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The '''1966 West Besmenian legislative election''' was held on October 16, 1966 in the [[Besmenian Republic]]. It was the first free election in West Besmenia since 1921.
The '''1966 West Besmenian legislative election''' was held on October 16, 1966 in the [[Besmenian Republic]]. It was the first free election in West Besmenia since 1921.
==Background==
==Background==
[[File:Horst Lommberg3.png|200px|thumb|left|Horst Lommberg at an election event in [[Flommstein]] on October 4, 1966.]]
[[File:DB1966poster.png|200px|thumb|left|Election poster of the DB.]]
After the [[West Besmenian Revolution]] and the victory of the revolutionaries, the democratization of West Besmenia began on June 9, 1966 after Rudolf Bötte (successor to [[Lars Schreim]]) proclaimed the Besmenian Republic and appointed himself president. After many political parties were founded in June 1966 after the 1922 prohibition of parties was repealed, Bötte announced free elections for October 16th. On July 16, Bötte resigned as president. Hermann Himmerlich became his successor.
After the [[West Besmenian Revolution]] and the victory of the revolutionaries, the democratization of West Besmenia began on June 9, 1966 after Rudolf Bötte (successor to [[Lars Schreim]]) proclaimed the Besmenian Republic and appointed himself president. After many political parties were founded in June 1966 after the 1922 prohibition of parties was repealed, Bötte announced free elections for October 16th. On July 16, Bötte resigned as president. Hermann Himmerlich became his successor.
==Contesting parties==
==Contesting parties==
==Contesting parties==
List of the largest parties
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" colspan="3"| Name
! rowspan="2" colspan="3"| Name
! rowspan="2"| Ideology
! rowspan="2"| Ideology
! rowspan="2"| Party leader
! rowspan="2"| Party leader
! rowspan="2"| Prime Minister candidate
! rowspan="2"| President candidate
! colspan="2"| 2020 result
|-
|-
! Votes (%)
|
! Seats in the Federal Chamber
|
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#0F0FFF|
| bgcolor=#00FFFF|
| align=center| '''BVP'''
| align=center| '''DB'''
| [[Besmenian People's Party]]<br />{{small|''Besmenische Volkspartei''}}
| [[Democratic Besmenia]]<br />{{small|''Demokratisches Besmenien''}}
| {{wpl|Christian Democracy}} <br> {{wpl|Conservatism}}
| {{wpl|Liberal conservatism}} <br> Besmenian unionism
| [[Theodor Sidemann]]
| [[Horst Lommberg]]
| [[Elisabeth Rademacher]]
| Horst Lommberg
| align=center| 33.4%
|-
| {{Composition bar|144|427|#0F0FFF}}
| bgcolor=#FC8C00|
| align=center| '''KUB'''
| [[Conservative Union of Besmenia]]<br />{{small|''Konservative Union Besmeniens''}}
| {{wpl|Conservatism}} <br> {{wpl|Christian democracy}}
| [[Robert Baalke]]
| Robert Baalke
|-
| bgcolor=#FF3500|
| align=center| '''BSP'''
| [[Besmenian Socialist Party]]<br />{{small|''Besmenische Sozialistische Partei''}}
| {{wpl|Social democracy}}<br>{{wpl|Democratic Socialism}}
| [[Erich Bölker]]
| Erich Bölker
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#FFFF00|
| bgcolor=#FFFF00|
| align=center| '''FBBP'''
| align=center| '''LPB'''
| [[Free Besmenian Citizen's Party]]<br />{{small|''Freie Besmenische Bürgerpartei''}}
| [[Liberal Party of Besmenia]]<br />{{small|''Liberale Partei Besmeniens''}}
| {{wpl|Liberalism}} <br> {{wpl|Classic liberalism}}
| {{wpl|Liberalism}}<br>{{wpl|Social liberalism}}
| [[Manuel Gonnsheim]]
| [[Günther Meier]]
| Manuel Gonnsheim
| Günther Meier
| align=center| 28.2%
| {{Composition bar|122|427|#FFFF00}}
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#8A0000|
| bgcolor=#8B4522|
| align=center| '''PBL'''
| align=center| '''BNU'''
| [[Party of the Besmenian Left]]<br />{{small|''Partei der Besmenischen Linke''}}
| [[Besmenian National Union]]<br />{{small|''Besmenische Nationalunion''}}
| {{wpl|Democratic Socialism}} <br> {{wpl|Left-wing populism}}
| {{wpl|National conservatism}} <br> [[Ochsenbeinism]]
| [[Sandra Eckwach]]
| [[Rudolf Bötte]]
| Sandra Eckwach
| [[Hermann Himmerlich]]
| align=center| 10.5%
| {{Composition bar|45|427|#8A0000}}
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#FF0000|
|}
| align=center| '''SDU'''
 
