2011 Berlin state election

2011 Berlin state election

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All 152 seats in the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin 77 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	1,461,185 (60.2%) 2.2%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Klaus Wowereit Frank Henkel Renate Künast Party SPD CDU Greens Last election 53 seats, 30.8% 37 seats, 21.3% 23 seats, 13.1% Seats won 48 39 30 Seat change 5 2 7 Popular vote 413,332 341,158 257,063 Percentage 28.3% 23.3% 17.6% Swing 2.5% 2.0% 4.5%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Harald Wolf Andreas Baum Christoph Meyer Party Left Pirates FDP Last election 23 seats, 16.3%[a] Did not contest 13 seats, 7.6% Seats won 20 15 0 Seat change 3 15 13 Popular vote 171,050 130,105 26,943 Percentage 11.6% 8.9% 1.8% Swing 4.6% 8.9% 5.8%
Results for single-member constituencies.
Mayor before election Klaus Wowereit SPD Elected Mayor Klaus Wowereit SPD

The 2011 Berlin state election was held on 18 September 2011^[1] to elect the members of the 17th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin.^[2] The incumbent government consisting of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Left lost its majority.^[3]

The SPD lost five seats, remaining the largest party, while The Left lost three.^[4][5][6] The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) made small gains, while The Greens moved into third place with 30 seats. The Free Democratic Party (FDP) lost three-quarters of its votes and all its seats. The Pirate Party contested its first Berlin state election and won fifteen seats with 8.9% of the vote. This was the first time the party had been elected to a state parliament anywhere in Germany.^[7][8]

The SPD initially sought a coalition with The Greens, but talks broke down over the extension of the Bundesautobahn 100. A coalition agreement between the SPD and CDU was finalised in November, with Mayor Klaus Wowereit continuing in office.

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