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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HESSEN (Hesse)
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FIRST VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM CONSTITUENCES
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Voters:              4,366,988
Votes cast:          3,437,326  (78.7%)
Invalid votes:          80,540  (02.3%)
Valid votes:         3,356,786  (97.7%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats
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CDU                  1,338,785   39.9   (-00.4)      8   (+04)
FDP                    158,793   04.7   (-00.9)      -
Grune                  195,060   05.8   (-00.6)      -
Linke                  142,516   04.2   (+03.0)      -
SPD                  1,415,806   42.2   (-03.1)     13   (-04)
Others                 105,826   03.2                -
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Total                3,356,786                      21
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SECOND VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM PARTY LISTS
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Voters:              4,366,988
Votes cast:          3,437,326  (78.7%)
Invalid votes:          77,410  (02.3%)
Valid votes:         3,359,916  (97.7%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats
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CDU                  1,131,496   33.7   (-03.4)      7   (-06)
FDP                    392,123   11.7   (+03.4)      5   (+01)
Grune                  340,288   10.1   (-00.6)      5
Linke                  178,913   05.3   (+04.0)      2   (+02)
SPD                  1,197,762   35.6   (-04.1)      3   (+02)
Others                 119,334   03.6                -
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Total                3,359,916                      22   (-01)
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