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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2017 Tarperti federal election
| country = Tarper
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2013 Tarperti federal election
| previous_year = 2013
| next_election = Next Tarperti federal election
| next_year = Next
| election_date = 24 September 2017
| seats_for_election = All 709 seats in the [[Federal Assembly of Tarper|Federal Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 355
| registered = 61,688,485 {{decrease}}0.4%
| turnout = 46,976,341 (76.2%)<br/>{{increase}}4.7 pp
<!-- SP -->
| image1             = [[File:Paul Sweeney MP - official photo 2017.jpg|160x160px]]
| leader1            = Maximillian Herzog
| colour1            = CE000C
| party1             = [[Socialist Party of Tarper|SP]]
| leader_since1      = 15 November 2016
| leaders_seat1      = [[Citrone]]
| last_election1     = ''New''
| seats1             = 246
| seat_change1       = {{increase}}246
| popular_vote1      = 15,317,344
| percentage1        = 32.9%
| swing1             = {{increase}}32.9%
<!--      CDSF   -->
| image2             = [[File:|160x160px]]
| leader2            = Rafaela Tanner
| colour2            = 0039A6
| leader_since2      = 19 March 2017
| party2             = [[Christian Democratic and Social Federation (Tarper)|CDSF]]
| leaders_seat2      = [[Astra]]
| last_election2     = 0 seats, 4.8%
| seats2             = 153
| seat_change2       = {{increase}}153
| popular_vote2      = 9,539,381
| percentage2        = 20.5%
| swing2             = {{increase}}15.7%
<!--  GLU/ULV  -->
| image3             = [[File:|160x160px]]
| leader3            = Benson Holmwood
| colour3            = 5AAEB2
| leader_since3      = 23 April 2016
| party3             = [[Green Liberation Union (Tarper)|GLU/ULV]]
| leaders_seat3      = [[Terraum]]
| last_election3     = ''New''
| seats3             = 94
| seat_change3       = {{increase}}94
| popular_vote3      = 5,878,115
| percentage3        = 12.6%
| swing3             = {{increase}}12.6%
<!-- CPT -->
| image4             = [[File:|160x160px]]
| leader4            = Raul Gomez
| colour4            = FF007F
| leader_since4      = 1 May 2010
| party4             = [[Communist Party of Tarper|CPT]]
| leaders_seat4      = [[Bergfeld]]
| last_election4     = 64 seats, 8.6%
| seats4             = 80
| seat_change4       = {{increase}}16
| popular_vote4      = 4,999,449
| percentage4        = 10.7%
| swing4             = {{increase}}2.1%
<!--      NLP   -->
| image5             = [[File:|160x160px]]
| leader5            = Fiona Michel
| colour5            = F0DC82
| leader_since5      = 13 October 2012
| party5             = [[New Liberal Party of Tarper|NLP]]
| leaders_seat5      = [[Whylsental]]
| last_election5     = 0 seats, 4.7%
| seats5             = 69
| seat_change5       = {{increase}}69
| popular_vote5      = 4,297,270
| percentage5        = 9.2%
| swing5             = {{increase}}4.5%
<!--      CNP   -->
| image6             = [[File:|160x160px]]
| leader6            = Severin Gillam
| colour6            = 003153
| leader_since6      = 18 January 2017
| party6             = [[Conservative and Nationalist Party of Tarper|CNP]]
| leaders_seat6      = [[Austerfluss]]
| last_election6     = 0 seats, 2.2%
| seats6             = 67
| seat_change6       = {{increase}}67
| popular_vote6      = 4,158,400
| percentage6        = 8.9%
| swing6             = {{increase}}6.7%
| map_image   = 
| map_size    = 450px
| map_caption = 
| title           = [[Chancellor of Tarper|Chancellor]]
| before_election = Maximillian Herzog
| before_party    = [[Socialist Unity Party (Tarper)|SU]]
| after_election  = Maximillian Herzog
| after_party     = [[Socialist Party of Tarper|SP]]
<!-- Result -->
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}}

Federal elections were held in [[Tarper]] on 24 September 2017 to elect the members of the 5th Bundestag. At stake were all 709 seats in the [[Federal Assembly of Tarper|Federal Assembly]].

The [[Socialist Party of Tarper|Socialist Party]] (SP), led by [[Chancellor of Tarper|Chancellor]] Maximillian Herzog, won the highest percentage of the vote with 33%. The [[Christian Democratic and Social Federation (Tarper)|Christian Democrats]] (CDSF) achieved its best result since the start of the Federal Republic with 21% of the vote. The [[Green Liberation Union (Tarper)|Green Liberation Union]] (GLU/ULV) became the third party in the Federal Assembly with 12.6% of the vote, whilst the [[Communist Party of Tarper|Communists]] (CPT) won 10.7% of the vote becoming the fourth largest party, its worst result in the Federal Republic. It was the first time since [[1990 Tarperti federal election|1990]] that a liberal and conservative party gained seats in the Federal Assembly.

For the second consecutive occasion, the green and communist parties reached a coalition agreement with the ruling party to form a government. The new government took office on 14 March 2018.

