Germany Bundestag Election: Results, Seat Distribution, and Coalition Options
Parties in Parliament
6
+2 compared to 2013
Voter Turnout
76.2 %
+4.7 percentage points compared to 2013
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Final Official Results of the Bundestag Election
The bars show each party's vote share, the chips the swing since the previous election. Bundestag Election Results on September 24, 2017
Government could remain in office
The incumbent governing parties achieved 56.3% of the seats.
Seat Distribution After the Bundestag Election
Total seats
709
Majority
355
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How Polls Shifted Ahead of the Bundestag Election
Latest Election Polls from Polling Institutes
| Score Avg. Deviation | Institute | Date | CDU/CSU | SPD | AfD | Linke | FDP | Grüne | Other | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 1.07 | INSA | September 22, 2017 | 34.0 +1.1 | 21.0 +0.5 | 13.0 +0.4 | 11.0 +1.8 | 9.0 -1.7 | 8.0 -0.9 | 4.0 – | |
| 85 1.33 | Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | September 21, 2017 | 36.0 +3.1 | 21.5 +1.0 | 11.0 -1.6 | 8.5 -0.7 | 10.0 -0.7 | 8.0 -0.9 | 5.0 – | |
| 84 1.33 | Infratest dimap | September 14, 2017 | 37.0 +4.1 | 20.0 -0.5 | 12.0 -0.6 | 9.0 -0.2 | 9.5 -1.2 | 7.5 -1.4 | 5.0 – | |
| 82 1.43 | Verian | September 22, 2017 | 35.0 +2.1 | 22.0 +1.5 | 11.0 -1.6 | 10.0 +0.8 | 9.0 -1.7 | 8.0 -0.9 | 5.0 – | |
| 79 1.52 | Allensbach | September 19, 2017 | 36.5 +3.6 | 22.0 +1.5 | 10.0 -2.6 | 9.0 -0.2 | 11.0 +0.3 | 8.0 -0.9 | 3.5 – | |
| 82 1.60 | Forsa | September 22, 2017 | 36.0 +3.1 | 22.0 +1.5 | 11.0 -1.6 | 9.5 +0.3 | 9.5 -1.2 | 7.0 -1.9 | 5.0 – | |
| 83 1.67 | Civey | September 22, 2017 | 36.2 +3.3 | 22.0 +1.5 | 10.3 -2.3 | 9.8 +0.6 | 9.6 -1.1 | 7.7 -1.2 | 4.4 – | |
| 61 1.77 | Trend Research Hamburg | September 18, 2017 | 36.0 +3.1 | 22.0 +1.5 | 11.0 -1.6 | 10.0 +0.8 | 9.0 -1.7 | 7.0 -1.9 | 4.0 – | |
| 86 1.83 | GMS | September 21, 2017 | 37.0 +4.1 | 22.0 +1.5 | 10.0 -2.6 | 9.0 -0.2 | 9.0 -1.7 | 8.0 -0.9 | 5.0 – | |
| 74 2.10 | YouGov | September 21, 2017 | 36.0 +3.1 | 23.0 +2.5 | 10.0 -2.6 | 10.0 +0.8 | 9.0 -1.7 | 7.0 -1.9 | 5.0 – | |
| 85 3.67 | Ipsos | July 13, 2017 | 39.0 +6.1 | 26.0 +5.5 | 8.0 -4.6 | 8.0 -1.2 | 8.0 -2.7 | 7.0 -1.9 | 4.0 – | |
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Election Day
09/24/2017
Government formation
5 months 18 days
Merkel IV
03/14/2018 – 12/08/2021
Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses
| Orientation | Party | Votes | Seats | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre-Right | CDU/CSU | 32.9 % -8.6 | 246 -65 | |
| Centre-Left | SPD | 20.5 % -5.2 | 153 -40 | |
| Right | AfD | 12.6 % +7.9 | 94 +94 | |
| Liberal | FDP | 10.7 % +5.9 | 80 +80 | |
| Left | Die Linke | 9.2 % +0.6 | 69 +5 | |
| Environment & Climate | Grüne | 8.9 % +0.5 | 67 +4 | |
| Satire | Die PARTEI | 1.0 % +0.8 | 0 ±0 | |
| Centre-Right | Freie Wähler | 1.0 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 | |
| Animal Welfare | Tierschutzpartei | 0.8 % +0.5 | 0 ±0 | |
| Far-Right | Die Heimat | 0.4 % -0.9 | 0 ±0 | |
| Centre-Left | Piratenpartei | 0.4 % -1.8 | 0 ±0 | |
| Environment & Climate | ÖDP | 0.3 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 | |
| Unknown | Bündnis Grundeinkommen | 0.2 % +0.2 | 0 ±0 | |
| Center | Allianz Deutscher Demokraten | 0.1 % +0.1 | 0 ±0 | |
| Left | Demokratie in Bewegung | 0.1 % +0.1 | 0 ±0 | |
| Transversal | Partei für Verjüngungsforschung | 0.1 % +0.1 | 0 ±0 | |
| Unknown | Tierschutzallianz | 0.1 % +0.1 | 0 ±0 | |
| Unknown | V-Partei³ | 0.1 % +0.1 | 0 ±0 | |
| Right | Bayernpartei | 0.1 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 | |
| Far-Left | MLPD | 0.1 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 | |
| Satire | Bergpartei | < 0.1 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 | |
| Unknown | Bündnis C | < 0.1 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 | |
| Transversal | Bürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität | < 0.1 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 | |
| Unknown | Deutsche Kommunistische Partei | < 0.1 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 | |
| Right | Die Einheit | < 0.1 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 | |
| Unknown | Die Frauen | < 0.1 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 | |
| Center | Die Grauen – Graue Panther | < 0.1 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 | |
| Far-Right | Die Rechte | < 0.1 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 | |
| Left | Die Urbane | < 0.1 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 | |
| Unknown | Die Violetten | < 0.1 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 | |
| Centre-Right | FAMILIE | < 0.1 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 | |
| Center | Gartenpartei | < 0.1 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 | |
| Unknown | Gleichheitspartei | < 0.1 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 | |
| Unknown | MENSCHLICHE WELT | < 0.1 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 | |
| Left | Mieterpartei | < 0.1 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 | |
| Unknown | Neue Liberale | < 0.1 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 | |
| Unknown | Partei der Humanisten | < 0.1 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 | |
| Center | Unabhängige | < 0.1 % ±0.0 | 0 ±0 | |
| Unknown | Demokratie durch Volksabstimmung | < 0.1 % -0.1 | 0 ±0 | |
| Liberal | Partei der Vernunft | < 0.1 % -0.1 | 0 ±0 |
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