| Specification | First votes | Second votes | Number of seats incl. Berlin deputies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Persons entitled to vote | 38 510 395 | x | 38 510 395 | x | x |
| Voters 1) | 33 416 207 | 86.8 | 33 416 207 | 86.8 | x |
| Invalid | 979 158 | 2.9 | 795 765 | 2.4 | x |
| Valid | 32 437 049 | x | 32 620 442 | x | x |
| SPD | 12 998 474 | 40.1 | 12 813 186 | 39.3 | 217 |
| CDU | 12 631 319 | 38.9 | 12 387 562 | 38.0 | 202 |
| CSU | 3 204 648 | 9.9 | 3 136 506 | 9.6 | 49 |
| FDP | 2 562 294 | 7.9 | 3 096 739 | 9.5 | 50 |
| Others | 1 040 314 | 3.2 | 1 186 449 | 3.6 | – |
| of which: | |||||
| AUD | 46 146 | 0.1 | 52 637 | 0.2 | – |
| CVP | 11 978 | 0.0 | 19 832 | 0.1 | – |
| DFU | 386 900 | 1.2 | 434 182 | 1.3 | – |
| EFP | – | – | 1 015 | – | |
| FSU | 6 287 | 0.0 | 10 631 | 0.0 | – |
| NPD | 587 216 | 1.8 | 664 193 | 2.0 | – |
| UAP | 1 127 | 0.0 | 3 959 | 0.0 | |
| Political groupings standing for election/individual candidates | 660 | 0.0 | – | - | – |
| 1) % = Voter turnout. | |||||
Result of the 5th Bundestag Election of 19 September 1965 by Länder (XLS, 41 KB)
Result of the 5th Bundestag Election of 19 September 1965 by constituencies (CSV, 37 KB)
Party seats on 19 September 1965 by Länder (XLS, 21 KB)
