Results of West German elections
1979 European Parliament election in West Germany|
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Turnout | 65.7% |
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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 |
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| 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 other political union/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 |
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Valid votes | 27,847,109 | 99.10 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 251,763 | 0.90 | |
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Total votes | 28,098,872 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 42,751,940 | 65.73 | |
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Source: Federal Statistics Office |
West Berlin, due to its special status, was ineligible to participate in the election. Instead, the city legislature indirectly elected three members:
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Referendums | |
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- See also: Elections and referendums in Baden-Württemberg
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- Berlin
- Brandenburg
- Bremen
- Hamburg
- Hesse
- Lower Saxony
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- North Rhine-Westphalia
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- Saarland
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- Schleswig-Holstein
- Thuringia
- former: East Germany
- Free State of Prussia
- East Prussia
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