1976 Baden-Württemberg state election
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All 121 seats in the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg 61 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 4,596,810 (75.45%) 4.55% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results for the single-member constituencies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1976 Baden-Württemberg state election was held on 4 April 1976 to elect the members of the 6th Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government under Minister-President Hans Filbinger was re-elected, retaining its majority.
Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Baden-Württemberg.
| Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 1972 result | |||
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| Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands |
Christian democracy | Hans Filbinger | 52.92% | 65 / 120
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| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands |
Social democracy | Erhard Eppler | 37.56% | 45 / 120
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| FDP | Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei |
Classical liberalism | Jürgen Morlok | 8.94% | 10 / 120
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
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| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 2,573,147 | 56.72 | 3.80 | 71 | 6 | 58.68 | |
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 1,510,012 | 33.29 | 4.27 | 41 | 4 | 33.88 | |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 353,754 | 7.80 | 1.14 | 9 | 1 | 7.44 | |
| National Democratic Party (NPD) | 42,927 | 0.95 | New | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| European Federalist Party | 29,580 | 0.65 | New | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| German Communist Party (DKP) | 18,762 | 0.46 | 0.00 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| Communist League | 5,751 | 0.13 | New | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands (Aufbauorganisation) | 296 | 0.00 | New | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| German Peace Union | 557 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| European Workers' Party | 191 | 0.00 | New | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| Justice Party | 178 | 0.00 | New | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| Spartacusbund | 94 | 0.00 | New | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4,536,515 | 98.69 | 121 | 1 | |||
| Invalid votes | 60,295 | 1.31 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 4,596,810 | 75.45 | 4.55 | ||||
References
- ^ "Deutschland seit 1945 Landtagswahlen Land Baden-Württemberg". wahlen-in-deutschland.de (in German). 2021. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ "Endgültige Ergebnisse der Wahl zum Landtag von Baden-Württemberg am 4. April 1976" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 1976-04-28. Retrieved 2025-05-18.