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1969 West German presidential election
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1969 West German presidential election | |
| country | Germany | |
| type | presidential | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1964 West German presidential election | |
| previous_year | 1964 | |
| next_election | 1974 West German presidential election | |
| next_year | 1974 | |
| 1blank | Nominators | |
| election_date | 5 March 1969 | |
| image1 | [[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F029021-0010, Gustav Heinemann.jpg | 150x150px]] |
| nominee1 | **Gustav Heinemann** | |
| 1data1 | SPD, FDP | |
| party1 | Social Democratic Party of Germany | |
| electoral_vote1 | 514 (1st round) | |
| 511 (2nd round) | ||
| **512** (3rd round) | ||
| image2 | [[File:Verteidigungsminister Dr. Gerhard Schröder (4909218775).jpg | 150x150px]] |
| nominee2 | Gerhard Schröder | |
| party2 | Christian Democratic Union (Germany) | |
| 1data2 | CDU/CSU, NPD | |
| electoral_vote2 | 501 (1st round) | |
| 507 (2nd round) | ||
| 506 (3rd round) | ||
| title | President | |
| before_election | Heinrich Lübke | |
| before_party | Christian Democratic Union (Germany) | |
| after_election | Gustav Heinemann | |
| after_party | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
511 (2nd round) 512 (3rd round) 507 (2nd round) 506 (3rd round) 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 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 Social Democrat 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.
| Party | Members |
|---|---|
| CDU/CSU | 482 |
| SPD | 449 |
| FDP | 83 |
| NPD | 22 |
| **Total** | **1036** |
| 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
| Candidate | Parties | First round | Second round | Third round | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustav Heinemann | SPD, FDP | 514 | 49.6 | 511 | 49.3 | 512 | 49.4 | |||
| Gerhard Schröder | CDU/CSU, NPD | 501 | 48.4 | 507 | 48.9 | 506 | 48.8 | |||
| Abstentions | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.5 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Not present | 13 | 1.3 | 13 | 1.3 | 13 | 1.3 | ||||
| Total | 1,036 | 98.75 | 1,036 | 98.75 | 1036 | 98.75 | ||||
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References
References
- ''Eine Dokumentation aus Anlass der Wahl des Bundespräsidenten am 18. März 2012''
- "Deutscher Bundestag: Bundespräsidenten seit 1949".
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