| BUNDESTAG ELECTION RESULTS 1961 September, 17 |
| List | votes | % | seats | gov. |
| Social Democratic Party | 11427355 | 36.2 | 91 | 99 | 190 | |
| Christian Democratic Union | 11283901 | 35.8 | 114 | 78 | 192 | coal. |
| Christian Social Union | 3014471 | 9.5 | 42 | 8 | 50 | coal. |
| Free Democratic Party | 4028766 | 12.8 | 0 | 67 | 67 | coal. |
| Others | 1796408 | 5.7 | | | | |
| Total | 31550901 | 100.0 | 247 | 252 | 499 | |
| First seats by parties | | Party | SPD | CDU | CSU | | Schleswig-Holstein | 1 | 13 | | | Hambourg | 8 | | | | Bremen | 3 | | | | Niedersachsen | 19 | 15 | | | Nordrhein-Westfalen | 25 | 41 | | | Rheinland-Pfalz | 5 | 10 | | | Saarland | 0 | 5 | | | Hessen | 19 | 3 | | | Baden-Wurttemberg | 6 | 27 | | | Bayern | 5 | | 42 |
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Last updated: 3 Oct 2005