Bundestag
The Bundestag has at least 598 members.
In addition, there tend to be what are known
as “overhang and equalising” seats. The 18th
Bundestag as elected in 2013 has 630 members.
630 seats
The Left party
64 seats
CSU
56 seats
CDU
254 seats
SPD
193 seats
Greens
63 seats
Bundesrat
The Bundesrat is one of five permanent constitutional
bodies. It represents the Länder, the federal states.
The Bundesrat is made up of 69 representatives
of the state governments. Each state has at least three,
the most populous state up to six votes.
Baden-Wurttemberg 6
4 Thuringia
Bavaria 6
4 Schleswig-Holstein
Berlin 4
4 Saxony-Anhalt
Brandenburg 4
4 Saxony
3 Saarland
Bremen 3
Hamburg 3
Hessen 5
3
Mecklenburg-West Pomerania
4 Rhineland-Palatinate
6 North Rhine-Westphalia
6
Lower Saxony