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   Abstentions 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	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Thomas Albrecht	SDU		40.1%		54.7%
	Franz Kahmwald	BVP		34.9%		45.3%
	Karl Tannenberg	Independent		16.2%
	Fritz Hagedorn	LBB		8.8%
Total				100%	'	100%
Registered voters/turnout