West Germany — Bundestag
Germany elections · 1965-09-19 · held
SPD received the largest share of national votes. The full chamber contained 518 members.
Results: final · complete coverage · Second (party-list) votes; 32,620,442 valid votes
Turnout: 86.8%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 12813186 | 39.2796% | 217 | — |
| CDU | 12387562 | 37.9748% | 202 | — |
| FDP | 3096739 | 9.4932% | 50 | — |
| CSU | 3136506 | 9.6152% | 49 | — |
| AUD | 52637 | 0.1614% | 0 | — |
| CVP | 19832 | 0.0608% | 0 | — |
| DFU | 434182 | 1.331% | 0 | — |
| EFP | 1015 | 0.0031% | 0 | — |
| HEIMAT | 664193 | 2.0361% | 0 | — |
| HUMANWIRTSCHAFTSPARTEI | 10631 | 0.0326% | 0 | — |
| UAP | 3959 | 0.0121% | 0 | — |
| Andere KWV | — | — | 0 | — |
Final national results from the Federal Returning Officer. West German electoral territory; the Federal Republic continues in the Germany archive. Seat totals include indirectly selected West Berlin representatives, who did not cast national ballots. Saarland first participated in 1957. Shares use second (party-list) votes, not constituency first votes. Official abbreviations are retained for small lists. Parties or independent candidates with only first votes have no party-list vote figure. Independent/other constituency nominations are grouped as in the official source.
Sources & further reading
Federal Returning Officer: national votes and seats since 1949 (2026 edition)
Federal Returning Officer: historical election dates and explanatory notes