German federal election, 1965

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The 5th German federal election, 1965, was conducted on September 19, 1965, to elect members to the Bundestag (lower house) of Germany.

1 Issues and campaign
2 Results
3 Post-election
4 Sources

[edit] Issues and campaign

[edit] Results

Party	Party List votes	Vote percentage (change)		Total Seats (change)		Seat percentage
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	12,387,562	38.0%	+2.2%	196	+4	39.5%
Christian Social Union (CSU)	3,136,506	9.6%	+0.1%	49	-1	9.9%
Free Democratic Party (FDP)	3,096,739	9.5%	-3.3%	49	-18	9.9%
Social Democratic Party	12,813,186	39.3%	+3.1%	202	+12	40.7%
All Others	1,186,449	3.6%		0		0.0%
Totals	32,620,442	100.0%		496	-3	100.0%

Seat results -- SPD in red, FDP in yellow, CDU/CSU in black

[edit] Post-election

The coalition between the CDU/CSU and the FDP returned to government, with Ludwig Erhard as Chancellor. In 1966, the FDP left the coalition over budget issues, and Erhard resigned. Kurt Georg Kiesinger (also CDU) formed a new "grand coalition" between the CDU/CSU and the SPD which lasted until the next election.

German Reichstag and Bundestag elections