| [[Social Democratic Union]]<br />{{small|''Sozialdemokratische Union''}}
==Results==
| {{wpl|Social democracy}}
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
| [[Mark Chambers]]
|colspan=5|[[File:WBP 1966.png|center|300px]]
| Mark Chambers
|-
| align=center| 10.2%
!colspan=2 rowspan="2" style="width:60px;"|Party
| {{Composition bar|44|427|#FF0000}}
!rowspan="2" style="width:60px;"|Votes
!rowspan="2" style="width:60px;"|%
!rowspan=1|Seats
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#32CD32|
|
| align=center| '''GPB'''
|
| [[Green Party of Besmenia]]<br />{{small|''Grüne Partei Besmeniens''}}
| {{wpl|Green politics}} <br> {{wpl|Green liberalism}}
| [[Anna Stucklein]]
| Anna Stucklein
| align=center| 9%
| {{Composition bar|39|427|#32CD32}}
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#00CED1|
|style="background:#00FFFF"| ||align=left|[[Democratic Besmenia]]||9,164,157||30,9||122
| align=center| '''NBP'''
| [[National Besmenian Party]]<br />{{small|''Nationale Besmenische Partei''}}
| {{wpl|National conservatism}} <br> {{wpl|Right-wing populism}}
| [[Markus Ernst]]
| [[Franz Weinreich]]
| align=center| 7.7%
|{{Composition bar|33|427|#00CED1}}
|-
|-
|style="background:#FF8C00"| ||align=left|[[Conservative Union of Besmenia]]||7,829,571||26.4||155
|-
|style="background:#FF3500"| ||align=left|[[Besmenian Socialist Party]]||5,753,548||19,4||77
|-
|style="background:#FFFF00| ||align=left|[[Liberal Party of Besmenia]]||3,558,896||12||48
|-
|style="background:#8B4522"| ||align=left|[[Besmenian National Union]]||2,580,199||8,7||34
|-
|style="background:#D3D3D3"| ||align=left|Other parties||711,779||2,4||0
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Invalid/blank votes||59,314||0,2||–
|-
|align=left colspan=2|'''Total'''||'''29,657,464 '''||'''100'''||'''386'''
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Registered voters/turnout||32,676,111||90,7||–
|}
|}
==Results==
==Aftermatch==
==Aftermatch==
After the election, the two largest parties DB and KUB agreed on a joint coalition with Horst Lommberg as President and Robert Baalke as Vice President. The DB-KUB government started its work on November 8, 1966.
[[Category: Besmenia]]
[[Category: Besmenia]]

Revision as of 18:38, 20 May 2021

1966 West Besmenian legislative election
Flag of Besmenian KR2.png
← 1964 16 October 1966 1968 (reunited Besmenia →
  First party Second party Third party
  Willy Heinecke.jpg Robert Baalke.png Erich Bölker.jpg
Leader Horst Lommberg Robert Baalke Erich Bölker
Party Democratic Besmenia Conservative Union of Besmenia Besmenian Socialist Party
Leader since 13 June 1966 21 June 1966 27 June 1966
Leader's seat District of Lichtenberg District of Hetenberg District of Berkafurt
Seats won 122 105 77
Popular vote 9,164,157 7,829,571 5,753,548
Percentage 30,9% 26,4% 19,4%
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Günther Meier.png Hermann Himmerlich.png
Leader Günther Meier Hermann Himmerlich
Party Liberal Party of Besmenia Besmenian National Union
Leader since 16 June 1966 29 July 1966 (nominated)
Leader's seat District of Helmfurt District of Melmingia
Seats won 48 34
Popular vote 3,558,896 2,580,199
Percentage 12% 8,7%
West Besmenian election map21966.png
Results by district for the votes.
President before election

Hermann Himmerlich
Besmenian National Union

President

Horst Lommberg
Democratic Besmenia

The 1966 West Besmenian legislative election was held on October 16, 1966 in the Besmenian Republic. It was the first free election in West Besmenia since 1921.

Background

File:DB1966poster.png
Election poster of the DB.

After the West Besmenian Revolution and the victory of the revolutionaries, the democratization of West Besmenia began on June 9, 1966 after Rudolf Bötte (successor to Lars Schreim) proclaimed the Besmenian Republic and appointed himself president. After many political parties were founded in June 1966 after the 1922 prohibition of parties was repealed, Bötte announced free elections for October 16th. On July 16, Bötte resigned as president. Hermann Himmerlich became his successor.

Contesting parties

List of the largest parties

Name Ideology Party leader President candidate
DB Democratic Besmenia
Demokratisches Besmenien 		Liberal conservatism
Besmenian unionism 		Horst Lommberg Horst Lommberg
KUB Conservative Union of Besmenia
Konservative Union Besmeniens 		Conservatism
Christian democracy 		Robert Baalke Robert Baalke
BSP Besmenian Socialist Party
Besmenische Sozialistische Partei 		Social democracy
Democratic Socialism 		Erich Bölker Erich Bölker
LPB Liberal Party of Besmenia
Liberale Partei Besmeniens 		Liberalism
Social liberalism 		Günther Meier Günther Meier
BNU Besmenian National Union
Besmenische Nationalunion 		National conservatism
Ochsenbeinism 		Rudolf Bötte Hermann Himmerlich

Results

WBP 1966.png
Party Votes % Seats
Democratic Besmenia 9,164,157 30,9 122
Conservative Union of Besmenia 7,829,571 26.4 155
Besmenian Socialist Party 5,753,548 19,4 77
Liberal Party of Besmenia 3,558,896 12 48
Besmenian National Union 2,580,199 8,7 34
Other parties 711,779 2,4 0
Invalid/blank votes 59,314 0,2 –
Total 29,657,464 100 386
Registered voters/turnout 32,676,111 90,7 –

Aftermatch

After the election, the two largest parties DB and KUB agreed on a joint coalition with Horst Lommberg as President and Robert Baalke as Vice President. The DB-KUB government started its work on November 8, 1966.

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