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]
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 |
Herbert Weichmann continued to be the First Mayor of Hamburg.