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North Rhine-Westphalia General Election: Official Final Result

General election in North Rhine-Westphalia 2005

North Rhine-Westphalia Election Results: May 22, 2005

Electoral Threshold

The electoral threshold for the state election in North Rhine-Westphalia is 5%.

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 63.0%.

Current Election Trend: North Rhine-Westphalia
Poll results, coalitions, and election data
Historical Elections: North Rhine-Westphalia
Results, coalitions, and historical data
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Seat Distribution and Mathematical Majorities

Governments of the Current Legislative Period

Rüttgers
2005
CDU
FDP
Historical Government Cabinets: North Rhine-Westphalia
Cabinets and governing parties since 1945

Polling Accuracy: How Precise Were the Forecasts?

Comparison: Pre-Election Polls vs. Actual Election Results

Party Results: Vote Shares and Gains/Losses

CDU

Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democratic
Pro EU
44.8
+7.8

SPD

Social Democratic Party of Germany
Social Democratic
Pro EU
37.1
-5.7

Grüne

Alliance 90 / The Greens
Green
Pro EU
6.2
-0.9

FDP

Free Democratic Party
Liberal
Pro EU
6.2
-3.6

WASG

Labour & Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative
Unknown
2.2
+2.2

Die Heimat

National Democratic Party of Germany
Right-wing Populist
Anti-EU
0.9
+0.9

PDS

Party of Democratic Socialism
Left
0.9
-0.2

Republikaner

The Republicans
Right-wing Populist
Anti-EU
0.8
-0.3

Die Grauen – Graue Panther

The Grays – Gray Panthers
Centre
Anti-EU
0.2
+0.2

ÖDP

Ecological Democratic Party
Green
Centre-Right
0.2
+0.2

Bürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität

Civil Rights Movement Solidarity
Big-tent party
0.1
+0.1

Parteilose

Independents
Centre
0.1
+0.1

Tierschutzpartei

Human, Climate, Animal Welfare Party
Animal Welfare
Left
0.1
+0.1

FAMILIE

Family Party of Germany
Centre-Right
0.1
±0.0

Partei Bibeltreuer Christen

Party of Bible-Believing Christians
Right
0.1
±0.0

Aufbruch Mittelstand Partei

Middle Class Awakening Party
Centre-Right
< 0.1
±0.0

Bund für Gesamtdeutschland

Alliance for All-Germany
Far-Right
< 0.1
±0.0

Die PARTEI

The PARTY
Satire
Left
Anti-EU
< 0.1
±0.0

Liberale Demokraten

Liberal Democrats
Liberal
Centre
< 0.1
±0.0

ÖkoLinX

Ecological Left
Unknown
< 0.1
±0.0

Schill-Partei

Party for a Rule of Law Offensive
Right
< 0.1
±0.0

Unabhängige Arbeiter-Partei

Independent Workers' Party
Right
< 0.1
±0.0

Zentrum

German Centre Party
Christian Democratic
Pro EU
< 0.1
±0.0

Unabhängige

Independents for Citizen-Oriented Democracy
Centre
< 0.1
-0.3

Data Sources and Methodology

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ParlGov – Parliamentary Democracy Data

A comprehensive research database from the University of Bremen, documenting parties, elections, and governments for comparative analysis.

Additional Sources

Döring, Holger and Philip Manow. 2024. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov).

CHES – Chapel Hill Expert Survey

The leading expert survey on party positions in Europe. Over 400 political scientists document party stances based on rigorous scientific criteria.

Additional Sources

Rovny, Jan, et al. “25 Years of Political Party Positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill Expert Survey, 1999-2024.”