Election result
Who Won the Parliamentary Election in Hessen 1978?
In the Parliamentary Election in Hessen 1978, CDU received the most votes with 46%. Following were SPD with 44.3%, FDP with 6.6%, Grüne Liste with 1.1%, Grüne Aktion Zukunft with 0.9%, Deutsche Kommunistische Partei with 0.4% and Die Heimat with 0.4%.Other parties collectively received 0.3% of the votes.
Voter Turnout: 87.7%
The voter turnout for the Parliamentary Election in Hessen 1978 was 87.7%.
Coalition possibilities
110
Majority requires 56 seats
SPD
50
45.5%
FDP
7
6.4%
CDU
53
48.2%
CDU + SPD
CDU + FDP
SPD + FDP
CDU
SPD
Distribution of seats in parliament
Which Parties Entered Parliament?
In the Parliamentary Election in Hessen 1978, 3 parties entered parliament: CDU with 53 seats, SPD with 50 seats and FDP with 7 seats.
Are There More Left-Wing or Right-Wing Representatives?
After the Parliamentary Election in Hessen 1978, right-wing parties dominate parliament. 50 (45.5%) out of 110 seats are held by representatives of predominantly left-wing parties, while 60 (54.5%) seats are held by representatives of predominantly right-wing parties.
Parties in parliament
Seats in parliament
: 110
Political orientation
Left-leaning parties
: 50
Right-leaning parties
: 60
Pre-election institute polls
Election result
CDU
46
SPD
44.3
FDP
6.6
Others
3.1
Election result
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 46.0% | -1.3% | 53 | ±0 |
| SPD | 44.3% | +1.1% | 50 | +1 |
| FDP | 6.6% | -0.8% | 7 | -1 |
| Grüne Liste | 1.1% | +1.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| Grüne Aktion Zukunft | 0.9% | +0.9% | 0 | ±0 |
| Deutsche Kommunistische Partei | 0.4% | +0.4% | 0 | -1 |
| Die Heimat | 0.4% | -0.6% | 0 | ±0 |
| Freie Wähler | 0.2% | +0.2% | 0 | ±0 |
| Kommunistischer Bund | 0.1% | ±0.0% | 0 | ±0 |
| AVP | <0.1% | ±0.0% | 0 | ±0 |
| Europäische Arbeiter-Partei | <0.1% | ±0.0% | 0 | ±0 |
| Gerechtigkeitspartei | <0.1% | ±0.0% | 0 | ±0 |
| Grüne Liste Umweltschutz | <0.1% | ±0.0% | 0 | ±0 |