==Background==

==Date==

==Parties and leaders==

== Results ==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
| colspan="15" |[[File:2017 Tarperti Federal Assembly Diagram.svg|center|300px]]
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party
! colspan="3" |Total
! rowspan="2" |+/–
|-
!Votes
!%
!Seats
|-
| style="background-color: #CE000C;" |  || align="left" |[[Socialist Party of Tarper|Socialist Party]] (SP)||15,317,344||32.9||246||+246
|-
| style="background-color: #0039A6;" |  || align="left" |[[Christian Democratic and Social Federation (Tarper)|Christian Democratic & Social Federation]] (CDSF)||9,539,381||20.5||153||+153
|-
| style="background-color: #5AAEB2;" |  || align="left" |[[Green Liberation Union (Tarper)|Green Liberation Union]] (GLU/ULV)||5,878,115||12.6||94||+94
|-
| style="background-color: #FF007F;" |  || align="left" |[[Communist Party of Tarper|Communist Party]] (CPT)||4,999,449||10.7||80||+16
|-
| style="background-color: #F0DC82;" |  || align="left" |[[New Liberal Party of Tarper|New Liberal Party]] (NLP)||4,297,270||9.2||69||+69
|-
| style="background-color: #003153;" |  || align="left" |[[Conservative and Nationalist Party of Tarper|Conservative & Nationalist Party]] (CNP)||4,158,400||8.9||67||+67
|-	
| colspan="10" style="background: #C0C0C0" |
|-
| style="background-color: #FF7F00;" |  || align="left" |Pirate Party||463,292||1.0||0||0
|-
| style="background-color: #CCCCFF;" |  || align="left" |Tarperti Ecological Voters' Union||454,349||1.0||0||0
|-
| style="background-color: #E4D00A;" |  || align="left" |Libertarian Party||374,179||0.8||0||0
|-
| style="background-color: #228B22;" |  || align="left" |Tarperti Progressive Party||176,020||0.4||0||0
|-
| style="background-color: #343f40;" |  || align="left" |The BEST™ Party||173,476||0.4||0||0
|-
| style="background-color: #FF0000;" |  || align="left" |Workers' Party||144,809||0.3||0||0
|-
| style="background-color: #CC3366;" |  || align="left" |Party for Feminism||97,539||0.2||0||0
|-
| style="background-color: #FF0000;" |  || align="left" |Tarperti Communist Party||64,073||0.1||0||0
|-
| style="background-color: #FFFFFF;" |  || align="left" |Evangelical Christian Alliance||63,203||0.1||0||0
|-
| style="background-color: #98F5FF;" |  || align="left" |Conservative Party||60,914||0.1||0||0
|-
| style="background-color: #000000;" |  || align="left" |Party for a Pogo Party Party||58,037||0.1||0||0
|-
| style="background-color: #778899;" |  || align="left" |Party of Animals||41,251||0.1||0||0
|-
| style="background-color: #10ff55;" |  || align="left" |Democratic Party||32,221||0.1||0||0
|-
| style="background-color: #E30B5C;" |  || align="left" |Tarperti Strawberry Front||29,785||0.1||0||0
|-
| style="background-color: #7C3030;" |  || align="left" |The New Way||23,404||0.1||0||0
|-
| style="background-color: #D2691E;" |  || align="left" |Party of Vastridge||11,685||0.0||0||0
|-
| style="background-color: #ff7f00;" |  || align="left" |Party of Family Values||11,661||0.0||0||0
|-
| style="background-color: #32ccfe;" |  || align="left" |Apostolian Citizens' Union||11,558||0.0||0||0
|-
| style="background-color: #C04000;" |  || align="left" |Republican Party||10,009||0.0||0||0
|-
| style="background-color: #FF9F00;" |  || align="left" |Party of the Right||7,282||0.0||0||0
|-
| style="background-color: #43b3ae;" |  || align="left" |Fatherland Front||6,693||0.0||0||0
|-
| style="background-color: #C41E3A;" |  || align="left" |The Whylsens||6,150||0.0||0||0
|-
| style="background-color: #F0FFF0;" |  || align="left" |Not all Vegans||3,943||0.0||0||0
|-
| colspan="2" align="left" |Invalid/blank votes||460,849||–||–||–
|-
| colspan="2" align="left" |'''Total'''||'''46,976,341'''||'''100'''||'''709'''||'''+78'''
|-
| colspan="2" align="left" |Registered voters/turnout||61,688,485||76.2||–||–
|}

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| title=Popular Vote
| titlebar=#ddd
| width=600px
| barwidth=410px
| bars=
{{bar percent|'''SP'''|#CE000C|32.93}}
{{bar percent|CDSF|#0039A6|20.51}}
{{bar percent|GLU/ULV|#5AAEB2|12.64}}
{{bar percent|CPT|#FF007F|10.75}}
{{bar percent|NLP|#F0DC82|9.24}}
{{bar percent|CNP|#003153|8.94}}
{{bar percent|Others|#D3D3D3|4.99}}
}}
{{bar box
| title=Bundestag Seats
| titlebar=#ddd
| width=600px
| barwidth=410px
| bars=
{{bar percent|'''SP'''|#CE000C|34.70}}
{{bar percent|CDSF|#0039A6|21.58}}
{{bar percent|GLU/ULV|#5AAEB2|13.26}}
{{bar percent|CPT|#FF007F|11.28}}
{{bar percent|NLP|#F0DC82|9.73}}
{{bar percent|CNP|#003153|9.45}}
}}


==Government formation==

{{Tarper}}
[[Category:Politics of Tarper]]