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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BREMEN 
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FIRST VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM CONSTITUENCES
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Voters:                486,475
Votes cast:            367,282  (75.5%)
Invalid votes:           5,832  (01.6%)
Valid votes:           361,450  (98.4%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats  
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CDU                     96,120   26.6   (+00.8)      -
FDP                     13,514   03.7   (-01.0)      -
Grune                   35,147   09.7   (-00.5)      -
Linke                   25,658   07.1   (+05.2)      -
SPD                    184,817   51.1   (-03.4)      2
Others                  22,127   05.9                -
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Total                  377,383                       2
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SECOND VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM PARTY LISTS
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Voters:                486,475
Votes cast:            367,282  (75.5%)
Invalid votes:           5,361  (01.5%)
Valid votes:           361,921  (98.5%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats  
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CDU                     82,389   22.8   (-01.8)      1
FDP                     29,329   08.1   (+01.4)      -
Grune                   51,600   14.3   (-00.7)      1
Linke                   30,570   08.4   (+06.2)      -
SPD                    155,366   42.9   (-05.6)      -
Others                  28,096   07.4                -
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Total                  377,350                       2
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