1972 Baden-Württemberg state election

State election in Germany 1972 Baden-Württemberg state election Baden-Württemberg parliamentary 4,798,775 (80.00%)9.25% no 1968 Baden-Württemberg state election 1968 1976 Baden-Württemberg state election 1976 All 120 seats in the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg 61 23 April 1972 125px Hans Filbinger Christian Democratic Union of Germany 60 seats, 44.23% 65 2,513,808 5 52.92% 8.69% 125px Walter Krause Social Democratic Party of Germany 37 seats, 28.95% 45 1,784,416 8 37.56% 8.61% Johann Peter Brandenburg Free Democratic Party (Germany) 18 seats, 14.42% 10 424,685 8 8.94% 5.48% 1972 Baden-Württemberg state election.svg 300px Results for the single-member constituencies Minister-President Hans Filbinger Christian Democratic Union of Germany Hans Filbinger Christian Democratic Union of Germany The 1972 Baden-Württemberg state election was held on 23 April 1972 to elect the members of the 5th Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government under Minister-President Hans Filbinger was re-elected, this time gaining a majority in the Landtag. History After the 1968 Baden-Württemberg state election, the Christian Democratic Union and Social Democratic Party had formed a grand coalition. The neo-Nazi National Democratic Party of Germany, which had been relatively successful in the 1968 election, receiving almost ten percent of the vote and twelve seats, chose not to participate in the 1972 election. Instead, they called on their supporters to vote for the Christian Democratic Union.Schwarzmaier Hansmartin Handbuch der baden-württembergischen Geschichte Schaab Meinrad Klett-Cotta Verlag 2003 3-608-91468-4 Stuttgart 644 de Handbook of Baden-Württemberg History Die Länder seit 1918 The Christian Democratic Union was subsequently elected to a majority, the first time any party had ever won a majority in the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Baden-Württemberg and which chose to contest the 1972 election. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1968 result Votes (%) Seats CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Hans Filbinger 44.23% 60 127 Christian Democratic Union of Germany SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Walter Krause 28.95% 37 127 Social Democratic Party of Germany FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism Johann Peter Brandenburg 14.42% 18 127 Free Democratic Party (Germany) Results Summary of the 23 April 1972 election results for the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg 2021 Deutschland seit 1945 Landtagswahlen Land Baden-Württemberg https://www.wahlen-in-deutschland.de/blBawue.htm wahlen-in-deutschland.de de 2025-05-19 1972-05-09 Endgültige Ergebnisse der Wahl zum Landtag von Baden-Württemberg am 23. April 1972 https://www.statistischebibliothek.de/mir/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/BWHeft_derivate_00015773/4232_72001.pdf de Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg 2025-05-19 |- | colspan=8 | center|350px |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=Christian Democratic Union of Germany| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=right| 2,513,808 | align=right| 52.92 | align=right| 8.69 | align=right| 65 | align=right| 5 | align=right| 54.17% |- | bgcolor=Social Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | align=right| 1,784,416 | align=right| 37.56 | align=right| 8.61 | align=right| 45 | align=right| 8 | align=right| 37.50% |- | bgcolor=Free Democratic Party (Germany)| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=right| 424,685 | align=right| 8.94 | align=right| 5.48 | align=right| 10 | align=right| 8 | align=right| 8.33% |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=German Communist Party| | align=left | German Communist Party (DKP) | align=right| 21,973 | align=right| 0.46 | align=right| New | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | German Peace Union | align=right| 587 | align=right| 0.01 | align=right| New | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Justice Party | align=right| 172 | align=right| 0.00 | align=right| New | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 4,750,637 ! align=right| 99.00 ! align=right| ! align=right| 120 ! align=right| 7 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Invalid votes ! align=right| 48,138 ! align=right| 1.00 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| 4,798,775 ! align=right| 80.00 ! align=right| 9.25 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |} References 1972 Category:1972 elections in Germany Category:1972 in West Germany Category:1970s in Baden-Württemberg Category:April 1972 in Europe