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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MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN
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FIRST VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM CONSTITUENCES
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Voters:              1,418,790
Votes cast:          1,010,887  (71.2%)
Invalid votes:          20,706  (02.0%)
Valid votes:           990,181  (98.0%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats
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CDU                    316,169   31.9   (+00.4)      3   (+01)
FDP                     42,840   04.3   (-00.5)      -
Grune                   34,904   03.5   (+00.4)      -
Linke                  231,205   23.3   (+07.0)      -
SPD                    326,130   32.9   (-09.4)      4   (-01)
Others                  38,933   03.9                -
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Total                  990,181                       7
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SECOND VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM PARTY LISTS
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Voters:              1,418,790
Votes cast:          1,010,887  (71.2%)
Invalid votes:          19,168  (01.9%)
Valid votes:           991,719  (98.1%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats
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CDU                    293,316   29.6   (-00.7)      1   (-01)
FDP                     62,049   06.3   (+00.8)      1
Grune                   39,379   04.0   (+00.5)      1   (+01)
Linke                  234,702   23.7   (+07.3)      3   (+03)
SPD                    314,830   31.7   (-09.9)      -
Others                  47,443   04.8                -
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Total                  991,719                       6   (+03)
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