[1] The ministry was then handed over to social democrat Wilhelm Hoegner, who oversaw the creation of a new Bavarian constitution in the spring and summer of 1946.

The body was eventually dissolved, with direct elections being called for a Constituent State Assembly to oversee the passage of the Constitution.

[2] The Wilhelm Hoegner regime had been installed by the American military forces in Germany and did not reflect the popular opinion of Bavarians.

In September 1947, the SPD withdrew its ministers and the CSU abandoned its partnership with WAV, forming a sole majority government.

[3] This was also the first election in post-war Bavaria that introduced the ten-percent rule, in which a seat would only be allotted to a candidate if they received at least ten percent of the vote in any given constituency.