Which Happened First?

1972 West German federal election

1972 West German federal election
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A federal election was held in West Germany on 19 November 1972 to elect the members of the seventh Bundestag. In the first snap elections since the resumption of democratic elections in 1949, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) emerged as the largest party in parliament, winning 230 of the 496 seats.

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Which happened first?

Timeline

  1. 1968 United States presidential electionNovember 5, 1968
  2. 1969 West German federal electionSeptember 28, 1969
  3. 1970 United Kingdom general electionJune 18, 1970
  4. 1972 United States presidential electionNovember 7, 1972
  5. 1972 West German federal election (this page)November 19, 1972
  6. 1974 French presidential electionMay 19, 1974

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