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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SACHSEN-ANHALT (Saxony Anhalt)
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FIRST VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM CONSTITUENCES
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Voters:              2,088,108
Votes cast:          1,481,671  (71.0%)
Invalid votes:          33,965  (02.3%)
Valid votes:         1,447,706  (97.7%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats
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CDU                    404,318   27.9   (-03.1)      -
FDP                     71,965   05.0   (-02.1)      -
Grune                   39,112   02.7   (+00.1)      -
Linke                  369,268   25.5   (+09.7)      -
SPD                    508,573   35.1   (-07.4)     10   
Others                  54,470   03.8                -
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Total                1,447,706                      10   
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SECOND VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM PARTY LISTS
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Voters:              2,088,108
Votes cast:          1,481,671  (71.0%)
Invalid votes:          31,092  (02.1%)
Valid votes:         1,450,579  (97.9%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats
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CDU                    357,663   24.7   (-04.4)      5   (-01)
FDP                    117,155   08.1   (+00.5)      2   (+01)
Grune                   59,146   04.1   (+00.5)      1
Linke                  385,422   26.6   (+12.2)      5   (+05)
SPD                    474,909   32.7   (-10.5)      -
Others                  56,284   03.9                -
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Total                1,450,579                      13   (+05)
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