Votes on the German Chancellor

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Votes on the German Federal Chancellor are the election of the Federal Chancellor in accordance with Article 63 of the Basic Law , the constructive vote of no confidence in the Federal Chancellor (Article 67) and the Federal Chancellor's vote of confidence (Article 68). In addition, there is the election of the Federal Chancellor and the constructive vote of no confidence in the Federal Chancellor by the Joint Committee in the event of a defense (Article 115h Paragraph 2). The election takes place according to §§ 4, 49 of the rules of procedure of the German Bundestag with "hidden ballot papers" ( secret ballot ).

Overview of the votes on the German Chancellor
serial no. date Bundestag Procedure Proposed, challenger / Federal Chancellor, Federal Chancellor Member of the Bundestag absolute majority Yes No Contain invalid not submitted relevant result episode
1 15.09. 1949 1. 1st ballot Konrad Adenauer 402 202 202 142 44 1 13 202-200 Adenauer elected
2 09.10. 1953 2. 1st ballot Konrad Adenauer 487 244 305 148 14th 0 20th 305-182 Adenauer elected
3 10/22 1957 3. 1st ballot Konrad Adenauer 497 249 274 193 9 0 21st 274-223 Adenauer elected
4th 07.11. 1961 4th 1st ballot Konrad Adenauer 499 250 258 206 26th 0 9 258-241 Adenauer elected
5 16.10. 1963 1st ballot Ludwig Erhard 499 250 279 180 24 1 15th 279-220 Erhard elected
6th 20.10. 1965 5. 1st ballot Ludwig Erhard 496 249 272 200 15th 0 9 272-224 Erhard elected
7th 01.12. 1966 1st ballot Kurt Georg Kiesinger 496 249 340 109 23 1 23 340-156 Kiesinger elected
8th 21.10. 1969 6th 1st ballot Willy Brandt 496 249 251 235 5 4th 1 251-245 Brandt elected
9 04/27 1972 constructive vote of no confidence Rainer Barzel versus Willy Brandt 496 249 247 10 3 0 236 247-249 failed, Brandt remains Federal Chancellor
10 22.09. 1972 Vote of confidence Willy Brandt 496 249 233 248 1 0 14th 233-263 Brandt failed, Bundestag dissolved
11 14.12. 1972 7th 1st ballot Willy Brandt 496 249 269 223 0 1 3 269-227 Brandt elected
12 16.05. 1974 1st ballot Helmut Schmidt 496 249 267 225 0 0 4th 267-229 Schmidt elected
13 15.12. 1976 8th. 1st ballot Helmut Schmidt 496 249 250 243 1 1 1 250-246 Schmidt elected
14th 05.11. 1980 9. 1st ballot Helmut Schmidt 497 249 266 222 2 1 6th 266-231 Schmidt elected
15th 05.02. 1982 Vote of confidence Helmut Schmidt 497 249 269 225 0 0 3 269-228 Schmidt confirmed
16 01.10. 1982 constructive vote of no confidence Helmut Kohl versus Helmut Schmidt 497 249 256 235 4th 0 2 256-241 Cabbage chosen
17th 17.12. 1982 Vote of confidence Helmut Kohl 497 249 8th 218 248 0 23 8-489 Kohl failed, Bundestag dissolved
18th 29.03. 1983 10. 1st ballot Helmut Kohl 498 250 271 214 1 0 12 271-227 Cabbage chosen
19th 11.03. 1987 11. 1st ballot Helmut Kohl 497 249 253 225 6th 3 10 253-244 Cabbage chosen
20th January 17 1991 12. 1st ballot Helmut Kohl 662 332 378 257 9 0 18th 378-284 Cabbage chosen
21st 11/15 1994 13. 1st ballot Helmut Kohl 672 337 338 333 0 0 1 338-334 Cabbage chosen
22nd 10/27 1998 14th 1st ballot Gerhard Schröder 669 335 351 287 27 1 3 351-318 Schröder elected
23 11/16 2001 Vote of confidence Gerhard Schröder 666 334 336 326 0 0 4th 336-330 Schröder confirmed
24 10/22 2002 15th 1st ballot Gerhard Schröder 603 302 305 292 2 0 4th 305-298 Schröder elected
25th 01.07. 2005 Vote of confidence Gerhard Schröder 601 301 151 296 148 0 6th 151-450 Schröder failed, Bundestag dissolved
26th 11/22 2005 16. 1st ballot Angela Merkel 614 308 397 202 12 1 2 397-217 Merkel elected
27 28.10. 2009 17th 1st ballot Angela Merkel 622 312 323 285 4th 0 10 323-299 Merkel elected
28 17.12. 2013 18th 1st ballot Angela Merkel 631 316 462 150 9 0 10 462-169 Merkel elected
29 14.03. 2018 19th 1st ballot Angela Merkel 709 355 364 315 9 4th 17th 364-345 Merkel elected

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Election process for the German Chancellor

Overall, in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany, only nine people in the Bundestag have officially and constitutionally bindingly voted on the federal government in accordance with the constitutional provisions

  1. about Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer in the Federal Chancellor elections in 1949, 1953, 1957 and 1961,
  2. about Federal Chancellor Ludwig Erhard in the Federal Chancellor elections in 1963 and 1965,
  3. about Federal Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger in the election of the Federal Chancellor in 1966,
  4. about Federal Chancellor Willy Brandt in the Federal Chancellor elections in 1969 and 1972, in the constructive vote of no confidence in 1972 and in the vote of confidence in 1972,
  5. about Rainer Barzel in the constructive vote of no confidence in 1972,
  6. on Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt in the Federal Chancellor elections in 1974, 1976 and 1980, in the constructive vote of no confidence in 1982 and in the vote of confidence in February 1982,
  7. on Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl in the constructive vote of no confidence in 1982, in the vote of confidence in December 1982 and in the Federal Chancellor elections in 1983, 1987, 1991 and 1994,
  8. about Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder in the Federal Chancellor elections in 1998 and 2002 and in the questions of trust in 2001 and 2005
  9. about Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Federal Chancellor elections in 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2018.

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