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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NIEDERSACHSEN (Lower Saxony)
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FIRST VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM CONSTITUENCES
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Voters:              6,083,041
Votes cast:          4,828,902  (79.4%)
Invalid votes:          68,855  (01.4%)
Valid votes:         4,760,047  (98.6%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats
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CDU                  1,857,183   39.0   (+01.5)      4
FDP                    186,474   03.9   (-01.5)      -
Grune                  224,575   04.7   (-00.4)      -
Linke                  168,205   03.5   (+02.5)      -
SPD                  2,249,746   47.3   (-02.8)     25
Others                  73,864   01.6                -
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Total                4,760,047                      29
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SECOND VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM PARTY LISTS
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Voters:              6,083,041
Votes cast:          4,828,902  (79.4%)
Invalid votes:          61,254  (01.3%)
Valid votes:         4,767,648  (98.7%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats
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CDU                  1,599,947   33.6   (-01.0)     17   (-01)
FDP                    426,341   08.9   (+01.9)      6   (+01)
Grune                  354,853   07.4   (+00.1)      5
Linke                  205,200   04.3   (+03.3)      3   (+03)
SPD                  2,058,174   43.2   (-04.7)      2   (-04)
Others                 107,050   02.2                -
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Total                4,767,648                      33   (-01)
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