1960 East Besmenian federal election

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1960 East Besmenian federal election
East Besmenian flag2.png
← 1956 11 September 1960 1954 →

211 seats
106 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Fotothek df pk 0000079 074.jpg Johannes Schmidt.jpg File:Franz Schlösser.jpg
Candidate Günther Brecht Johannes Schmidt Franz Schlösser
Party BVP SDU LBB
Last election 27,7% 25,4% 35,5%
Percentage 31,8% 29,1%

  Fourth party Fifth party
  Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F024060-0007, Udo Hein.jpg File:Jakob Falkenreu.jpg
Candidate Reinhard Heide Jakob Falkenreu
Party BRP BKP
Last election Did not exist 7,9%
Percentage 12,9% 4,0%

File:EastBesmenia1960electionmap.png
Strongest party by state

Prime Minister before election

Günther Brecht
BVP

Elected Prime Minister

Günther Brecht
BVP

Federal elections were held in East Besmenia on 11 September 1960 to elect the 211 members of the Federal Chamber. The Besmenian People's Party emerged as the largest faction in parliament for the first time since 1940, winning 72 of the 211 seats in the Federal Chamber.

Background

File:BVP 1960 election poster.png
Eletion poster from the BVP

Contesting parties

Name Ideology Party leader 1956 result
Votes (%) Seats in the Federal Chamber
LBB Liberal Citizen's Party of Besmenia
Liberale Bürgerpartei Besmeniens
Conservative liberalism
National liberalism
Franz Schlösser 35,5%
78 / 211
BVP Besmenian People's Party
Besmenische Volkspartei
Christian Democracy
Conservatism
Günther Brecht 27,7%
61 / 211
SDU Social Democratic Union
Sozialdemokratische Union
Social democracy Johannes Schmidt 24,4%
55 / 211
BKP Besmenian Conservative Party
Besmenische Konservative Partei
Conservatism Jabob Falkenreu 7,9%
17 / 211

Results

67
43
72
29
Party Votes in % Seats
Besmenian People's Party 31.8 72
Social Democratic Union 29.1 67
Liberal Citizen's Party of Besmenia 19.5 43
Besmenian Republican Party 12.9 29
Besmenian Conservative Party 4.0 0
Other parties 2.7 0
Invalid/blank votes
Total 100 211
Registered voters/turnout

Government formation