State election in Baden 1947
The state election in Baden on May 18, 1947 was the first and only state election in the state of Baden (southern Baden) . 60 mandates were awarded in the Baden state parliament , for which four parties competed.
The turnout was 67.8 percent; 9.2 percent of the votes cast were invalid. The BCSV achieved an absolute majority of votes and seats with 55.9 percent of the votes and 34 seats, while the SPB became the second strongest party with 22.4 percent of the votes and 13 seats. The Democratic Party won 14.3 percent and nine seats, the KPD 7.4 percent and four seats.
| Political party | be right | Seats | |
| Proportion of [%] | number | Proportion of [%] | |
| Baden Christian Social People's Party | 55.9 | 34 | 56.67 |
| Social Democratic Party | 22.4 | 13 | 21.67 |
| Democratic Party | 14.3 | 9 | 15.00 |
| Communist Party | 7.4 | 4th | 6.67 |
After the election, the Wohleb I cabinet , a coalition government made up of the CDU (emerged from BCSV) and the SPD, was formed and ruled from late June 1947 to early January 1948. From the end of January 1948 until the founding of the state of Baden-Württemberg on April 25, 1952, a single CDU government ruled with the Wohleb II and Wohleb III cabinets .
On May 29, 1951, the electoral term originally set for four years expired . Due to the planned merger of the federal states, the current electoral term was extended to March 31, 1952. The new state of Baden-Württemberg was formed on April 25, 1952, with the result that the state of Baden was practically without a representative body between April 1 and 24, 1952.