1965 German Federal Election
19 September 1965 · The Bonn Republic · 496 seats, 249 for a majority
A federal election was held in West Germany on 19 September 1965 to elect the members of the 5th Bundestag. The CDU/CSU remained the largest faction, while the Social Democratic Party remained the largest single party in the Bundestag, winning 217 of the 518 seats (including 15 of the 22 non-voting delegates for West Berlin).
Chancellor before
Ludwig Erhard
CDU
Chancellor (continued)
Ludwig Erhard
CDU
Largest force
CDU/CSU
245 of 496 seats
Turnout
86.8%
The result
| Share of the chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU/CSU | Ludwig Erhard | 245 | +3 | 15.524.068 | 47.6% | +2.3 | |
| SPD | Willy Brandt | 202 | +12 | 12.813.186 | 39.3% | +3.1 | |
| FDP | Erich Mende | 49 | -18 | 3.096.739 | 9.5% | -3.3 |