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September 15, 1957 Bundestag Election Results - Federal Republic of Germany Totals

 Registered Electors    35,400,923     
 Voters    31,072,894  87.8%   

 
  First Vote
(Erststimme)
  Second Vote
(Zweitstimme)

 Blank or Invalid Ballots    916,680  3.0%      1,167,466  3.8%    
 Valid Votes    30,156,214  97.0%      29,905,428  96.2%    

 

Party First
Votes
 % Direct
 Seats 
Second
Votes
 % List
 Seats 
Total
 Seats 

 Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union    15,161,550  50.3  194    15,008,399  50.2  76  270 
   Christian Democratic Union (CDU)    11,975,400  39.7  147    11,875,339  39.7  68  215 
   Christian Social Union (CSU)    3,186,150  10.6  47    3,133,060  10.5  55 
 Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)    9,651,669  32.0  46    9,495,571  31.8  123  169 
 Free Democratic Party (F.D.P.)    2,276,234  7.5    2,307,135  7.7  40  41 
 German Party (DP)    1,062,293  3.5    1,007,282  3.4  11  17 
 All-German Bloc/League of Expellees and Disenfranchised (GB/BHE)    1,324,636  4.4    1,374,066  4.6 
 Others    679,832  2.3    712,975  2.4