Election results at a glance

Parliamentary election in Baden-Württemberg 1952

Results of the parliamentary election on 03/09/1952
CDU
SPD
FDP
BHE
KPD
Other
36.0
28.0
18.0
6.3
4.4
7.4
+36.0
+28.0
+18.0
+6.3
+4.4
+7.4

Political orientation of parties

CDU
SPD
FDP
BHE
KPD
What do the symbols mean?
To make parties easier to compare, the symbols indicate a party’s political orientation. These categories provide a quick overview. More detailed information on political positions can be found on the party subpages.
Far left
Left
Centre-left
Centre
Transversal
Unknown
Centre-right
Right
Far right
Liberal
Environment & climate
Regional
Animal rights
Satirical

Electoral threshold

The electoral threshold in Baden-Württemberg is 5%.

Voter turnout

Voter turnout was 63.7%.
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Information on the electoral system

Direct election

Voters elect representatives directly.

Mixed system

Voters cast votes for both individual candidates and parties.

Compensatory system

Direct seats are balanced by compensatory seats to ensure proportional outcomes.

Single round

The election is decided in one round.

Free

Elections are free and fair, with genuine competition.

Seat distribution and possible coalitions

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Majority from 61 seats
CDU
50
41.3%
SPD
38
31.4%
FDP
23
19%
BHE
6
5%
KPD
4
3.3%
CDU + SPD
Centre
72.7%
CDU + FDP
Centre-right
60.3%
SPD + FDP
Centre
50.4%
CDU + Heimatvertriebene und Entrechtete
Centre-right
46.3%

Political parties in Baden-Württemberg

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Information, comparisons, and data on parties in Baden-Württemberg

Government cabinets of the legislative term

Historical government cabinets in Baden-Württemberg
Cabinets and governing parties since 1945

Accuracy of pre-election polls

Deviation of pre-election polls from the election result

Detailed party results

Sources of data and information

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ParlGov – Parliamentary Democracy Data

Long-running research data from the University of Bremen. It documents political parties and governments and enables systematic political comparison.
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Döring, Holger and Philip Manow. 2024. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov): Information on parties, elections and cabinets in established democracies.

CHES – Chapel Hill Expert Survey

Europe’s most important expert survey on party positions. More than 400 political scientists from different countries assess party positions based on scientific criteria.
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Rovny, Jan, Ryan Bakker, Liesbet Hooghe, Seth Jolly, Gary Marks, Jonathan Polk, Marco Steenbergen, and Milada Vachudova. “25 Years of Political Party Positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill Expert Survey, 1999-2024,”