State election in Hamburg 1966
On March 27, 1966 the election for the 6th electoral term of the citizenship of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg ( citizenship election ) took place. This article deals with the election, the distribution of seats and the main topics of the electoral term. With 59% of the vote, the SPD achieved an absolute majority and the best result since the Second World War. In the election, 120 members of parliament were sent.
Election result and distribution of seats
The result of the election for citizenship in 1966 was:
| Political party | be right | in percent | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 558.754 | 59.0% | 74 |
| CDU | 284.501 | 30.0% | 38 |
| FDP | 64,837 | 6.8% | 8th |
| NPD | 36,654 | 3.9% | - |
| FSU | 3,056 | 0.3% | - |
On October 29, 1969, the MP Plattner moved from the FDP parliamentary group to the CDU parliamentary group.
government
After two electoral terms in a coalition with the FDP, the SPD provided the government alone in the sixth electoral term. Dr. Herbert Weichmann was the first mayor to head the Hamburg Senate for a second time . Wilhelm Drexelius took over the post of second mayor . The full Senate was presented and sworn in at the second plenary session on April 27, 1966. The judicial authority was created from the prison authority and the judiciary administration. The later mayor Peter Schulz became the senator of the new authority . Senator Walter Schmedemann resigned from his post on January 11, 1967. In the 16th session of the electoral term, Dr. Hans-Joachim Seeler elected and sworn in.
→ See also: Senate Weichmann II
Main issues during the 6th legislative term
The main focus of the work of the citizens was in the areas of education , home affairs , as well as construction and housing .
One of the main areas of the current political controversy has been student riots and the opposition outside parliament. A university reform law planned for years could be passed. This reform, hotly contested between the parties, the university and the students, could only be adopted at the end of the electoral term after many compromises by the citizens. The bill submitted to the citizenship for vote differed significantly from the former Senate bill.
There were two parliamentary committees of inquiry (PUA) within the sixth electoral term .
- On April 22, 1966, the first committee of inquiry of the electoral term was applied for by the CDU. The subject was the "review of the special security measures and the application of direct coercion in the Hamburg penal institutions ". He continued the work of the committee set up in the 5th electoral term. The content of the investigation was the death of prisoner on remand Ernst Haase. The American citizen died on June 30, 1964 after being mistreated. Hans-Joachim Seeler , who held this post until January 11, 1967, was appointed PUA chairman . Because of his move to the Senate, he then gave the chairmanship to Dr. Eberhard Beermann (SPD). The committee of inquiry was accompanied by a broad discussion inside and outside Parliament on how to deal with mentally ill offenders.
- On December 8, 1967, the CDU applied for the second PUA and approved it unanimously. The subject was the review of new hospital buildings. The chairman was the MP Hellmut Kalbitzer (SPD).
Quota for women
Of the 120 members of the citizenship, 18 were female (15%). 12 were elected to parliament for the SPD, 5 for the CDU and one for the FDP. There were fewer women MPs than in the 5th electoral term (21 women) but more than in the next (14).
See also
literature
- Eckhard Kowaleswski: The parliaments of the city-states Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg (1966–1971). A comparative analysis of the activities of the Berlin House of Representatives during the 5th electoral term (1967–1971), the Bremen parliament (Landtag) during the 7th electoral period (1967–1971) and the Hamburg parliament during the 6th electoral period (1966–1970) . At the same time dissertation of June 5, 1984 at the University of Hamburg, Hamburg 1984
- Hamburg citizenship: The Hamburg citizenship 1946–1971. Reconstruction and new building , illustrated by Erich Lüth , Verlag Conrad Kayser, Hamburg 1971
Individual evidence
- ^ Elections in Hamburg. The general election from 1946 to 2001 Spiegel Online
- ^ Citizenship elections Hamburg state votes elections in Germany
