Overview of the Bundestag election results
As a percentage of the valid second votes (except in 1949, when there was only one vote). Results of parties that did not move into the Bundestag are written in italics.
| election day | voter turnout | CDU / CSU | SPD | FDP | Green 1 | Left 2 | AfD | DP | GB / BHE 3 | Others 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 14, 1949 | 78.5 | 31.0 | 29.2 | 11.9 | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | KPD 5.7; BP 4.2; Z 3.1; WAV 2.9; DKP-DRP 1.8; Week 0.3; independent individual candidates 4.8 |
| September 6, 1953 | 86.0 | 45.2 | 28.8 | 9.5 | - | - | - | 3.3 | 5.9 | KPD 2.2; BP 1.7; GVP 1.2; DRP 1.1; Z 0.8 |
| September 15, 1957 | 87.8 | 50.2 | 31.8 | 7.7 | - | - | - | 3.4 | 4.6 | DRP 1.0 |
| 17th September 1961 | 87.7 | 45.3 | 36.2 | 12.8 | - | - | - | GDP 2.8 | DFU 1.9 | |
| September 19, 1965 | 86.8 | 47.6 | 39.3 | 9.5 | - | - | - | - | a | NPD 2.0; DFU 1.3 |
| September 28, 1969 | 86.7 | 46.1 | 42.7 | 5.8 | - | - | - | - | GPD 0.1 | NPD 4.3 |
| November 19, 1972 | 91.1 | 44.9 | 45.8 | 8.4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 3rd October 1976 | 90.7 | 48.6 | 42.6 | 7.9 | b | - | - | - | - | |
| 5th October 1980 | 88.6 | 44.5 | 42.9 | 10.6 | 1.5 | - | - | - | - | |
| March 6, 1983 | 89.1 | 48.8 | 38.2 | 7.0 | 5.6 | - | - | - | - | |
| January 25, 1987 | 84.3 | 44.3 | 37.0 | 9.1 | 8.3 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2nd December 1990 | 77.8 | 43.8 | 33.5 | 11.0 | 5.1 | 2.4 | - | - | - | REP 2.1 |
| October 16, 1994 | 79.0 | 41.4 | 36.4 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 4.4 | - | - | - | REP 1.9 |
| September 27, 1998 | 82.2 | 35.1 | 40.9 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 5.1 | - | - | - | REP 1.8; DVU 1.2 |
| September 22, 2002 | 79.1 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 4.0 | - | - | - | |
| September 18, 2005 | 77.7 | 35.2 | 34.2 | 9.8 | 8.1 | 8.7 | - | - | - | NPD 1.6 |
| September 27, 2009 | 70.9 | 33.8 | 23.0 | 14.6 | 10.7 | 11.9 | - | - | - | PIRATE 2.0; NPD 1.5 |
| 22nd September 2013 | 71.5 | 41.5 | 25.7 | 4.8 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 4.7 | - | - | PIRATES 2.2; NPD 1.3 |
| September 24, 2017 | 76.2 | 32.9 | 20.5 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 12.6 | - | - | |
11983 to 1987 the Greens, 1990 Greens (West) and Alliance 90 / Greens (East) separated, since 1994 Alliance 90 / The Greens
21990 to 2005 PDS , since 2009 Die Linke; 2002 two direct mandates for the PDS, no parliamentary group
4th Other parties over 1% or with elected MPs
a Members of the GPD ran on lists of other parties, the GPD thereby achieved four seats
| election day | Mandates | CDU / CSU | SPD | FDP | Green | PDS / Left | DP | Z | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 14, 1949 | 402 | 139 | 131 | 52 | - | - | 17th | 10 | KPD 15; BP 17; WAV 12; DKP-DRP 5; Week 1; Independent 3 |
| September 6, 1953 | 487 | 243 | 151 | 48 | - | - | 15th | 3 | GB / BHE 27 |
| September 15, 1957 | 497 | 270 | 169 | 41 | - | - | 17th | - | |
| 17th September 1961 | 499 | 242 | 190 | 67 | - | - | - | - | |
| September 19, 1965 | 496 | 245 | 202 | 49 | - | - | - | - | |
| September 28, 1969 | 496 | 242 | 224 | 30th | - | - | - | - | |
| November 19, 1972 | 496 | 225 | 230 | 41 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3rd October 1976 | 496 | 243 | 214 | 39 | - | - | - | - | |
| 5th October 1980 | 497 | 226 | 218 | 53 | - | - | - | - | |
| March 6, 1983 | 498 | 244 | 193 | 34 | 27 | - | - | - | |
| January 25, 1987 | 497 | 223 | 186 | 46 | 42 | - | - | - | |
| 2nd December 1990 | 662 | 319 | 239 | 79 | 8th | 17th | - | - | |
| October 16, 1994 | 672 | 294 | 252 | 47 | 49 | 30th | - | - | |
| September 27, 1998 | 669 | 245 | 298 | 43 | 47 | 36 | - | - | |
| September 27, 2002 | 603 | 248 | 251 | 47 | 55 | 2 | - | - | |
| September 18, 2005 | 614 | 226 | 222 | 61 | 51 | 54 | - | - | |
| September 27, 2009 | 622 | 239 | 146 | 93 | 68 | 76 | - | - | |
| 22nd September 2013 | 631 | 311 | 193 | - | 63 | 64 | - | - | |
| September 24, 2017 | 709 | 246 | 153 | 80 | 67 | 69 | - | - | AfD 94 |