1972 Besmenian federal election

1972 Besmenian federal election

August 13, 1972
427 seats 214 seats needed for a majority
Registered	48,967,434
Turnout	44,224,528 (90,3%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Robert Gleitzmann Johannes Schmidt Jürgen Rothmann Party BVP SDU FBBP Leader since 31 March 1967 6 February 1960 6 March 1964 Leader's seat Trissia Metakumburg Summingia Last election 32,8% 33,1% 19,5% Popular vote 17,910,935 9,685,172 8,446,885 Percentage 40,5% 21,9% 19,1% Swing 7,7% 11.2% 0,4%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Konrad Berger Friedrich Mährbecht Party BRP NWB Leader since 27 October 1969 18 May 1970 Leader's seat Lower Besmenia Maurenmark Last election 8,2% 5,5% Popular vote 4,555,126 2,609,247 Percentage 10,3% 5,9% Swing 2,1% 0,4%

The 1972 Besmenian federal election took place in Besmenia on August 13, 1972.

BVP was the strongest party with a result of 40.5%. The SDU suffered heavy losses to a result of 21.9% after receiving 33.1% of the vote in the previous election. The FBBP suffered slight losses. The BRP and the NWB could record additional votes.

Results

Popular vote BVP   40.5% SDU   21.9% FBBP   19.1% BRP   10.3% NWB   5.9% Other parties   2%