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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RHEINLAND-PFALZ (Rhineland Palatine)
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FIRST VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM CONSTITUENCES
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Voters:              3,084,171
Votes cast:          2,427,981  (78.7%)
Invalid votes:          58,119  (02.4%)
Valid votes:         2,369,862  (97.6%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats
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CDU                  1,024,834   43.2   (+00.3)     10   (+02)
FDP                    130,808   05.5   (-02.1)      -
Grune                   99,769   04.2   (-00.6)      -
Linke                  111,029   04.7   (+03.8)      -
SPD                    946,310   39.9   (-03.1)      5   (-02)
Others                  57,112   02.4                -
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Total                2,369,862                      15  
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SECOND VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM PARTY LISTS
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Voters:              3,084,171
Votes cast:          2,427,981  (78.7%)
Invalid votes:          50,642  (02.1%)
Valid votes:         2,377,399  (97.9%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats
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CDU                    877,632   36.9   (-03.3)      2   (-03)
FDP                    278,945   11.7   (+02.4)      4   (+01)
Grune                  172,900   07.3   (-00.7)      2
Linke                  132,154   05.6   (+04.6)      2   (+02)
SPD                    822,074   34.6   (-03.7)      6   (+01)
Others                  93,694   03.9                -
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Total                2,377,399                      16   (+01)
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