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German federal election, 1953
The German federal election, 1953, was conducted on September 6, 1953, to elect members to the Bundestag (lower house) of Germany.
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Issues and Campaign
Results
A number of members (6 CDU, 11 SPD, 5 FDP) indirectly elected by the Berlin legislature are not included in the totals below. It is also noted that Saarland did not participate in this election
| Party | Party List votes | Vote percentage (change) | Total Seats (change) | Seat percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 10,016,594 | 36.4% | +11.2% | 191 | +76 | 39.1% |
| Christian Social Union (CSU) | 2,427,387 | 8.8% | +3.0% | 52 | +28 | 10.7% |
| German Party (DP) | 1,073,031 | 3.3% | -0.7% | 15 | -2 | 3.1% |
| German Center Party (DZP) | 217,078 | 0.8% | -2.3% | 3 | -7 | 0.6% |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 2,629,163 | 9.5% | -2.4% | 48 | -4 | 9.9% |
| Gesamtdeutsche Block/BHE (GB-BHE) | 1,613,215 | 5.9% | +5.9% | 27 | +27 | 5.5% |
| Communist Party | 611,317 | 2.2% | -3.5% | 0 | -15 | 0.0% |
| Social Democratic Party | 7,944,943 | 28.8% | -0.4% | 151 | +20 | 31.0% |
| All Others | 1,018,544 | 4.3% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Totals | 27,551,272 | 100.0% | 487 | +85 | 100.0% | |
Post-election
Konrad Adenauer remained Chancellor, governing in a broad coalition (2/3 majority) with most of the minor parties except for the SPD.
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