2016 Berlin state election

2016 Berlin state election

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All 160 seats in the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
81 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,662,598 (66.9%)
Increase 6.7%
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Frank Henkel (cropped).jpg
Klaus Lederer (Martin Rulsch) 1.jpg
Leader Michael Müller Frank Henkel Klaus Lederer
Party SPD CDU Left
Last election 48 seats, 28.3% 39 seats, 23.4% 20 seats, 11.6%
Seats won 38 31 27
Seat change Decrease 10 Decrease 8 Increase 7
Popular vote 352,369 288,002 255,740
Percentage 21.6% 17.6% 15.6%
Swing Decrease 6.7% Decrease 5.7% Increase 3.9%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Georg Pazderski (cropped).jpg
Sebastian Czaja 2016 (cropped).jpg
Leader Ramona Pop Georg Pazderski Sebastian Czaja
Party Greens AfD FDP
Last election 30 seats, 17.6% New party 0 seats, 1.8%
Seats won 27 25 12
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 25 Increase 12
Popular vote 248,243 231,325 109,431
Percentage 15.2% 14.2% 6.7%
Swing Decrease 2.4% New party Increase 4.9%

  Seventh party
 
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Leader Bruno Kramm
Party Pirates
Last election 15 seats, 8.9%
Seats won 0
Seat change Decrease 15
Popular vote 28,321
Percentage 1.7%
Swing Decrease 7.2%

Results for single-member constituencies.

Mayor before election

Michael Müller
SPD

Elected Mayor

Michael Müller
SPD

The 2016 Berlin state election was held on 18 September 2016 to elect the members to the 18th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. The incumbent grand coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was defeated, with both parties suffering significant losses. The Left (Die Linke) became the third largest party, while the fourth-placed Greens suffered losses. Alternative for Germany (AfD) won seats for the first time. The Free Democratic Party (FDP) re-entered the Abgeordnetenhaus after falling out in the 2011 election. The Pirate Party, which had achieved state-level representation for the first time in the previous election, lost all of its seats.

After the election, the SPD formed a coalition with The Left and Greens. Mayor Michael Müller was subsequently re-elected.