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North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia Parliamentary Election: Results, Seat Distribution, and Coalition Options

Election Winner
CDU
46.4 % of votes
Parties in Parliament
3
±0 compared to 1958
Voter Turnout
73.4 %
-3.2 percentage points compared to 1958
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Final Official Results: North Rhine-Westphalia Parliamentary Election

The bars show each party's vote share, the chips the swing since the previous election. North Rhine-Westphalia Parliamentary Election Results, July 8, 1962

CDU
46.4
-4.1
SPD
43.3
+4.1
FDP
6.9
-0.2
DFU
2.0
+2.0
Zentr.
0.9
-0.2
GDP
0.4
+0.4
DG
0.1
+0.1
UAP
< 0.1
±0.0
Government cannot remain in office

The incumbent governing parties achieved 48.0% of the seats.

Seat Distribution After North Rhine-Westphalia's Parliamentary Election

Total seats
200
Majority
101

Parties

  1. CDU 96 48.0%
  2. SPD 90 45.0%
  3. FDP 14 7.0%
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Who Governed North Rhine-Westphalia After the Election?

Election Day 07/08/1962 Government formation 18 days Meyers II 07/26/1962 – 07/26/1966

Meyers II

 July 26, 1962 – July 26, 1966 · 4 years
110 of 200 seats
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Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses

Orientation Party Votes Seats Link
Centre-Right CDU 46.4 % -4.1 96 -8
Centre-Left SPD 43.3 % +4.1 90 +9
Liberal FDP 6.9 % -0.2 14 -1
Left Deutsche Friedensunion 2.0 % +2.0 0 ±0
Centre-Right Zentrum 0.9 % -0.2 0 ±0
Centre-Right Gesamtdeutsche Partei 0.4 % +0.4 0 ±0
Far-Right Deutsche Gemeinschaft 0.1 % +0.1 0 ±0
Right Unabhängige Arbeiter-Partei < 0.1 % ±0.0 0 ±0

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