An indirect presidential election (officially the 2nd Federal Convention) was held in
West Germany on 17 July 1954. The government parties and the opposition
SPD renominated incumbent
Theodor Heuss. Against his wishes, the
Communist Party of Germany nominated
Alfred Weber. Heuss was reelected on the first ballot with about 85% of the vote.
Composition of the Federal Convention
The President is elected by the Federal Convention consisting of all the members of the
Bundestag and an equal number of delegates representing the states. These are divided proportionally by population to each state, and each state's delegation is divided among the political parties represented in its parliament so as to reflect the partisan proportions in the parliament.