1961 West German federal election
Results
— includes the non-voting delegates for West Berlin (13 SPD, 9 CDU). — merger of the German Party and the All-German Bloc/League of Expellees and Deprived of Rights.

1961 West German federal election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: — includes the non-voting delegates for West Berlin (13 SPD, 9 CDU). — merger of the German Party and the All-German Bloc/League of Expellees and Deprived of Rights.

Parties	Constituency	Party list	Total seats

Votes	%	+/−	Seats	+/−	Votes	%	+/−	Seats	+/−	Seats	+/−	%

Social Democratic Party (SPD)	11,672,057	36.5	+4.5	91	+45	11,427,355	36.2	+4.4	99	−24	203	+22	39.0

Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	11,622,995	36.3	−3.4	114	−33	11,283,901	35.8	−3.9	78	+10	201	−21	38.6

Free Democratic Party (FDP)	3,866,269	12.1	+4.6	0	−1	4,028,766	12.8	+5.1	67	+27	67	+23	12.9

Christian Social Union (CSU)	3,104,742	9.7	−0.9	42	−5	3,014,471	9.6	−0.9	8	±0	50	−5	9.6

All-German Party (GDP)	859,290	2.7	−5.2	0	−6	870,756	2.8	−5.2	0	−11	0	−17	0

German Peace Union (DFU)	587,488	1.8	+1.8	0	±0	609,918	1.9	+1.9	0	±0	0	±0	0

German Reich Party (DRP)	242,649	0.8	−0.2	0	±0	262,977	0.8	−0.2	0	±0	0	±0	0

South Schleswig Voter Federation (SSW)	24,951	0.1	±0	0	±0	25,449	0.1	±0	0	±0	0	±0	0

German Community (DG)	21,083	0.1	±0	0	±0	27,308	0.1	±0	0	±0	0	±0	0

Electoral Group for a Neutral Germany (WGnD)	778	0.0	+0.0	0	±0	–	–	–	–	–	0	±0	0

Electoral groups and independents	2,164	0.0	±0	0	±0	–	–	–	–	–	0	±0	0

Invalid/blank votes	845,158	—	—	—	—	1,298,723	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Totals	32,849,624	100	±0.0	247	±0	32,849,624	100	±0.0	252	+2	521	+2	±0

Registered voters/turnout	37,440,715	87.7	—	—	—	37,440,715	87.7	—	—	—	—	—	—

Source: Federal Returning Officer

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The Social Democratic Party won 203 of the 521 seats.

final_sentence: The Social Democratic Party won 203 of the 521 seats.