1976 West German federal election

Federal elections were held in West Germany on 3 October 1976 to elect the members of the 8th Bundestag. Although the CDU/CSU alliance became the largest faction in parliament, Helmut Schmidt of the Social Democratic Party remained Chancellor.

1976 West German federal election

3 October 1976 (1976-10-03)

All 496 seats in the Bundestag
249 seats needed for a majority
Registered42,058,015 1.5%
Turnout38,165,753 (90.7%) 0.4pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Helmut Kohl Helmut Schmidt Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Party CDU/CSU SPD FDP
Last election 44.9%, 225 seats 45.8%, 230 seats 8.4%, 41 seats
Seats won 243 214 39
Seat change 18 16 2
Popular vote 18,394,801 16,099,019 2,995,085
Percentage 48.6% 42.6% 7.9%
Swing 3.7pp 3.2pp 0.5pp

Results by constituency for the first votes. Grey denotes seats won by the CDU/CSU; red denotes seats won by the SPD.

Government before election

First Schmidt cabinet
SPD–FDP

Government after election

Second Schmidt cabinet
SPD–FDP

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