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September 17, 1961 Bundestag Election Results - Federal Republic of Germany Totals

 Registered Electors    37,440,715     
 Voters    32,849,624  87.7%   

 
  First Vote
(Erststimme)
  Second Vote
(Zweitstimme)

 Blank or Invalid Ballots    845,158  2.6%      1,298,723  4.0%    
 Valid Votes    32,004,466  97.4%      31,550,901  96.0%    

 

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

 Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union    14,727,737  46.0  156    14,298,372  45.3  86  242 
   Christian Democratic Union (CDU)    11,622,995  36.3  114    11,283,901  35.8  78  192 
   Christian Social Union (CSU)    3,104,742  9.7  42    3,014,471  9.6  50 
 Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)    11,672,057  36.5  91    11,427,355  36.2  99  190 
 Free Democratic Party (F.D.P.)    3,866,269  12.1    4,028,766  12.8  67  67 
 All-German Party (GDP (DP-BHE))    859,290  2.7    870,756  2.8 
 Others    879,113  2.7    925,652  2.9