State election in Bavaria in 1958

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(in %)

%

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

45.6

30.8

8.6

8.1

5.6

1.3

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 1954

% p

8th

6th

4th

2

0

-2

-4

-6

+7.6

+2.7

-1.6

-5.1

-1.6

-2.0

Otherwise.

A total of 204 seats

SPD : 64
BP : 14
FDP : 8
CSU : 101
BHE : 17

The election for the 4th Bavarian State Parliament took place on November 23, 1958. The turnout was 76.6%.

Starting point and result

There was a 10% threshold at the district level , i.e. H. a party had to achieve 10% of the valid votes in at least one of the districts in order to enter the state parliament.

Result of the state election of November 23, 1958
Political party	First votes	Second votes	total	Sum in percent	Seats
CSU	2,101,645	2,091,259	4,192,904	45.56%	101
SPD	1,461,944	1,377,356	2,839,300	30.85%	64
GB / BHE	399.727	393.901	793.628	8.62%	17th
BP	392.017	350.407	742.424	8.07%	14th
FDP	269.145	243.199	512,344	5.57%	8th
DRP	27,710	29,154	56,864	0.62%	-
DP	17,882	16,555	34,437	0.37%	-
DG	15,543	16,376	31,919	0.35%	-

After the election, the CSU , GB / BHE and FDP continued their coalition government, initially under the leadership of Hanns Seidel ( Cabinet Seidel II ), from 1960 under Hans Ehard ( Cabinet Ehard IV ).