German federal election, 1976
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The 8th German federal election, 1976, was conducted on October 3, 1976, to elect members to the Bundestag (lower house) of Germany.
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[edit] Issues and Campaign
[edit] Results
| Party | Party List votes | Vote percentage (change) | Total Seats (change) | Seat percentage | ||
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| Social Democratic Party | 16,099,019 | 42.6% | -3.2% | 214 | -16 | 43.1% |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 2,995,085 | 7.9% | -0.5% | 39 | -2 | 7.9% |
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 14,367,302 | 38.0% | +2.8% | 190 | +13 | 38.3% |
| Christian Social Union (CSU) | 4,027,499 | 10.6% | +1.0% | 53 | +5 | 10.7% |
| All Others | 333,595 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Totals | 37,822,500 | 100.0% | 496 | +0 | 100.0% | |
[edit] Post-election
The coalition between the SPD and the FDP returned to government, with Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor.
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