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Germany 2017 federal election

What was the result of the 2017 federal election in Germany?

CDU/CSU won 246 of 709 seats with 33.0% of the vote. 76.2% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Germany
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : CDU/CSU won 246 of 709 seats with 33.0% of the vote; 76.2% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 4.6 points on 2013.

  • Christian Democratic Union of Germany 200 −55 seats 26.8% −7.3 points
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany 153 −40 seats 20.5% −5.2 points
  • Alternative for Germany 94 +94 seats 12.6% +7.9 points
  • Free Democratic Party 80 +80 seats 10.7% +5.9 points
  • PDS / The Left 69 +5 seats 9.2% +0.6 points
  • Alliance 90/The Greens 67 +4 seats 8.9% +0.5 points
  • Christian Social Union in Bavaria 46 −10 seats 6.2% −1.2 points
  • Free Voters 0 1.0%
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Germany 2013 federal election, party by party.

355 of 709 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 33.0%

    Combined share of the vote of CDU/CSU

    CDU/CSU won 246 of 709 seats. A majority needs 355.

  2. +94 seats

    Seats gained by Alternative for Germany

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2013. CDU/CSU lost 65 seats.

  3. 76.2%

    Voter turnout

    Up 4.6 points on 2013.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Christian Democratic Union of Germany200−5526.8−7.312,447,656
Social Democratic Party of Germany153−4020.5−5.29,539,381
Alternative for Germany94+9412.6+7.95,878,115
Free Democratic Party80+8010.7+5.94,999,449
PDS / The Left69+59.2+0.64,297,270
Alliance 90/The Greens67+48.9+0.54,158,400
Christian Social Union in Bavaria46−106.2−1.22,869,688
Free Voters01.0463,292
Die PARTEI01.0454,349

± is the change against the Germany 2013 federal election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Christian Democratic Union of Germany 12,447,656
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany 9,539,381
  • Alternative for Germany 5,878,115
  • Free Democratic Party 4,999,449
  • PDS / The Left 4,297,270
  • Alliance 90/The Greens 4,158,400
  • Christian Social Union in Bavaria 2,869,688
  • Free Voters 463,292
  • Die PARTEI 454,349

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

How many people voted?

76.2% of the 61,688,485 registered voters cast a ballot (46,976,341 ballots), up 4.6 points on 2013. 46,515,492 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 2005 in our data.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • CDU/CSU33.0% of votes34.7% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany20.5% of votes21.6% of seats
  • Alternative for Germany12.6% of votes13.3% of seats
  • Free Democratic Party10.7% of votes11.3% of seats
  • PDS / The Left9.2% of votes9.7% of seats
  • Alliance 90/The Greens8.9% of votes9.4% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.1 by votes and 4.6 by seats; CDU/CSU led Social Democratic Party of Germany by 12.5 points of the vote.

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