Official Final Results of the Bavarian Election

General election in Bavaria 1958

Bavarian Election Results: November 23, 1958

Electoral Threshold

The electoral threshold for the Bavarian election is 5%.

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 76.6%.

Current Election Trend: Bavaria
Poll results, coalitions, and election data
Historical Elections: Bavaria
Results, coalitions, and historical data

Seat Distribution and Mathematical Majorities

204
Majority requires 103 seats

The current government could maintain its majority

The incumbent governing parties secured 60.3% of the seats.

CSU + SPD
Centre-Right
80.9%
CSU + GB/BHE
Right
57.8%
CSU + Bayernpartei
Right
56.4%
CSU + FDP
Right
53.4%
SPD + GB/BHE + Bayernpartei + FDP
Centre
50.5%
CSU
Right
49.5%
SPD + GB/BHE + Bayernpartei
Centre
46.6%
SPD + GB/BHE + FDP
Centre
43.6%

Governments of the Current Legislative Period

Ehard IV
1958
CSU
BP
FDP
Historical Government Cabinets: Bavaria
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

CSU

Christian Social Union
Christian Democratic
45.6
+7.6

SPD

Social Democratic Party of Germany
Social Democratic
Pro-European
30.9
+2.8

GB/BHE

All-German Bloc / League of Expellees and Disenfranchised
Right-wing Populist
Eurosceptic
8.6
-1.6

Bayernpartei

Bavarian Party
Conservative
Pro-European
8.1
-5.1

FDP

Free Democratic Party
Liberal
Pro-European
5.6
-1.6

Deutsche Reichspartei

German Reich Party
Right-wing Populist
Eurosceptic
0.6
+0.6

Deutsche Gemeinschaft

German Community
Far-Right
0.4
+0.4

Deutsche Partei

German Party
Conservative
Pro-European
0.4
+0.4

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

The leading expert survey on party positions in Europe. Over 400 political scientists document party stances based on rigorous scientific criteria.

Additional Sources

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