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Saarland Saarland Parliamentary Election: Results, Seat Distribution, and Coalition Options

Election Winner
CDU
36.6 % of votes
Parties in Parliament
5
-1 compared to 1955
Voter Turnout
93.3 %
+3.0 percentage points compared to 1955
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Final Official Results: Saarland's Parliamentary Election

The bars show each party's vote share, the chips the swing since the previous election. Saarland Parliamentary Election Results, December 4, 1960

CDU
36.6
+11.2
SPD
30.0
+30.0
FDP
13.8
+13.8
SVP
11.4
+11.4
DDU
5.0
+4.1
CNG
2.6
+2.6
DRP
0.6
+0.6
Government could remain in office

The incumbent governing parties achieved 52.0% of the seats.

Seat Distribution After Saarland's Parliamentary Election

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Who Governed Saarland After the Election?

Election Day 12/04/1960 Government formation 44 days Röder II 01/17/1961 – 07/19/1965

Röder II

 January 17, 1961 – July 19, 1965 · 4 years 6 months
26 of 50 seats
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Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses

Orientation Party Votes Seats Link
Centre-Right CDU 36.6 % +11.2 19 +5
Centre-Left SPD 30.0 % +30.0 16 +2
Liberal FDP 13.8 % +13.8 7 +7
Centre-Right Saarländische Volkspartei 11.4 % +11.4 6 +6
Left Deutsche Demokratische Union 5.0 % +4.1 2 +2
Right Christlich-Nationale Gemeinschaft 2.6 % +2.6 0 ±0
Unknown Deutsche Reichspartei 0.6 % +0.6 0 ±0

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