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September 19, 1965 Bundestag Election Results - Federal Republic of Germany Totals

 Registered Electors    38,510,395     
 Voters    33,416,207  86.8%   

 
  First Vote
(Erststimme)
  Second Vote
(Zweitstimme)

 Blank or Invalid Ballots    979,158  2.9%      795,765  2.4%    
 Valid Votes    32,437,049  97.1%      32,620,442  97.6%    

 

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

 Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union    15,835,967  48.8  154    15,524,068  47.6  91  245 
   Christian Democratic Union (CDU)    12,631,319  38.9  118    12,387,562  38.0  78  196 
   Christian Social Union (CSU)    3,204,648  9.9  36    3,136,506  9.6  13  49 
 Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)    12,998,474  40.1  94    12,813,186  39.3  108  202 
 Free Democratic Party (F.D.P.)    2,562,294  7.9    3,096,739  9.5  49  49 
 National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD)    587,216  1.8    664,193  2.0 
 Others    453,098  1.4    522,256  1.6