1960 East Besmenian federal election

1960 East Besmenian federal election

11 September 1960
211 seats 106 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   File:Franz Schlösser.jpg Candidate Günther Brecht Johannes Schmidt Franz Schlösser Party BVP SDU LBB Last election 27,7% 25,4% 35,5% Percentage 31,8% 29,1%   Fourth party Fifth party   File:Jakob Falkenreu.jpg Candidate Reinhard Heide Jakob Falkenreu Party BRP BKP Last election Did not exist 7,9% Percentage 12,9% 4,0%
File:EastBesmenia1960electionmap.png Strongest party by state
Prime Minister before election Günther Brecht BVP Elected Prime Minister Günther Brecht BVP

Federal elections were held in East Besmenia on 11 September 1960 to elect the 211 members of the Federal Chamber. The Besmenian People's Party emerged as the largest faction in parliament for the first time since 1940, winning 72 of the 211 seats in the Federal Chamber.

Background

File:BVP 1960 election poster.png

Eletion poster from the BVP

Contesting parties

Name			Ideology	Party leader	1956 result
					Votes (%)	Seats in the Federal Chamber
	LBB	Liberal Citizen's Party of Besmenia Liberale Bürgerpartei Besmeniens	Conservative liberalism National liberalism	Franz Schlösser	35,5%	78 / 211
	BVP	Besmenian People's Party Besmenische Volkspartei	Christian Democracy Conservatism	Günther Brecht	27,7%	61 / 211
	SDU	Social Democratic Union Sozialdemokratische Union	Social democracy	Johannes Schmidt	24,4%	55 / 211
	BKP	Besmenian Conservative Party Besmenische Konservative Partei	Conservatism	Jabob Falkenreu	7,9%	17 / 211

Results

Party		Votes in %	Seats
	Besmenian People's Party	31.8	72
	Social Democratic Union	29.1	67
	Liberal Citizen's Party of Besmenia	19.5	43
	Besmenian Republican Party	12.9	29
	Besmenian Conservative Party	4.0	0
	Other parties	2.7	0
Invalid/blank votes			–
Total		100	211
Registered voters/turnout			–