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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BRANDENBURG 
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FIRST VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM CONSTITUENCES
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Voters:              2,128,352
Votes cast:          1,594,983  (74.9%)
Invalid votes:          30,013  (01.9%)
Valid votes:         1,564,970  (98.1%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats  
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CDU                    358,754   22.9   (-00.3)      -
FDP                     66,723   04.3   (-01.6)      -
Grune                   44,562   02.8   (-00.6)      -
Linke                  423,111   27.0   (+06.4)      -
SPD                    608,044   38.9   (-06.3)     10 
Others                  63,776   04.1                -
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Total                1,564,970                      10
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SECOND VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM PARTY LISTS
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Voters:              2,128,352
Votes cast:          1,594,983  (74.9%)
Invalid votes:          27,369  (01.7%)
Valid votes:         1,567,614  (98.3%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats  
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CDU                    322,400   20.6   (-01.7)      4 
FDP                    107,736   06.9   (+01.1)      1
Grune                   80,253   05.1   (+00.6)      1
Linke                  416,539   26.6   (+09.3)      5   (+05)
SPD                    561,689   35.8   (-10.5)      -
Others                  78,997   05.0                -
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Total                1,567,614                      11   (+05)
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