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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BAYERN (Bavaria)
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FIRST VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM CONSTITUENCES
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Voters:              9,222,560
Votes cast:          7,181,842  (77.9%)
Invalid votes:         115,273  (01.6%)
Valid votes:         7,066,569  (98.4%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats  
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CSU                  3,889,990   55.0   (-03.9)     44   (+01)
FDP                    353,503   05.0   (+00.9)      -
Grune                  449,976   06.4   (+00.5)      -
Linke                  201,865   02.9   (+02.2)      -
SPD                  1,960,561   27.7   (-01.4)      1
Others                 210,674   03.0                -
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Total                7,066,569                      45   (+01)
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SECOND VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM PARTY LISTS
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Voters:              9,222,560
Votes cast:          7,181,842  (77.9%)
Invalid votes:          86,536  (01.2%)
Valid votes:         7,095,306  (98.8%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats  
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CSU                  3,494,309   49.2   (-09.4)      2   (-13)
FDP                    673,817   09.5   (+05.0)      9   (+05)
Grune                  559,941   07.9   (+00.3)      7   ( 00)
Linke                  244,701   03.4   (+02.8)      3   (+03)
SPD                  1,806,548   25.5   (-00.7)     23   (-02)
Others                 315,990   04.4                -
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Total                7,095,306                      44   (-07)
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