List of Members of The 16th Bundestag - Summary

Summary

This summary includes changes in the numbers of the five caucuses (CDU/CSU, SPD, FDP, The Left, Greens):

Time Reason of change CDU/CSU SPD FDP Left Greens others Total number
October 18, 2005 First meeting 226 222 61 54 51 0 614
February 13, 2006 Gert Winkelmeier leaves the Left caucus and becomes unaffiliated 53 1
December 15, 2006 Henry Nitzsche leaves the CDU/CSU caucus and becomes unaffiliated 225 2
June 1, 2007 Matthias Wissmann resigns; his seat is vacated permanently because it is an overhang seat 224 613
February 25, 2008 Johann-Henrich Krummacher dies; his seat is vacated permanently because it is an overhang seat 223 612
June 20, 2009 Jörg Tauss leaves the SPD caucus and becomes unaffiliated. He joined the Pirate Party Germany. 221 3
July 14, 2009 Peter Jahr resigns; his seat is vacated permanently because it is an overhang seat 222 611

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