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Family Party of Germany

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Family Party of Germany
Familienpartei Deutschlands
LeaderHelmut Geuking
Founded1981
IdeologyConservatism
Social conservatism[1]
Christian democracy
Familialism
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
European affiliationEuropean Christian Political Movement
European Parliament groupEuropean People's Party Group (since 2021)
ECR Group (until 2021)
Colours  Orange[2]
Bundestag
0 / 709
State Parliaments
1 / 1,855
European Parliament
1 / 96
Website
http://www.familien-partei.de/

The Family Party of Germany (German: Familienpartei Deutschlands) is a minor conservative[3] political party in Germany. It has elected members to several local councils in the state of Saarland. The party wants to introduce a right to vote for children carried out by the legal guardians.

History

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In the 2005 federal election, the Family Party received 0.4% of the national vote, its best result in a federal election yet.[4]

In the 2009 federal election, the Family Party received 0.3% of the national vote (120,718 votes in total).[5]

In the 2013 federal election, the Family Party fell to 0.02% of the national vote (7,449 votes in total). This was the party's worst result in a federal election since the 1994 federal election, when it did not participate.[6]

In the 2014 European parliament elections, the Family Party received 0.69% of the national vote (202,871 votes in total) and elected one Member of the European Parliament - Arne Gericke,[7] however he later went on to join Freie Wähler in June 2017.[8]

In the 2017 federal election, the Family Party did not run a list, and instead only ran candidates in the constituencies. The party received 506 votes.[9]

In the 2019 European Parliament election, the Family Party slightly increased their vote share to 0.73% of the national vote (273,828 votes in total). Lead candidate Helmut Geuking was elected as an MEP.[10]

In the 2021 federal election, the Family Party received 1,817 votes and 0.00% of the national vote.[11]

In the 2024 European Parliament election, the Family Party received 0.61% of the national vote (243,975 votes in total). Helmut Geuking was succeeded by Niels Geuking.[12]

Election results

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Federal Parliament (Bundestag)

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Election year No. of
constituency votes
No. of
party list votes
% of
party list votes
No. of
overall seats won
+/–
1987 130 - 0.0
0 / 631
1998 8,134 24,825 0.1
0 / 631
2002 15,138 30,045 0.1
0 / 631
2005 76,064 191,842 0.4
0 / 631
2009 17,848 120,718 0.3
0 / 631
2013 4,478 7,449 0.0
0 / 631
2017 506 - -
0 / 709
2021 1,817 - -
0 / 736

European Parliament

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Election Votes % Seats +/– EP Group
1994 2,781 0.01 (#27)
0 / 99
New
1999 4,117 0.02 (#23)
0 / 99
Steady 0
2004 268,468 1.04 (#10)
0 / 99
Steady 0
2009 252,121 0.96 (#10)
0 / 99
Steady 0
2014 202,803 0.69 (#12)
1 / 96
Increase 1 ECR
2019 273,828 0.73 (#12)
1 / 96
Steady 0
2024 243,975 0.61 (#14)
1 / 96
Steady 0 EPP

References

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  1. ^ William T Daniel (2015). Career Behaviour and the European Parliament: All Roads Lead Through Brussels?. Oxford University Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-19-871640-2.
  2. ^ "Kreuzchen - Das Landtagswahlkampf-Blog der Frankfurter Rundschau". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  3. ^ Daniele Caramani (2013). The Europeanization of Politics. Cambridge University Press. p. 310. ISBN 978-1-107-11867-6.
  4. ^ "Bundestagswahl 2005 - Die Bundeswahlleiterin". www.bundeswahlleiterin.de. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  5. ^ "Bundestag election 2009 - The Federal Returning Officer". www.bundeswahlleiterin.de. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  6. ^ "Results Germany - The Federal Returning Officer". www.bundeswahlleiterin.de. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  7. ^ "Übersicht". Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Schwerin: Gericke von der Familienpartei wechselt zu Freien Wählern". FOCUS Online (in German). Archived from the original on 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  9. ^ "Results Germany - The Federal Returning Officer". www.bundeswahlleiterin.de. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  10. ^ "Results Germany - The Federal Returning Officer". bundeswahlleiterin.de. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  11. ^ "Results Germany - The Federal Returning Officer". www.bundeswahlleiterin.de. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  12. ^ "Results Germany - The Federal Returning Officer". bundeswahlleiterin.de. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
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