Hamburg state election, 1966

• SPD: 74
• FDP: 8
• CDU: 38

On March 27, 1966, the election for the 6th term of the Parliament of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg ( state election ) was held. This article deals with the choice of the allocation of seats and the most important issues of the election period. The SPD won with 59% of votes and an absolute majority, the best result since the Second World War. There were 120 members posted at the election to the citizenry.

Election result and distribution of seats

The result of the election for citizenship in 1966 was:

On October 29, 1969, the deputies Plattner of the FDP joined the CDU faction.

Government

The SPD presented after two terms in a coalition with the FDP in the 6th term, the government alone. Dr. Herbert soft man stood first mayor a second time at the head of the Hamburg Senate. The post of second mayor took Wilhelm Drexelius. The full Senate was presented and sworn in the second plenary meeting, on 27 April 1966. Was newly created, the judicial authority of the prison authorities and the administration of justice. Senator of the new authority was later Mayor Peter Schulz. Senator Walter Schmedemann entered 11 January 1967 by his post. At the 16th session of the legislature, Dr. Hans -Joachim Seeler was elected and sworn in for him.

→ See also: Senate wimp II

Main topics during the 6th legislature

Focus of the work of citizenship were mainly in the areas of property, education, home affairs, as well as construction and housing.

One of the main areas of current political debate were the student unrest and the opposition outside of parliament. An over -year planned university reform law could be adopted. This between the parties, the university and the students hotly contested reform could only be accepted by the citizens at the end of the parliamentary term after many compromises. The report presented in the citizenry to vote bill differed from the former Senate bill significantly.

There was within the 6th legislature two Parliamentary committees of inquiry ( PUA).

• On April 22, 1966, the first committee of inquiry of the legislature of the CDU was requested. Subject was the " review of special security measures and the use of direct force in the Hamburg prisons ". He continued the work of the Committee established already in the 5th term. The contents of the investigation was the death of remand prisoners Ernst Haase. The American citizen had come to ill-treatment on June 30, 1964 death. For PUA chairman Hans -Joachim Seeler was appointed, who held this post until January 11, 1967. He was then because of his move to the Senate from the chair to Dr. Eberhard Beermann (SPD). The committee of inquiry accompanied a broad discussion within and outside Parliament on dealing with mentally ill offenders.
• On December 8, 1967, the second PUA was again requested by the CDU and adopted unanimously. The subject was the review of hospital buildings. It was chaired by the deputy Hellmut Kalbitzer (SPD).

Women's quota

Of the 120 deputies of the citizenry were 18 female ( 15%). 12 were selected for the SPD in parliament, 5 for the CDU and one for the FDP. There were fewer female MPs than in the 5th term (21 women) but more than in the following, (14).