Election result

Who Won the Parliamentary Election in Hamburg 1957?

In the Parliamentary Election in Hamburg 1957, SPD received the most votes with 53.9%. Following were CDU with 32.2%, FDP with 8.6%, Deutsche Partei with 4.1%, Mittelstand with 0.4%, Deutsche Reichspartei with 0.4% and Bund der Deutschen with 0.3%.Other parties collectively received 0.1% of the votes.

Voter Turnout: 77.3%

The voter turnout for the Parliamentary Election in Hamburg 1957 was 77.3%.
SPD
53.9
+8.7
CDU
32.2
FDP
8.6
DP
4.1
UDP
0.4
DRP
0.4
-0.3
BdD
0.3
Others
0.1

Coalition possibilities

120
Majority requires 61 seats
SPD
69
57.5%
FDP
10
8.3%
CDU
41
34.2%
SPD
57.5%
CDU + FDP
42.5%
FDP
8.3%

Distribution of seats in parliament

Which Parties Entered Parliament?

In the Parliamentary Election in Hamburg 1957, 3 parties entered parliament: SPD with 69 seats, CDU with 41 seats and FDP with 10 seats.

Are There More Left-Wing or Right-Wing Representatives?

After the Parliamentary Election in Hamburg 1957, left-wing parties dominate parliament. 69 (57.5%) out of 120 seats are held by representatives of predominantly left-wing parties, while 51 (42.5%) seats are held by representatives of predominantly right-wing parties.
Parties in parliament
Seats in parliament : 120
Political orientation
Left-leaning parties : 69
Right-leaning parties : 51

Pre-election institute polls

Election result
SPD
53.9
CDU
32.2
FDP
8.6
DP
4.1
Others
1.2

Election result

Party Votes Seats
SPD 53.9% +8.7% 69 +11
CDU 32.2% +32.2% 41 +41
FDP 8.6% +8.6% 10 +10
Deutsche Partei 4.1% +4.1% 0 ±0
Mittelstand 0.4% +0.4% 0 ±0
Deutsche Reichspartei 0.4% -0.3% 0 ±0
Bund der Deutschen 0.3% +0.3% 0 ±0
Deutsche Gemeinschaft 0.1% +0.1% 0 ±0