Local elections in Saarland in 1949

The municipal elections in Saarland on 1949 took place on March 27, 1949. The local councils were elected.

Election results

The election resulted in the following results:

choice	Eligible voters	Votes cast	voter turnout	Valid votes
Municipal election 1949	581.188	415.265	88.6%	464.328
Municipal election 1946	477.276	447.732	93.8%	422.915

The votes were distributed among the parties as follows:

choice	CVP	DPS	PLC	KP	Others
Municipal election 1949	230,994 (49.7%)	30,590 (6.6%)	145,076 (31.2%)	39,709 (8.6%)	17,050 (3.9%)
Municipal election 1946	221,358 (52.4%)	./.	107,952 (25.5%)	38,517 (9.1%)	55,008 (13.0%)

In detail:

circle	Eligible voters	Votes cast	voter turnout	Valid votes
Saarbrücken city	66,319	55,987	86.4%	51.011
Saarbrücken-Land	151.111	134,705	89.1%	121,421
Saarlouis	96,799	84,336	87.1%	75,244
Merzig-Wadern	49,977	44,584	89.2%	39,719
Ottweiler	96,698	86,922	89.9%	79.129
St. Wendel	47,137	42,336	89.9%	28,390
St. Ingbert	38,370	34,152	89.0%	31,139
Homburg	24,777	31,213	89.8%	28,275
Saarland	581.188	415.265	88.6%	464.328

The votes were distributed among the parties as follows:

circle	CVP	DPS	PLC	KP	Others
Saarbrücken city	16,135 (31.6%)	7,545 (14.8%)	20,477 (40.2%)	6,854 (13.4%)
Saarbrücken-Land	56,192 (46.3%)	6,002 (4.9%)	44,802 (36.9%)	12,583 (10.4%)	1.84 (1.5%)
Saarlouis	44,819 (59.5%)	4,185 (5.6%)	18,341 (24.4%)	5,088 (6.8%)	2,811 (3.7%)
Merzig-Wadern	21,307 (53.7%)	2,193 (5.5%)	9,305 (23.4%)	1,460 (3.7%)	5,454 (13.7%)
Ottweiler	36,454 (46.1%)	4,423 (5.6%)	28,627 (36.2%)	7,687 (9.7%)	1,938 (2.4%)
St. Wendel	18,809 (57.7%)	2,090 (5.4%)	7,333 (19.1%)	2,447 (6.4%)	4,370 (11.4%)
St. Ingbert	19,281 (61.9%)	2,230 (7.2%)	6,942 (22.3%)	1,723 (5.5%)	963 (3.1%)
Homburg	14,656 (51.9%)	1,922 (6.8%)	9,249 (32.7%)	1,867 (6.6%)	581 (2.0%)
Saarland	230,994 (49.7%)	30,590 (6.6%)	145,076 (31.2%)	39,709 (8.6%)	17,050 (3.9%)

Statistical Handbook for Saarland, 1958 Chapter 07 Elections, digitized version (election results)