The German Electoral System and its Impact on Party Politics
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The German Electoral System The German Electoral System and its Impact on Party Politics and its Impact on Party Politics
Fulbright German Studies SeminarBerlin, June 2009
Isabelle Kuerschner, Ph.D.
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Elections to the European ParliamentElections to the European Parliament
multi-member representation with closed party lists
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Distribution of seats Distribution of seats
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Elections to the „Bundestag“Elections to the „Bundestag“
Mixed-member-electoral-system
proportional representation and plurality principle
regular number of seats in the Bundestag 598.
◦ 299 for single seat districts
◦ 299 for list candidates.
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The 2005 Bundestags electionThe 2005 Bundestags election
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34,2% 222 seats
27,8% 180 seats
7,4% 46 seats
8,1% 51 seats
9,8% 61 seats
8,7% 54 seats
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Elections to the „Bundestag“Elections to the „Bundestag“
voters have the right to cast two votes
◦ nominal ballot – first ballot – selects a candidate by
plurality in single-member districts.
◦ list ballot – the second ballot – is the party vote
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Elections to the „Bundestag“Elections to the „Bundestag“
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Elections to the „Bundestag“Elections to the „Bundestag“
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The 2005 Bundestags electionThe 2005 Bundestags election
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34,2% 222 seats
27,8% 180 seats
7,4% 46 seats
8,1% 51 seats
9,8% 61 seats
8,7% 54 seats
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Political Parties in the Electoral Political Parties in the Electoral ProcessProcess
1. Party system (1950ies – 1983)◦ CDU/CSU, SPD, FDP (two-and-a-half)
2. Party system (1983 – 1990ies)◦ CDU/CSU, SPD, FDP, Greens (two-and-two-halves)
3. Party system (1990ies – today)◦ CDU/CSU, SPD, FDP, Greens, Left Party (two-and-three-
halves)
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