1969 West German presidential election

None March 2025 1969 West German presidential election Germany presidential no 1964 West German presidential election 1964 1974 West German presidential election 1974 Nominators 5 March 1969 150x150px Gustav Heinemann SPD, FDP Social Democratic Party of Germany 514 (1st round)511 (2nd round)512 (3rd round) 150x150px Gerhard Schröder Christian Democratic Union (Germany) CDU/CSU, NPD 501 (1st round)507 (2nd round)506 (3rd round) President Heinrich Lübke Christian Democratic Union (Germany) Gustav Heinemann Social Democratic Party of Germany An indirect presidential election (officially the 5th Federal Convention) was held in West Germany on 5 March 1969. The incumbent president, Heinrich Lübke, had served two terms and was therefore ineligible for a third. The Christian Democratic Union nominated defense minister Gerhard Schröder. Schröder was a controversial choice, even within his own party, since he had been a member of the NSDAP and the SA under Hitler. Other potential candidates included Helmut Kohl and Richard von Weizsäcker, relatively unknown names at the time, who would go on to serve as chancellor and president, respectively. Justice Minister Gustav Heinemann was nominated by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and supported by the opposition Free Democratic Party. With neither candidate able to win an absolute majority, Heinemann won the election on the third ballot by only 6 votes. Gustav Heinemann became the first SPD candidate to be elected German president in 50 years. Composition of the Federal Convention The president is elected by the Federal Convention consisting of all the members of the Bundestag and an equal number of delegates representing the states. These are divided proportionally by population to each state, and each state's delegation is divided among the political parties represented in its parliament so as to reflect the partisan proportions in the parliament. + By partyEine Dokumentation aus Anlass der Wahl des Bundespräsidenten am 18. März 2012 Party Members CDU/CSU 482 SPD 449 FDP 83 NPD 22 Total 1036 + By state State Members Bundestag 518 Baden-Württemberg 75 Bavaria 89 Berlin 18 Bremen 6 Hamburg 16 Hesse 46 Lower Saxony 60 North Rhine-Westphalia 145 Rhineland-Palatinate 31 Saarland 10 Schleswig-Holstein 22 Total 1036 Results CandidatePartiesFirst roundSecond roundThird roundVotes%Votes%Votes%Gustav HeinemannSPD, FDP51449.651149.351249.4Gerhard SchröderCDU/CSU, NPD50148.450748.950648.8Abstentions50.550.550.5Invalid votes30.30000Not present131.3131.3131.3Total1,03698.751,03698.75103698.75Source:http://www.bundestag.de/bundestag/aufgaben/weitereaufgaben/bundesversammlung/bundespraesidenten/heinemann/index.html Deutscher Bundestag: Bundespräsidenten seit 1949 2013-03-07 2013-04-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20130402215639/http://www.bundestag.de/bundestag/aufgaben/weitereaufgaben/bundesversammlung/bundespraesidenten/heinemann/index.html dead References Category:1969 in West Germany 1969 Category:1969 elections in Germany Category:March 1969 in Europe Category:Gustav Heinemann