfons Goppel CSU Alfons Goppel CSU The 1974 Bavarian state election took place on 27 October 1974 to elect members of the Landtag of Bavaria.1974-10-27 BAVARIAN VOTE HELD ATEST FOR SCHMIDT https://www.nytimes.com/1974/10/27/archives/bavarian-vote-held-a-test-for-schmidt.html 2026-10-03 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 Voter turnout was 77.7%. Prior to the election, a constitutional amendment 1973 Bavarian election law referendum referendum de Volksentscheid „Landtagswahlrecht“ in Bayern 1973 had allowed for new electoral district boundaries and introduced a state-wide five percent electoral threshold. Result The CSU achieved its best result in a state election to date in this election, which was also the best result ever achieved by a party in Bavaria. It was only four seats short of a two-thirds majority in parliament. This state election marked the first time the five percent threshold was applied in Bavaria. The FDP Bavaria FDP de FDP Bayern narrowly cleared it, meaning that three parties – the CSU, SPD, and FDP – were represented in the state parliament. +Result of the state election of 27 October 1974http://www.wahlen.bayern.de/landtagswahlen/ 20110320000728 Landtagswahlen in Bayern seit 1946 2026-02-24 00:05:00 InternetArchiveBotframelessPartyFirst votesSecond votesTotal votesTotal%SeatsCSU3,520,0653,481,4867,001,55162.08%132SPD1,739,2451,669,8813,409,12630.23%64FDP Bavaria FDP de FDP Bayern297,281289,252586,5335.20%8NPD63,58158,164121,7451.08%–BP47,21140,22487,4350.78%–DKP24,83421,05645,8900.41%–Bavarian State Party BSP de Bayerische Staatspartei11,6027,90319,5050.17%–KPD (AO)6806,1216,8010.06%– After the election, the CSU formed a single-party government (Alleinregierung Alleinregierung de Alleinregierung) under the leadership of Alfons Goppel (Fourth Goppel cabinet Fourth Goppel cabinet de Kabinett Goppel IV). Goppel's challenger, federal minister of justice Hans-Jochen Vogel (SPD), declined a move to state politics and remained in the cabinet of federal chancellor Helmut Schmidt. See also List of members of the 8th Landtag of Bavaria List of members of the 8th Landtag of Bavaria de Liste der Mitglieder des Bayerischen Landtags (8. Wahlperiode) Fourth Goppel cabinet Fourth Goppel cabinet de Kabinett Goppel IV State elections in Bavaria de Landtagswahlen in Bayern References External links Statistisches Landesamt – Wahlergebnisse in Bayern Category:20th century in Bavaria Category:1970s in Bavaria Category:1974 elections in Germany Category:Elections in Bavaria Category:October 1974 in Europe Category:1974 in West Germany