1969 German Presidential Election
5 March 1969 · The Bonn republic · two-round vote
Gustav Heinemann was elected on the third ballot with 512 electoral votes of 1,036. The Convention's largest delegations were CDU/CSU with 482 and SPD with 449. An absolute majority is needed on the first two ballots; a plurality is enough on the third.
President before
Heinrich Lübke
CDU
Elected President
Gustav Heinemann
SPD
Winning share
49.4%
second round
Turnout
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The result
| Gustav Heinemann | SPD, FDP | 514 | 49.60% | 512 | 49.40% |
| Gerhard Schröder | CDU/CSU, NPD | 501 | 48.40% | 506 | 48.80% |