1954 German Presidential Election

17 July 1954 · The Bonn republic

Theodor Heuss was elected on the first ballot with 871 electoral votes of 957. The Convention's largest delegations were CDU/CSU with 431 and SPD with 347.

President before

Theodor Heuss

FDP

President (re-elected)

Theodor Heuss

FDP

Winning share

85.6%

Turnout

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The result

Theodor Heuss
CDU/CSU, SPD, FDP, DP · 871 votes
85.60%
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Alfred Weber
KPD · 12 votes
1.20%
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Others1
6 votes
0.60%
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Not cast
31 votes
3.00%
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