1966 West Besmenian parliamentary election

1966 West Besmenian legislative election

16 October 1966

First party Second party Third party   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   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%

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

Horst Lommberg at an election event in Flommstein on October 4, 1966.

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 After many political parties were founded in June 1966 after the 1922 prohibition of parties was repealed, Bötte announced free elections for October 16th.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

Name			Ideology	Party leader	Prime Minister candidate	2020 result
						Votes (%)	Seats in the Federal Chamber
	BVP	Besmenian People's Party Besmenische Volkspartei	Christian Democracy Conservatism	Theodor Sidemann	Elisabeth Rademacher	33.4%	144 / 427
	FBBP	Free Besmenian Citizen's Party Freie Besmenische Bürgerpartei	Liberalism Classic liberalism	Manuel Gonnsheim	Manuel Gonnsheim	28.2%	122 / 427
	PBL	Party of the Besmenian Left Partei der Besmenischen Linke	Democratic Socialism Left-wing populism	Sandra Eckwach	Sandra Eckwach	10.5%	45 / 427
	SDU	Social Democratic Union Sozialdemokratische Union	Social democracy	Mark Chambers	Mark Chambers	10.2%	44 / 427
	GPB	Green Party of Besmenia Grüne Partei Besmeniens	Green politics Green liberalism	Anna Stucklein	Anna Stucklein	9%	39 / 427
	NBP	National Besmenian Party Nationale Besmenische Partei	National conservatism Right-wing populism	Markus Ernst	Franz Weinreich	7.7%	33 / 427