1966 Hamburg state election

Politics of Hamburg


Constitution Constitution of Germany Constitution of Hamburg
Legislature Hamburg Parliament President of the parliament Carola Veit
Judiciary Constitutional Court Hamburgisches Verfassungsgericht Administrative courts Hamburgisches Oberverwaltungsgericht Verwaltungsgericht Hamburg Courts of Justice Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht Landgericht Hamburg 8 Amtsgerichte Fiscal Court Finanzgericht Hamburg Labor courts Landesarbeitsgericht Hamburg Arbeitsgericht Hamburg Social court Landessozialgericht Hamburg Sozialgericht Hamburg
Executive First Mayor Peter Tschentscher Senate / Cabinet
Divisions Boroughs and quarters
Elections Elections Political parties in Germany
Relations Politics of Germany States of Germany Bundesrat of Germany Federal council European Union politics Diplomatic missions in Hamburg
Other countries
v t e

On 27 March 1966, elections for members of the sixth legislative period of the Hamburg Parliament (Hamburgische Bürgerschaft) after the Second World War were held in the German state of Hamburg.^[1] There were 1,375,491 eligible voters.^[2]

Results

959,816 voters, meaning a turnout of 69.8%, gave 947,802 valid and 12,014 invalid votes.^[2]

Party	Votes	Vote percentage	Seats	Seats percentage
Social Democratic Party (SPD)	558.754	59.0%^[2]	74	61,7%
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	284.501	30.0%^[2]	38	31,7%
Free Democratic Party (FDP)	64.837	6.8%^[2]	8	6,7%
National Democratic Party (NPD)	36.654	3.9%^[2]	0
Frei-Soziale Union (FSU)	3.056	0.3%^[2]	0

Post-election

Herbert Weichmann continued to be the First Mayor of Hamburg.

References

^ Wahltermine in Hamburg seit 1946 (in German), The Federal Returning Officer (Bundeswahlleiter), 2008, archived from the original on 2009-03-05, retrieved 2009-03-24
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Bürgerschaftswahl 1966 (in German), Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein), archived from the original on 2011-07-18, retrieved 2009-03-24

v t e Elections and referendums in Hamburg
State	1859 1861 1863 1865 1867 1869 1871 1873 1875 1877 1880 1883 1885 1887 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1921 1924 1927 1928 1931 1932 1946 1949 1953 1957 1961 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 (Jun) 1982 (Dec) 1986 1987 1991 1993 1997 2001 2004 2008 2011 2015 2020 2025
Borough	1949 1953 1957 1961 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 (Jun) 1982 (Dec) 1986 1987 1991 1993 1997 2001 2004 2008 2011 2014 2019 2024
Referendums	1998 2004 (Feb) 2004 (Jun) 2007 2010 2013 2015
See also: Elections and referendums in Germany

v t e Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg
Government and symbols	Parliament Constitution Subdivisions Elections Flag Coat of arms Police
History and culture	Timeline Hamburg culture Hanseatic League Hanseaten Demographics Dialect Education Sport Museums Theatres Cuisine
Economy and transport	Hamburg Metropolitan Region Chamber of Commerce Airport Port Bridges Hamburg S-Bahn stations Hamburg U-Bahn stations
Lists Mayors Honorary citizens Diplomatic missions Rivers Parks and gardens Churches Libraries Museums Theatres Castles Railway stations