1985 West Berlin state election

1985 West Berlin state election
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All 144 seats of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
73 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,259,818 (83.6%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Eberhard Diepgen Hans Apel
Party CDU SPD
Last election 65 seats, 48.0% 51 seats, 38.3%
Seats won 69 48
Seat change Decrease 4 Decrease 3
Popular vote 577,867 402,875
Percentage 46.4% 32.4%
Swing Decrease 1.6% Decrease 5.9%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Greens FDP
Last election 9 seats, 7.2% 7 seats, 5.6%
Seats won 15 12
Seat change Increase 6 Increase 5
Popular vote 132,484 105,209
Percentage 10.6% 8.5%
Swing Increase 3.4% Increase 2.9%
Results for single-member constituencies.
Governing Mayor before election

Eberhard Diepgen
CDU

Elected Governing Mayor

Eberhard Diepgen
CDU

The 1985 West Berlin state election was held on 10 March 1985.[1] Eberhard Diepgen was the CDU's lead candidate and would later be unanimously elected as the mayor of West Berlin.[2]

Summary of the results of the 10 March 1985 election to Berlin's Abgeordnetenhaus
Parties Votes % +/- Seats +/-
Christian Democratic Union 577,867 46.4% -1.6% 69 +4
Social Democratic Party of Germany 402,875 32.4% -5.9% 48 -3
Alternative List 132,484 10.6% +3.4% 15 +6
Free Democratic Party 105,209 8.5% +2.9% 12 +5
Democratic Alternative 15,857 1.3% +1.3% 0
Socialist Unity Party of West Berlin 7,731 0.6% ±0.0% 0
Liberal Democrats 1,416 0.1% +0.1% 0
Social People's Party of Germany 1,406 0.1% +0.1% 0
Ecological Democratic Party 163 0.0% +0.0% 0
Total 1,259,818 100% 144 +12
Primary Source & Secondary Source
  1. ^ "UID 1985 Nr. 9, Union in Deutschland". www.kas.de. March 14, 1985. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "West Berlin Elects Mayor". The New York Times. 1984-02-10. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-09.