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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SACHSEN (Saxony)
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FIRST VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM CONSTITUENCES
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Voters:              3,560,481
Votes cast:          2,696,239  (75.7%)
Invalid votes:          49,715  (01.8%)
Valid votes:         2,646,524  (98.2%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats
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CDU                    940,499   35.5   (-01.5)     14   (+01)
FDP                    176,904   06.7   ( 00.0)      -
Grune                   94,129   03.6   (+00.1)      -
Linke                  590,836   22.3   (+04.6)      -
SPD                    666,835   25.2   (-07.3)      3   (-01)
Others                 177,321   06.7                -
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Total                2,646,524                      17  
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SECOND VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM PARTY LISTS
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Voters:              3,560,481
Votes cast:          2,696,239  (75.7%)
Invalid votes:          47,707  (01.8%)
Valid votes:         2,648,532  (98.2%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats
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CDU                    795,568   30.0   (-03.5)      -
FDP                    269,612   10.2   (+02.9)      4   (+02)
Grune                  126,873   04.8   (+00.2)      2
Linke                  603,878   22.8   (+06.6)      8   (+08)
SPD                    649,899   24.5   (-08.8)      5   (-03)
Others                 202,702   07.7                -
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Total                2,648,532                      19   (+07)
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