1999 Berlin state election

1999 Berlin state election
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All 169 seats of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
85 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,563,576 (65.5%)
Decrease 3.1%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Eberhard Diepgen Walter Momper
Party CDU SPD
Last election 87 seats, 37.4% 55 seats, 23.6%
Seats won 76 42
Seat change Decrease 11 Decrease 13
Popular vote 637,311 349,731
Percentage 40.8% 22.4%
Swing Increase 3.4% Decrease 1.2%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Renate Künast
Party PDS Greens
Last election 34 seats, 13.6% 30 seats, 13.2%
Seats won 33 18
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 12
Popular vote 276,869 155,322
Percentage 17.7% 9.9%
Swing Increase 3.1% Decrease 3.3%
Results for single-member constituencies.
Mayor before election

Eberhard Diepgen
CDU

Elected Mayor

Eberhard Diepgen
CDU

The 1999 Berlin state election was held on 10 October 1999 to elect the members of the 14th 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][2][3]

  1. ^ "Der Landeswahlleiter : Wahlen in Berlin" (PDF). Wahlen-berlin.de. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Die Landeswahlleiterin für Berlin – Historie – Vergangene Wahlen". Wahlen-berlin.de. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  3. ^ Richter, Gilbert Schomaker und Christine (15 October 1999). "SPD-Funktionäre unterstützen die Kritik Mompers an der Partei und fordern Konsequenzen BERLIN WAHL 1999 Walter Momper übernimmt die Verantwortung für die Wahlniederlage der SPD am vergangenen Sonntag.: "Ein sehr respektabler Schritt"". Berliner-zeitung.de. Retrieved 29 December 2018.