Official Final Results of the Baden-Württemberg State Election

General election in Baden-Württemberg 1952

Baden-Württemberg State Election Results: March 9, 1952

Electoral Threshold

The electoral threshold for the Baden-Württemberg State Election is 5%.

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 63.7%.

Current Election Trend: Baden-Württemberg
Poll results, coalitions, and election data
Historical Elections: Baden-Württemberg
Results, coalitions, and historical data

Seat Distribution and Mathematical Majorities

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Majority requires 61 seats
CDU + SPD
Centre
72.7%
CDU + FDP
Centre-Right
60.3%
SPD + FDP
Centre-Left
50.4%
CDU + Heimatvertriebene und Entrechtete
Centre-Right
46.3%

Governments of the Current Legislative Period

Maier
1952
SPD
FDP
BHE
Müller I
1952
CDU
SPD
FDP
BHE
Historical Government Cabinets: Baden-Württemberg
Cabinets and governing parties since 1945

Polling Accuracy: How Precise Were the Forecasts?

Comparison: Pre-Election Polls vs. Actual Election Results

Party Results: Vote Shares and Gains/Losses

CDU

Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democratic
Pro-European
36.0
+36.0

SPD

Social Democratic Party of Germany
Social Democratic
Pro-European
28.0
+28.0

FDP

Free Democratic Party
Liberal
Pro-European
18.0
+18.0

Heimatvertriebene und Entrechtete

League of Expellees and Disenfranchised
Unknown
6.3
+6.3

KPD

Communist Party of Germany
Left-wing
Eurosceptic
4.4
+4.4

Deutsche Gemeinschaft

German Community
Far-Right
3.3
+3.3

Sozialistische Reichspartei

Socialist Reich Party
Far-Right
2.4
+2.4

Zentrum

German Centre Party
Christian Democratic
Pro-European
0.9
+0.9

Parteilose

Independents
Centre
0.8
+0.8

Data Sources and Methodology

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ParlGov – Parliamentary Democracy Data

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Additional Sources

Döring, Holger and Philip Manow. 2024. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov).

CHES – Chapel Hill Expert Survey

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Additional Sources

Rovny, Jan, et al. “25 Years of Political Party Positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill Expert Survey, 1999-2024.”