1969 German Federal Election
28 September 1969 · The Bonn Republic · 496 seats, 249 for a majority
A federal election was held in West Germany on 28 September 1969 to elect the members of the 6th Bundestag. The CDU/CSU remained the largest faction and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) remained the largest single party in the Bundestag, winning 237 of the 518 seats.
Chancellor before
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
CDU
Chancellor after
Willy Brandt
SPD
Largest force
CDU/CSU
242 of 496 seats
Turnout
86.7%
The result
CDU/CSU
Kurt Georg Kiesinger · 46.1% of votes · -3 seats
242
seats
SPD
Willy Brandt · 42.7% of votes · +22 seats
224
seats
FDP
Walter Scheel · 5.8% of votes · -19 seats
30
seats