1979 European Parliament election in West Germany

Results of West German elections

1979 European Parliament election in West Germany[1]

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|  | 10 June 1979 (1979-06-10)[1] | 1984 ->

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All 81 German seats in the European Parliament
Turnout| 65.7%
|  | First party  | Second party  | Third party

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Leader  | Helmut Kohl | Willy Brandt | Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Party  | CDU/CSU | SPD | FDP
Seats won  | 42 | 35  | 4
Popular vote  | 13,700,205 | 11,370,045  | 1,662,621
Percentage  | 49.2% | 40.8%  | 6.0%

An election of the delegation from West Germany to the first directly elected European Parliament was held in 1979.

## Results

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Party| Votes| %| Seats
| Social Democratic Party| 11,370,045| 40.83| 34
| Christian Democratic Union| 10,883,085| 39.08| 32
| Christian Social Union| 2,817,120| 10.12| 8
| Free Democratic Party | 1,662,621| 5.97| 4
| The Greens| 893,683| 3.21| 0
| German Communist Party| 112,055| 0.40| 0
| Christian Bavarian People's Party| 45,311| 0.16| 0
| European Workers' Party| 31,822| 0.11| 0
| Centre Party| 31,367| 0.11| 0
Total| 27,847,109| 100.00| 78
Valid votes| 27,847,109| 99.10|
Invalid/blank votes| 251,763| 0.90|
Total votes| 28,098,872| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 42,751,940| 65.73|
Source: Federal Statistics Office

West Berlin, due to its special status, was ineligible to participate in the election.[2] Instead, the city legislature indirectly elected three members:

Party| Seats

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| Christian Democratic Union| 2
| Social Democratic Party| 1
Total| 3
Source: Wahlen-in-Deutschland.de

## References

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1. ^ a b "Wahl zum 1. Europäischen Parlament am 10. Juni 1979" (in German). Bundeswahlleiter. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
2. ^ The Bulletin Archived 14 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Issues 1–3, 1979, page 6

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