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September 27, 1998 Bundestag Election Results - Federal Republic of Germany Totals

 Registered Electors    60,762,751     
 Voters    49,947,087  82.2%   

 
  First Vote
(Erststimme)
  Second Vote
(Zweitstimme)

 Blank or Invalid Ballots    780,507  1.6%      638,575  1.3%    
 Valid Votes    49,166,580  98.4%      49,308,512  98.7%    

 

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

 Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)    21,535,893  43.8  212    20,181,269  40.9  86  298 
 Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union    19,456,687  39.6  112    17,329,388  35.1  133  245 
   Christian Democratic Union (CDU)    15,854,215  32.2  74    14,004,908  28.4  124  198 
   Christian Social Union (CSU)    3,602,472  7.3  38    3,324,480  6.7  47 
 Alliance 90/The Greens    2,448,162  5.0    3,301,624  6.7  47  47 
 Free Democratic Party (F.D.P.)    1,486,433  3.0    3,080,955  6.2  43  43 
 Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)    2,416,781  4.9    2,515,454  5.1  32  36 
 The Republicans    1,115,664  2.3    906,383  1.8 
 German People's Union (DVU)            601,192  1.2 
 Others    706,960  1.4    1,392,247  2.8