 | Federal Republic of Germany |  |
Elections to the III. Bundestag
15 September 1957
Registered voters: 35.4 million. Turnout: 87.8 %
| % | Σ | ± | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | SPD | 31.8% | 169 | +18 |
 |  | Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei | FDP | 7.7% | 41 | -7 |
 |  | Centre Party Zentrumspartei | Z | 0.9% | 0 | -3 |
 |  | Christian Democratic Union Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | CDU | 39.7% | 215 | +24 |
| |  | Christian Social Union Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern | CSU | 10.5% | 55 | +3 |
 |  | All-German Bloc Gesamtdeutscher Block | GB/BHE | 4.6% | 0 | -27 |
|  | German Party Deutsche Partei | DP | 3.4% | 17 | +2 |
| 497 | +10 |
Cabinets
- Adenauer III (CDU, CSU, DP)
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