FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
STATE OF NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN (NORTH RHINE WESTPHALIA)
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 22 MAY 2005
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Enrolled voters:        13,239,170
Votes cast:              8,334,561  (63.0%)
Invalid votes:              91,189  (01.1%)
Valid votes:             8,243,372  (98.9%)
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Party                    Votes       %              Seats
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CDU                      3,695,806   44.8  +07.8     89  +01
FDP                        508,354   06.2  -03.6     12  -12
Grüne                      509,219   06.2  -00.9     12  -05
SPD                      3,059,074   37.1  -05.7     74  -28
Others                     470,919   05.7
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Total                    8,243,372                  187  -44
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The size of the Landtag has been reduced since the 2000 election.