Council elections in Düsseldorf from 1946 to 2020

The data set contains data on the Council elections in Düsseldorf from 1946 to 2020 from the election analysis of the municipal elections on 13.09.2020 of the Office of Statistics and Elections. Explanations and Notes Characters in case of missing numbers: X = an indication of numbers cannot be considered for technical reasons or does not make sense — = numerical value exactly zero (nothing exists) . = Numerical value cannot be given for certain, e.g. technical reasons or for confidentiality reasons In the municipal elections in 1946, up to three votes could be cast on a ballot. In 1979, the Greens ran as an alternative list for democracy and environmental protection. Free voters: In 2004, the GRAUEN and the LEMMER list of one representative were confiscated to the Council. Over the course of the parliamentary term, the two merged into the Free Voters group. Others contained 12.3 % of DKP on 13 October 1946, 11.5 % of DKP on 17 October 1948, 6.1 % of DKP on 9 November 1952. The “Council Elections in Düsseldorf 1946 to 2020” file contains the following column information: Election date: Date of election Eligible voters: Number of eligible voters Voters: Number of voters among them with postal choice: Number of voters who have conducted a postal ballot Turnout in %: Voter turnout in % Invalid: Number of invalid votes Valid: Number of valid votes CDU: Number of votes due to CDU out of 100 valid votes SPD: Number of votes allocated to SPD out of 100 valid votes GREEN: Number of votes cast by Greens out of 100 valid votes FDP: Number of votes allocated to FDP out of 100 valid votes PDS/LEFT: Number of votes for PDS/LINKE out of 100 valid votes AfD: Number of votes allocated to AfD out of 100 valid votes FREE VOTERS: Number of votes for FREE WÄHLER out of 100 valid votes Animal welfare here!: Number of votes out of 100 valid votes on TIERSCHUTZ here! Climate List Düsseldorf: Number of votes due out of 100 valid votes on Climate List Düsseldorf The PARTEI: Number of votes cast by The PARTEI out of 100 valid votes Volt: Number of votes allocated to Volt out of 100 valid votes Other: Number of votes due to other votes out of 100 valid votes