1995 Berlin state election

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]

1995 Berlin state election
22 October 1995
All 206 seats of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
104 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,669,186 (68.6%)
12.2%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Eberhard Diepgen Ingrid Stahmer
Party CDU SPD
Last election 101 seats, 40.4% 76 seats, 30.4%
Seats won 87 55
Seat change 14 21
Popular vote 625,005 393,245
Percentage 37.4% 23.6%
Swing 3.0% 6.8%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party PDS Green
Last election 23 seats, 9.2% 23 seats, 9.4%[lower-alpha 1]
Seats won 34 30
Seat change 11 7
Popular vote 244,196 219,990
Percentage 14.6% 13.2%
Swing 5.4% 3.8%
Mayor before election

Eberhard Diepgen
CDU

 Elected Mayor

Eberhard Diepgen
CDU

Parties

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

Name Ideology Leader(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%[lower-alpha 2]
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

Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 625,005 37.4 3.0 87 14 42.2
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 393,245 23.6 6.8 55 21 26.7
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 244,196 14.6 5.4 34 11 16.5
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 219,990 13.2 3.8 30 7 14.6
The Republicans (REP) 45,462 2.7 0.4 0 ±0 0
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 42,391 2.5 4.6 0 18 0
The Grays – Gray Panthers (Graue) 28,356 1.7 New 0 New 0
Others 70,541 4.2 0 ±0 0
Total 1,669,186 100.0 206 35
Voter turnout 68.6 12.2
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%

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%).
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References
  1. https://www.wahlen-berlin.de/historie/wahldatenbank/Tabellen/95agh2p.asp
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