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September 18, 2005 Bundestag Election Results - Federal Republic of Germany Totals

 Registered Electors    61,870,711     
 Voters    48,044,134  77.7%   

 
  First Vote
(Erststimme)
  Second Vote
(Zweitstimme)

 Blank or Invalid Ballots    850,072  1.8%      756,146  1.6%    
 Valid Votes    47,194,062  98.2%      47,287,988  98.4%    

 

Party First
Votes
 % Direct
 Seats 
Second
Votes
 % List
 Seats 
Total
 Seats 

 Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union    19,280,940  40.9  150    16,631,049  35.2  76  226 
   Christian Democratic Union (CDU)    15,390,950  32.6  106    13,136,740  27.8  74  180 
   Christian Social Union (CSU)    3,889,990  8.2  44    3,494,309  7.4  46 
 Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)    18,129,100  38.4  145    16,194,665  34.2  77  222 
 Free Democratic Party (F.D.P.)    2,208,531  4.7    4,648,144  9.8  61  61 
 The Left Party.    3,764,168  8.0    4,118,194  8.7  51  54 
 Alliance 90/The Greens    2,538,913  5.4    3,838,326  8.1  50  51 
 National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD)    857,777  1.8    748,568  1.6 
 The Republicans    38,678  0.1    266,101  0.6 
 Others    375,955  0.8    842,941  1.8