FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 18 SEPTEMBER 2005
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Elections to the Bundestag
Source: German Federal Republic elections website

Parties
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* CDU - Christlich-Demokratische Union (Christian-Democratic 
   Union)
* CSU - Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union)
* FDP - Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party)
* Grune - Die Grünen (The Greens)
* Linke - Die Linke (The Left)
* SPD - Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (Social Democratic 
   Party of Germany)

In these tables the Linke vote is compared with the PDS vote in 
2002.


SUMMARIES OF VOTES AND SEATS BY LAND (STATE)
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NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN (North Rhine Westphalia)
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FIRST VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM CONSTITUENCES
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Voters:             13,257,047
Votes cast:         10,385,230  (78.3%)
Invalid votes:         150,235  (01.4%)
Valid votes:        10,234,995  (98.6%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats
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CDU                  4,161,570   40.7   (+02.2)     24   (+05)
FDP                    422,724   04.1   (-02.3)      -
Grune                  433,372   04.2   (-01.1)      -
Linke                  425,709   04.2   (+03.0)      -
SPD                  4,658,692   45.5   (-02.1)     40   (-05)
Others                 132,928   01.3                -
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Total               10,234,995                      64   
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SECOND VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM PARTY LISTS
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Voters:             13,257,047
Votes cast:         10,385,230  (78.3%)
Invalid votes:         139,199  (01.3%)
Valid votes:        10,246,031  (98.7%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats
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CDU                  3,524,351   34.4   (-00.7)     22   (-08)
FDP                  1,024,924   10.0   (+00.7)     13
Grune                  782,551   07.6   (-01.2)     10   (-02)
Linke                  529,976   05.2   (+04.0)      7   (+07)
SPD                  4,096,112   40.0   (-03.0)     14   (-01)
Others                 288,217   02.8                -
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Total               10,246,031                      66   (-04)
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