1974 Bavarian state election

The 1974 Bavarian state election took place on 27 October 1974 to elect members of the Landtag of Bavaria. Voter turnout was 77.7%. Prior to the election, a constitutional amendment had allowed for new electoral district boundaries and introduced a state-wide five percent electoral threshold.

Result The CSU achieved its best result in a state election to date in this election, which was also the best result ever achieved by a party in Bavaria. It was only four seats short of a two-thirds majority in parliament. This state election marked the first time the five percent threshold was applied in Bavaria. The narrowly cleared it, meaning that three parties – the CSU, SPD, and FDP – were represented in the state parliament. +Result of the state election of 27 October 1974PartyFirst votesSecond votesTotal votesTotal%SeatsCSU3,520,0653,481,4867,001,55162.08%132SPD1,739,2451,669,8813,409,12630.23%64297,281289,252586,5335.20%8NPD63,58158,164121,7451.08%–BP47,21140,22487,4350.78%–DKP24,83421,05645,8900.41%–11,6027,90319,5050.17%–KPD (AO)6806,1216,8010.06%– After the election, the CSU formed a single-party government () under the leadership of Alfons Goppel ().

Goppel's challenger, federal minister of justice Hans-Jochen Vogel (SPD), declined a move to state politics and remained in the cabinet of federal chancellor Helmut Schmidt.

1974 Bavarian state election

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