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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HAMBURG 
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FIRST VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM CONSTITUENCES
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Voters:              1,230,717
Votes cast:            954,153  (77.5%)
Invalid votes:          11,927  (01.3%)
Valid votes:           942,226  (98.7%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats  
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CDU                    320,444   34.0   (+01.6)      -
FDP                     32,904   03.5   (-01.2)      -
Grune                   85,730   09.1   (+00.4)      -
Linke                   44,503   04.7   (+03.1)      -
SPD                    447,335   47.5   (-04.2)      6  
Others                  11,310   01.2                -
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Total                  942,226                       6  
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SECOND VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM PARTY LISTS
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Voters:              1,230,717
Votes cast:            954,153  (77.5%)
Invalid votes:          10,789  (01.1%)
Valid votes:           943,364  (98.9%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats  
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CDU                    272,418   28.9   (+00.8)      4
FDP                     84,593   09.0   (+02.2)      1
Grune                  140,751   14.9   (-01.3)      2   
Linke                   59,463   06.3   (+04.2)      1   (+01)
SPD                    365,546   38.7   (-03.3)      -
Others                  20,593   02.2                -
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Total                  943,364                       8   (+01)
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