1995 Berlin state election

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1995 Berlin state election
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  1990 22 October 1995 1999  

All 206 seats of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
104 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,669,186 (68.6%)
Decrease2.svg 12.2%
 First partySecond party
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Leader Eberhard Diepgen Ingrid Stahmer
Party CDU SPD
Last election101 seats, 40.4%76 seats, 30.4%
Seats won8755
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 14Decrease2.svg 21
Popular vote625,005393,245
Percentage37.4%23.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.0%Decrease2.svg 6.8%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party PDS Greens
Last election23 seats, 9.2%23 seats, 9.4% [a]
Seats won3430
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 11Increase2.svg 7
Popular vote244,196219,990
Percentage14.6%13.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.4%Increase2.svg 3.8%

1995 Berlin state election.svg
Results for single-member constituencies.

Mayor before election

Eberhard Diepgen
CDU

Elected Mayor

Eberhard Diepgen
CDU

The 1995 Berlin state election was held on 22 October 1995 to elect the members of the 13th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. The incumbent grand coalition between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) retained government. CDU leader Eberhard Diepgen was re-elected as Mayor. [1]

Contents

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 12th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin.

NameIdeologyLeader(s)1990 result
Votes (%)Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Christian democracy Eberhard Diepgen 40.4%
101 / 241
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy Ingrid Stahmer 30.4%
76 / 241
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Green politics 9.4% [b]
23 / 241
PDS Party of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus
Democratic socialism 9.2%
23 / 241
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei
Classical liberalism 7.1%
18 / 241

Election result

Summary of the 22 October 1995 election results for the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
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PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)625,00537.44-3.087-14
Social Democratic Party (SPD)393,24523.56-6.855-21
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)244,19614.63+5.434+11
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)219,99013.18+3.830+7
The Republicans (REP)45,4622.72-0.40±0
Free Democratic Party (FDP)42,3912.54-4.60-18
The Grays – Gray Panthers (Graue)28,3561.70New0New
Others70,5414.230±0
Total1,669,186100.00206
Popular Vote
CDU
37.44%
SPD
23.56%
PDS
14.63%
B'90/GRÜNE
13.18%
FDP
2.54%
Other
8.65%
Abgeordnetenhaus seats
CDU
42.23%
SPD
26.70%
PDS
16.50%
B'90/GRÜNE
14.56%
SPD CDU/CSU PDS Grüne FDP REP Others
West Berlin 25.545.42.115.03.42.66
East Berlin 20.223.636.310.01.12.95.9

People

People elected include:

Notes

  1. Results for the Alternative List (5.0%) and Alliance 90 (4.4%).
  2. Results for the Alternative List (5.0%) and Alliance 90 (4.4%).

References

  1. "Die Landeswahlleiterin für Berlin - Historie - Vergangene Wahlen". Archived from the original on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-12-29.