2006 Berlin state election

2006 Berlin state election

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All 149 seats of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin 75 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	1,377,355 (58.0%) 10.1%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Klaus Wowereit Friedbert Pflüger Harald Wolf Party SPD CDU PDS Last election 44 seats, 29.7% 35 seats, 23.8% 33 seats, 22.6% Seats won 53 37 23 Seat change 9 2 10 Popular vote 424,054 294,026 185,185 Percentage 30.8% 21.3% 13.4% Swing 1.1% 2.5% 9.2%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Franziska Eichstädt-Bohlig Martin Lindner Party Greens FDP Last election 14 seats, 9.1% 15 seats, 9.9% Seats won 23 13 Seat change 9 2 Popular vote 180,865 104,584 Percentage 13.1% 7.6% Swing 4.0% 2.3%
Results for single-member constituencies.
Mayor before election Klaus Wowereit SPD Elected Mayor Klaus Wowereit SPD

The 2006 Berlin state election was held on 17 September 2006 to elect the members of the 16th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. The incumbent government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) narrowly retained a majority, though PDS suffered major losses. Mayor Klaus Wowereit continued in office.