1949 West German presidential election
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An indirect presidential election (officially the 1st Federal Convention) was held on 12 September 1949, following the first Bundestag election of 14 August 1949 and coalition talks/ negotiations between CDU/CSU, FDP and German Party (DP).
The FDP leader
CSU and FDP by agreement of the partners of the ruling coalition, was elected by the Federal Convention (composed of all members of the Bundestag
and an equal number of delegates selected by the state legislatures).
Under the 1949
Bundesrat
the same day of his election, on 12 September 1949.
This was the first German presidential election in
first President
.
| Ballot | Candidate | Voters | % | Party | Supporting party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Theodor Heuss | 377 | 46.9% | FDP
|
FDP, CDU, DP
|
| Kurt Schumacher | 311 | 38.7% | SPD
| ||
| Rudolf Amelunxen | 28 | 3.5% | Zentrum | ||
| Hans Schlange-Schöningen | 6 | 0.7% | CDU | ||
Karl Arnold
|
1 | 0.1% | CDU | ||
Josef Müller
|
1 | 0.1% | CSU
|
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| Alfred Loritz | 1 | 0.1% | WAV
|
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| Abstention | 76 | 9.5% | |||
| Invalid | 2 | 0.2% | |||
| 2nd | Theodor Heuss | 416 | 51.7% | FDP | FDP, CDU, DP |
| Kurt Schumacher | 312 | 38.8% | SPD | ||
| Rudolf Amelunxen | 30 | 3.7% | Zentrum | ||
| Hans Schlange-Schöningen | 2 | 0.2% | CDU | ||
| Abstention | 37 | 4.6% | |||
| Invalid | 3 | 0.4% | |||
