FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 27 SEPTEMBER 2009 ======================================================================= Elections to the Bundestag Source: German Federal Republic elections website Parties ----------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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) NATIONAL SUMMARIES OF VOTES AND SEATS ======================================================================= FIRST VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM CONSTITUENCES ======================================================================= Voters: 62,168,489 Votes cast: 44,005,575 70.8 Invalid votes: 757,575 01.7 Valid votes: 43,248,000 98.3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Seats ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Christian-Democratic Union 13,856,674 32.0 -00.6 173 +67 Christian Social Union 3,191,000 07.4 -00.9 45 +01 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CDU-CSU 17,047,674 39.4 -01.5 218 +68 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Free Democratic Party 4,076,496 09.4 +04.7 - Social Democratic Party 12,079,758 27.9 -10.5 64 -81 The Left 4,791,124 11.1 +03.1 16 +13 The Greens 3,977,125 09.2 +03.8 1 Others 1,275,823 03.0 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,248,000 299 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SECOND VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM PARTY LISTS IN THE STATES ======================================================================= Voters: 62,168,489 Votes cast: 44,005,575 70.8 Invalid votes: 634,385 01.4 Valid votes: 43,371,190 98.6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Party Votes % Seats ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Christian-Democratic Union 11,828,277 27.3 -00.5 21 -53 Christian Social Union 2,830,238 06.5 -00.9 - -02 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CDU-CSU 14,658,515 33.8 -01.4 21 -55 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Free Democratic Party 6,316,080 14.6 +04.7 93 +32 Social Democratic Party 9,990,488 23.0 -11.2 82 +05 The Left 5,155,933 11.9 +03.2 60 +09 The Greens 4,643,272 10.7 +02.6 67 +17 Others 2,606,902 06.0 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,371,190 323 +08 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS =========================================================================== % of Constituency List Total Party Second vote Seats Seats Seats % --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CDU 27.3 173 21 194 +14 31.2 CSU 06.5 45 - 45 -01 07.2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CDU-CSU 33.8 218 21 239 +13 38.4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FDP 14.6 - 93 93 +32 15.0 SPD 23.0 64 82 146 -76 23.5 Left 11.9 16 60 76 +22 12.2 Greens 10.7 1 67 68 +17 10.9 Others 06.0 - - - 00.0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 299 323 622 +08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------