1920 East Besmenian presidential election

1920 East Besmenian presidential election

30 September 1920

Candidate Hermann Köster Hans Gussmann Oskar Winckel Party Independent BNVP KPB Electoral vote 198 28 21

Result on the ballot   Köster 198   Gussmann 28   Winckel 21   Invalid, blank 10   Uncasted votes 6

President before election None President Hermann Köster

The 1963 East Besmenian presidential election took place on 28 April 1963 and on 12 May 1963 in East Besmenia.

The incumbent president, Wilhelm Ganswindt, was not eligible for reelection. It was the last presidential election before the Besmenian reunification in September 1967.

Electoral system

Total 263 seats

• KPB: 20
• SDU: 56
• FPB: 15
• CPB: 5
• BDP: 97
• BKP: 39
• BBU: 11
• BNVP: 18
• Ind.: 2

The President of Besmenia is directly elected by the population once every six years. The election is held under a two-round system; if no candidate receives more than 50% of votes cast in the first round, then a second ballot occurs in which only those two candidates who received the greatest number of votes in the first round may stand.

Results

Candidate		Party	Result
			Votes	%
	Hermann Köster	Independent	198
	Hans Gussmann	BNVP	28
	Oskar Winckel	KPB	21
Invalid/blank votes			10
Uncasted votes			6
Total			263	100%