1979 European Parliament election in West Germany

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All 81 German seats in the European Parliament Turnout65.7%

	First party	Second party	Third party
Leader	Helmut Kohl	Willy Brandt	Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Party	CDU/CSU	SPD	FDP
Alliance	EPP	SOC	LD
Seats won	42	35	4
Popular vote	13,700,205	11,370,045	1,662,621
Percentage	49.2%	40.8%	6.0%

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

The CDU/CSU won these elections, They have won every election since, as of 2024.

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
SOC	Social Democratic Party	11,370,045	40.83	34
EPP	Christian Democratic Union	10,883,085	39.08	32
EPP	Christian Social Union	2,817,120	10.12	8
LD	Free Democratic Party	1,662,621	5.97	4
NI	The Greens	893,683	3.21	0
NI	German Communist Party	112,055	0.40	0
NI	Christian Bavarian People's Party	45,311	0.16	0
NI	European Workers' Party	31,822	0.11	0
NI	Centre Party	31,367	0.11	0
Total				27,847,109	100.00	78
Valid votes				27,847,109	99.10
Invalid/blank votes				251,763	0.90
Total votes				28,098,872	100.00
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.^[2] Instead, the city legislature indirectly elected three members:

Party or alliance				Seats
EPP	Christian Democratic Union	2
SOC	Social Democratic Party	1
Total				3
Source: Wahlen-in-Deutschland.de

• Archivo electoral de la Generalidad Valenciana