Election results at a glance

Parliamentary election in Saarland 1952

Results of the parliamentary election on 11/30/1952
CVP
SPS
KPS
Other
54.7
32.4
9.5
3.4
+3.5
-0.4
+1.1
+3.4

Political orientation of parties

CVP
SPS
KPS
What do the symbols mean?
To make parties easier to compare, the symbols indicate a party’s political orientation. These categories provide a quick overview. More detailed information on political positions can be found on the party subpages.
Far left
Left
Centre-left
Centre
Transversal
Unknown
Centre-right
Right
Far right
Liberal
Environment & climate
Regional
Animal rights
Satirical

Electoral threshold

The electoral threshold in Saarland is 5%.

Voter turnout

Voter turnout was 93.1%.
Current election trend for Saarland
Poll results, coalitions, and election outcomes
Historical elections in Saarland
Results, coalitions, and data

Information on the electoral system

Direct election

Voters elect representatives directly.

Mixed system

Voters cast votes for both individual candidates and parties.

Compensatory system

Direct seats are balanced by compensatory seats to ensure proportional outcomes.

Single round

The election is decided in one round.

Free

Elections are free and fair, with genuine competition.

Seat distribution and possible coalitions

50
Majority from 26 seats
CVP
29
58%
SPS
17
34%
KPS
4
8%

The government could remain in office

The incumbent governing parties secured 92.0% of the seats.
Christliche Volkspartei
Unknown
58.0%

Political parties in Saarland

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All political parties in Saarland at a glance
What do the parties stand for?
Information, comparisons, and data on parties in Saarland

Government cabinets of the legislative term

Historical government cabinets in Saarland
Cabinets and governing parties since 1945

Accuracy of pre-election polls

Deviation of pre-election polls from the election result

Detailed party results

Sources of data and information

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ParlGov – Parliamentary Democracy Data

Long-running research data from the University of Bremen. It documents political parties and governments and enables systematic political comparison.
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Döring, Holger and Philip Manow. 2024. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov): Information on parties, elections and cabinets in established democracies.

CHES – Chapel Hill Expert Survey

Europe’s most important expert survey on party positions. More than 400 political scientists from different countries assess party positions based on scientific criteria.
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Rovny, Jan, Ryan Bakker, Liesbet Hooghe, Seth Jolly, Gary Marks, Jonathan Polk, Marco Steenbergen, and Milada Vachudova. “25 Years of Political Party Positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill Expert Survey, 1999-2024,”