1965 West German federal election

1965 West German federal election

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All 496 seats in the Bundestag[a]
249 seats needed for a majority
Registered38,510,395 Increase 2.9%
Turnout33,416,207 (86.8%) Decrease 0.9pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F019972-0018, Düsseldorf, CDU-Bundesparteitag, Erhard.jpg
Brandt at Pentagon 1965 (cropped).JPEG
Erich Mende (Kiel 36.036) (cropped).jpg
Candidate Ludwig Erhard Willy Brandt Erich Mende
Party CDU/CSU SPD FDP
Last election 45.3%, 242 seats 36.2%, 190 seats 12.8%, 67 seats
Seats won 245[b] 202[c] 49[d]
Seat change Increase 3 Increase 12 Decrease 18
Popular vote 15,524,068 12,813,186 3,096,739
Percentage 47.6% 39.3% 9.5%
Swing Increase 2.3pp Increase 3.1pp Decrease 3.3pp

Results by constituency for the first votes. Grey denotes seats won by the CDU/CSU; red denotes seats won by the SPD.

Government before election

First Erhard cabinet
CDU/CSUFDP

Government after election

Second Erhard cabinet
CDU/CSUFDP

Federal elections were held in West Germany on 19 September 1965 to elect the members of the 5th Bundestag. The CDU/CSU remained the largest faction, while the Social Democratic Party remained the largest single party in the Bundestag, winning 217 of the 518 seats (including 15 of the 22 non-voting delegates for West Berlin).
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