FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
STATE OF NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN (NORTH RHINE WESTPHALIA)
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 14 MAY 2000
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Enrolled voters:        13,061,265
Votes cast:              7,409,399  (56.7%)
Invalid votes:              72,988  (01.0%)
Valid votes:             7,336,411  (99.0%)
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Party                    Votes       %       Seats
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SPD                      3,143,179   42.8    102
CDU                      2,712,176   37.0     88
FDP                        721,558   09.8     24
Grüne                      518,295   07.1     17
Others                     241,203   03.3      -
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Total                    7,336,411           231
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