FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
STATE OF NIEDERSACHSEN (LOWER SAXONY)
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 1 MARCH 1998
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Enrolled voters:         5,929,342
Votes cast:              4,376,643  (73.8%)
Invalid votes:              61,711  (01.4%)
Valid votes:             4,296,592  (98.6%)
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Party                    Votes       %       Seats
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SPD                      2,068,477   47.9     83
CDU                      1,549,227   35.9     62
Grüne                      304,193   07.0     12
FDP                        209,610   04.9      -
Others                     165,085   03.8      -
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Total                    4,296,592           157
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