1961 German Federal Election
17 September 1961 · The Bonn Republic · 499 seats, 250 for a majority
A federal election was held in West Germany on 17 September 1961 to elect the members of the fourth Bundestag. The CDU/CSU remained the largest faction, winning 242 of the 499 seats.
Chancellor before
Konrad Adenauer
CDU
Chancellor (continued)
Konrad Adenauer
CDU
Largest force
CDU/CSU
242 of 499 seats
Turnout
87.7%
The result
| Share of the chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU/CSU | Konrad Adenauer | 242 | -28 | 14.298.372 | 45.3% | -4.9 | |
| SPD | Willy Brandt | 190 | +21 | 11.427.355 | 36.2% | +4.4 | |
| FDP | Erich Mende | 67 | +26 | 4.028.766 | 12.8% | +5.1 |