State election in Saarland in 1970
The elections for the 6th Saarland Landtag took place on June 14, 1970 at the same time as the Landtag elections in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony .
In all three countries, the CDU achieved clear gains in votes, while the FDP in Saarland and Lower Saxony, which had been in coalition with the SPD at the federal level since 1969, fell below the five percent threshold. The Saarland People's Party lost the majority of its voters and only got 0.9% of the vote. In the Saarland, only two parties were represented in the state parliament for the first time, which also enabled the CDU to form a sole government for the first time.
Prime Minister Franz-Josef Röder was therefore re-elected, the SPD remained in the opposition.
Starting position
In the state elections in 1965 , both CDU and SPD had made strong gains, while the FDP / DPS had lost significantly. Röder continued the coalition with the FDP / DPS ( Röder III cabinet ).
Result
The turnout was 83.1%.
| Political party | be right | percent | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 308.107 | 47.8% | 27 |
| SPD | 262,492 | 40.8% | 23 |
| FDP / DPS | 28,167 | 4.4% | - |
| NPD | 22,020 | 3.4% | - |
| DKP | 17,344 | 2.7% | - |
| SVP / CVP | 5,773 | 0.9% | - |
