1979 European Parliament election in West Germany

1979 European Parliament election in West Germany^[1]
All 81 German seats in the European Parliament
Turnout	65.7%

An election of the delegation from West Germany to the first directly elected European Parliament was held in 1979.

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats
	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 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

Valid votes		27,847,109	99.10
Invalid/blank votes		251,763	0.90
Total votes		28,098,872	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		42,751,940	65.73
Source: Federal Statistics Office

West Berlin, due to its special status, was ineligible to participate in the election.^[2] Instead, the city legislature indirectly elected three members:


Party		Seats
	Christian Democratic Union	2
	Social Democratic Party	1
Total		3

Source: Wahlen-in-Deutschland.de

References

^ ^a ^b "Wahl zum 1. Europäischen Parlament am 10. Juni 1979" (in German). Bundeswahlleiter. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
^ The Bulletin Archived 14 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Issues 1–3, 1979, page 6

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[ew1979-1] "Wahl zum 1. Europäischen Parlament am 10. Juni 1979" (in German). Bundeswahlleiter. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.

[2] The Bulletin Archived 14 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Issues 1–3, 1979, page 6

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