1979 European Parliament election in West Germany
# 1979 European Parliament election in West Germany

An election of the delegation from West Germany to the first directly elected European Parliament was held in 1979.

## Results

Seats :

| | Social Democratic Party | 11,370,045 | 40.83 | 34 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Christian Democratic Union | 10,883,085 | 39.08 | 32 |
| | Christian Social Union | 2,817,120 | 10.12 | 8 |
| | Free Democratic Party | 1,662,621 | 5.97 | 4 |
| | The other political union/The Greens | 893,683 | 3.21 | 0 |
| | German Communist Party | 112,055 | 0.40 | 0 |
| | Christian Bavarian People's Party | 45,311 | 0.16 | 0 |
| | European Workers' Party | 31,822 | 0.11 | 0 |
| | Centre Party | 31,367 | 0.11 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 27,847,109 | 100.00 | 78 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 27,847,109 | 99.10 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 251,763 | 0.90 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 28,098,872 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 42,751,940 | 65.73 | |
| Source: Federal Statistics Office |||||

West Berlin, due to its special status, was ineligible to participate in the election. Instead, the city legislature indirectly elected three members:

| Party | Party | Seats |
| - | - | - |
| | Christian Democratic Union | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Party | 1 |
| Total | Total | 3 |
| Source: Wahlen-in-Deutschland.de |||
