page_title: 1957 West German federal election
hierarchical_section_title: 1957 West German federal election
caption_attribution_description: English: Results of the (West) German federal elections of 1957, showing direct seats won by party Deutsch: Ergebnisse der Bundestagswahl 1957, mit Ergebnisse der Direktmandaten pro Partei Svenska: Resultatet vid (väst)tyska förbundsdagsvalet 1957, med direktmandat per parti
context_page_description: Federal elections were held in West Germany on 15 September 1957 to elect the third Bundestag. The Christian Democratic Union and its longtime ally, the Christian Social Union in Bavaria, won a sweeping victory, taking 277 seats in the Bundestag to win the first — and to date, only — absolute majority for a single German parliamentary group in a free election.
context_section_description: Federal elections were held in West Germany on 15 September 1957 to elect the third Bundestag. The Christian Democratic Union and its longtime ally, the Christian Social Union in Bavaria, won a sweeping victory, taking 277 seats in the Bundestag to win the first — and to date, only — absolute majority for a single German parliamentary group in a free election.
caption: Results by constituency for the first votes. Grey denotes seats won by the CDU/CSU; red denotes seats won by the SPD; light blue denotes seats won by the German Party; yellow denotes the seat won by the FDP.
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