1953 West German federal election

Federal elections were held in West Germany on 6 September 1953 to elect the members of the second Bundestag. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) emerged as the largest party.

1953 West German federal election
6 September 1953 (1953-09-06)
All 487 seats in the Bundestag
244 seats needed for a majority
Registered33,120,940 6.1%
Turnout28,479,550 (86.0%) 7.5pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Konrad Adenauer Erich Ollenhauer Franz Blücher
Party CDU/CSU SPD FDP
Last election 31.0%, 139 seats 29.2%, 131 seats 11.9%, 52 seats
Seats won 243 151 48
Seat change 104 20 4
Popular vote 12,443,981 7,944,943 2,629,163
Percentage 45.2% 28.8% 9.5%
Swing 14.2pp 0.4pp 2.4pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
GB/BHE
DP
Zentrum
Candidate Waldemar Kraft Heinrich Hellwege Johannes Brockmann
Party GB/BHE DP Centre
Last election Did not exist 4.0%, 17 seats 3.1%, 10 seats
Seats won 27 15 3
Seat change New party 2 7
Popular vote 1,616,953 896,128 217,078
Percentage 5.9% 3.3% 0.8%
Swing New party 0.7pp 2.3pp
The left side shows the winning party vote in the constituencies, the right side shows the seats won by parties in each of the states. The pie chart over West Berlin shows the partisan composition of its legislature.
Government before election

First Adenauer cabinet
CDU/CSU–FDP–DP

 Government after election

Second Adenauer cabinet
CDU/CSU–FDP–GB/BHE–DP

This elections were the last before Saarland joined West Germany in 1957. It had been a separate entity, Saar protectorate, under French control since 1946.

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