Election result
Who Won the Parliamentary Election in Hessen 1974?
In the Parliamentary Election in Hessen 1974, CDU received the most votes with 47.3%. Following were SPD with 43.2%, FDP with 7.4%, Die Heimat with 1% and Deutsche Kommunistische Partei with 0.9%.Other parties collectively received 0.2% of the votes.
Voter Turnout: 84.8%
The voter turnout for the Parliamentary Election in Hessen 1974 was 84.8%.
Coalition possibilities
110
Majority requires 56 seats
SPD
49
44.5%
FDP
8
7.3%
CDU
53
48.2%
CDU + SPD
CDU + FDP
SPD + FDP
CDU
Distribution of seats in parliament
Which Parties Entered Parliament?
In the Parliamentary Election in Hessen 1974, 3 parties entered parliament: CDU with 53 seats, SPD with 49 seats and FDP with 8 seats.
Are There More Left-Wing or Right-Wing Representatives?
After the Parliamentary Election in Hessen 1974, right-wing parties dominate parliament. 49 (44.5%) out of 110 seats are held by representatives of predominantly left-wing parties, while 61 (55.5%) seats are held by representatives of predominantly right-wing parties.
Parties in parliament
Seats in parliament
: 110
Political orientation
Left-leaning parties
: 49
Right-leaning parties
: 61
Pre-election institute polls
Election result
CDU
47.3
SPD
43.2
FDP
7.4
Others
2.1
Election result
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 47.3% | +7.6% | 53 | +7 |
| SPD | 43.2% | -2.7% | 49 | -4 |
| FDP | 7.4% | -2.7% | 8 | -3 |
| Die Heimat | 1.0% | -2.0% | 0 | ±0 |
| Deutsche Kommunistische Partei | 0.9% | -0.3% | 0 | ±0 |
| Kommunistischer Bund | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| KPD | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| Bund Deutscher Kommunisten | <0.1% | ±0.0% | 0 | ±0 |
| European Labour Committees | <0.1% | ±0.0% | 0 | ±0 |