Election result
Who Won the Parliamentary Election in Nordrhein-Westfalen 1966?
In the Parliamentary Election in Nordrhein-Westfalen 1966, SPD received the most votes with 49.5%. Following were CDU with 42.8% and FDP with 7.4%.Other parties collectively received 0.3% of the votes.
Voter Turnout: 76.5%
The voter turnout for the Parliamentary Election in Nordrhein-Westfalen 1966 was 76.5%.
Seats in parliament
Coalition possibilities
200
Majority requires 101 seats
SPD
99
49.5%
FDP
15
7.5%
CDU
86
43%
SPD + CDU
SPD + FDP
CDU + FDP
SPD
Distribution of seats in parliament
Which Parties Entered Parliament?
In the Parliamentary Election in Nordrhein-Westfalen 1966, 3 parties entered parliament: SPD with 99 seats, CDU with 86 seats and FDP with 15 seats.
Are There More Left-Wing or Right-Wing Representatives?
After the Parliamentary Election in Nordrhein-Westfalen 1966, the number of left-wing and right-wing representatives in parliament is roughly equal. 99 (49.5%) out of 200 seats are held by representatives of predominantly left-wing parties, while 101 (50.5%) seats are held by representatives of predominantly right-wing parties.
Parties in parliament
Seats in parliament
: 200
Political orientation
Left-leaning parties
: 99
Right-leaning parties
: 101
Pre-election institute polls
Election result
SPD
49.5
CDU
42.8
FDP
7.4
Others
0.3
Election result
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 49.5% | +6.2% | 99 | +9 |
| CDU | 42.8% | -3.6% | 86 | -10 |
| FDP | 7.4% | +0.5% | 15 | +1 |
| Zentrum | 0.2% | -0.7% | 0 | ±0 |
| Freisoziale Union | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| Unabhängige Arbeiter-Partei | <0.1% | ±0.0% | 0 | ±0 |