State election in Baden-Württemberg in 1956

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50
40
30th
20th
10
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42.6
28.9
16.6
6.3
3.2
1.6
0.8
Gains and losses
compared to 1952
 % p
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
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  -4
  -6
  -8th
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+1.6
-6.5
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Remarks:
d 1952 BHE
    
A total of 120 seats

The state elections in Baden-Württemberg in 1956 took place on March 4th. The KPD took part in a state election in Germany for the last time before it was banned in the summer of that year . The all-party coalition led by Prime Minister Gebhard Müller was continued.

Starting position

The CDU was in the opposition until 1953 . FDP / DVP, SPD and GB / BHE had a coalition government under Prime Minister Reinhold Maier ( FDP / DVP ) formed . After September 30, 1953, a “quasi-all-party coalition” was led under Prime Minister Gebhard Müller (CDU) ; only the KPD was not involved in the government.

Result

Result of the state election
of March 4, 1956
Political party be right proportion of Seats Direct
mandates 		Seats
1952
CDU 1,392,635 42.64% 56 48 50
SPD 942.732 28.86% 36 20th 38
FDP / DVP 541.221 16.57% 21st 2 23
GB / BHE 204,335 6.26% 7th 6th
KPD 104,652 3.20% 4th
GVP 50,618 1.55%
BdD 18,077 0.55%
DG 11,747 0.36%
Individual applicants 152 0.01%
valid votes
 		 3,266,169
  		100.00%
98.68%		 120
 		 70
 		 121
 
invalid votes 62,691 1.32%
Voter
turnout		 3,328,860
  		100.00%
  70.25%
Non-voters 1,409,530 29.75%
Eligible voters 4,738,390 100.00%

Parliament and state politics after the election

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