1972 West German federal election
Results

1972 West German federal election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Parties	Constituency	Party list	Total seats

Votes	%	+/−	Seats	+/−	Votes	%	+/−	Seats	+/−	Seats	+/−	%

Social Democratic Party (SPD)	18,228,239	48.9	+4.9	152	+25	17,175,169	45.8	+3.1	78	−19	242	+5	46.7

Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	13,304,813	35.7	−1.4	65	−22	13,190,837	35.2	−1.4	112	+6	186	−15	35.9

Christian Social Union (CSU)	3,620,625	9.7	+0.2	31	−3	3,615,183	9.7	+0.2	17	+2	48	−1	9.3

Free Democratic Party (FDP)	1,790,513	4.8	±0	0	±0	3,129,982	8.4	+2.6	41	+11	42	+11	8.1

National Democratic Party (NPD)	194,389	0.5	−3.1	0	±0	207,465	0.6	−3.7	0	±0	0	±0	0

German Communist Party (DKP)	146,258	0.4	+0.4	0	±0	113,891	0.3	+0.3	0	±0	0	±0	0

European Federalist Party (EFP)	7,581	0.0	−0.1	0	±0	24,057	0.1	−0.1	0	±0	0	±0	0

Free Social Union (FSU)	1,864	0.0	±0	0	±0	3,166	0.0	±0	0	±0	0	±0	0

Electoral groups and independents	9,497	0.0	−0.1	0	±0	–	–	–	–	–	0	±0	0

Invalid/blank votes	457,810	—	—	—	—	301,839	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Totals	37,761,589	100	±0.0	248	±0	37,761,589	100	±0.0	248	±0	518	±0	±0

Registered voters/turnout	41,446,302	91.1	—	—	—	41,446,302	91.1	—	—	—	—	—	—

Source: Federal Returning Officer

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Voter turnout was 91.1%.

final_sentence: Voter turnout was 91.1%.