Berlin state election, 2016

Berlin state election, 2016

18 September 2016
All 160 seats of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin (including 11 overhang seats). 81 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   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 before 48 39 20 Seats won 38 31 27 Seat change 10 8 7 Percentage 21.6% 17.6% 15.6% Swing 6.7% 5.7% 3.9%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Ramona Pop Georg Pazderski Sebastian Czaja Party Green AfD FDP Last election 30 seats, 17.6% Did not contest 0 seats, 1.8% Seats before 30 0 0 Seats won 27 25 12 Seat change 3 25 12 Percentage 15.2% 14.2% 6.7% Swing 2.4% 14.2% 4.9%   Seventh party   Leader Bruno Kramm Party Pirates Last election 15 seats, 8.9% Seats before 15 Seats won 0 Seat change 15 Percentage 1.7% Swing 7.2%
Mayor before election Michael Müller SPD Elected Mayor Michael Müller SPD

The 18th Berlin state election was held on 18 September 2016 to elect 149 members to the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin (Berlin state parliament).

Polls

Polling firm/link	Last Date of polling								Other	Lead
2016 state election[1]	18 September 2016	21.6	17.6	15.2	15.6	1.7	6.7	14.2	7.4	4.0
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen[2]	15.09.2016	23	18	15	14.5	–	6.5	14	9	5
Forsa[2]	15.09.2016	24	17	17	15	3	5	13	6	7
INSA[2]	12.09.2016	22	18	18	14	–	6	14	8	4
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen[2]	09.09.2016	24	19	15	14	–	5	14	9	5
Infratest dimap[2]	08.09.2016	21	19	16	15	–	5	15	9	2
Forsa[2]	29.08.2016	24	17	19	17	–	5	10	8	5
Infratest dimap[2]	17.08.2016	21	20	17	16	–	5	15	6	1
INSA[2]	11.08.2016	23	18	19	15	3	5	14	3	4
Forsa[2]	31.07.2016	26	18	20	16	–	5	8	7	6
Infratest dimap[2]	13.07.2016	21	20	19	18	–	4	13	5	1
INSA[2]	07.07.2016	21	19	19	18	1	4	14	4	2
Forsa[2]	04.07.2016	27	18	19	14	–	6	8	8	8
Infratest dimap[2]	15.06.2016	23	18	19	17	–	4	15	4	4
Forsa[2]	27.05.2016	26	18	20	14	3	5	8	6	6
Infratest dimap[2]	11.05.2016	23	19	18	16	–	4	15	5	4
Forsa[2]	29.04.2016	27	18	20	14	3	6	7	5	7
Infratest dimap[2]	13.04.2016	23	21	17	16	–	5	13	5	2
Forsa[2]	29.03.2016	27	19	18	14	2	6	9	5	8
Forsa[2]	02.03.2016	29	21	17	14	3	4	7	5	8
Infratest dimap[2]	25.02.2016	25	21	19	16	–	4	10	5	4
Forsa[2]	02.02.2016	29	20	18	15	3	3	7	5	9
Forsa[2]	21.12.2015	29	23	17	14	3	4	5	5	6
Forsa[2]	30.11.2015	30	22	18	15	3	3	4	5	8
Infratest dimap[2]	20.11.2015	27	23	17	14	2	3	9	5	4
Forsa[2]	02.11.2015	29	22	16	17	4	4	3	5	7
Forsa[2]	30.09.2015	29	23	18	15	3	–	3	9	6
Forsa[2]	01.09.2015	29	23	18	16	4	–	2	8	6
Forsa[2]	05.08.2015	29	24	17	15	3	–	3	9	5
Forsa[2]	29.06.2015	27	24	17	16	4	–	4	8	3
Forsa[2]	05.06.2015	28	24	16	15	5	–	4	8	4
Forsa	04.05.2015	29	25	16	14	4	–	4	8	4
Forsa[2]	30.03.2015	29	23	17	15	4	–	4	8	6
Infratest dimap[2]	25.03.2015	28	26	18	14	3	–	5	6	2
Forsa[2]	28.02.2015	29	25	18	13	3	4	4	4	4
Forsa[2]	02.02.2015	27	26	18	14	3	3	5	4	1
2011 state election	18 September 2011	28.3	23.4	17.6	11.7	8.9	2.1	-	8.0	4.9

Results

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 Summary of the 18 September 2016 Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin elections results

Party		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands – SPD|| 352,369	21.6	6.7	38	10
	Christian Democratic Union Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands – CDU|| 288,002	17.6	5.8	31	8
	The Left Die Linke|| 255,740	15.6	4.0	27	7
	Alliance '90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen|| 248,243	15.2	2.4	27	3
	Alternative for Germany Alternative für Deutschland – AfD|| 231,325	14.2	14.2	25	25
	Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei – FDP|| 109,431	6.7	4.9	12	12
	Die PARTEI Partei für Arbeit, Rechtstaat, Tierschutz, Elitenförderung und basisdemokratische Initiative|| 31,908	2.0	1.1	–	–
	Animal Protection Party Tierschutzpartei|| 30,565	1.9	0.4	–	–
	Pirate Party Piratenpartei Deutschland|| 28,321	1.7	7.2	–	15
	Graue Panther Allianz Graue Panther Deutschland	18,135	1.1	1.1	–	–
	Other parties	40,717	2.4	–	–	–
Valid votes		1,634,756	98.5%	0.1
Invalid votes		25,690	1.5%	0.1
Totals and voter turnout		1,662,598	66.9%	6.7	160
Electorate		2,485,363	100.00	—
Source:[3]

Aftermath

Going into the election, incumbent mayor Michael Müller led a grand coalition between his SPD and the CDU. The new government after the election was a red-red-green left-wing coalition: Social Democratic Party/Left Party/Green Party. The new coalition government was sworn in on 16 November 2016.

AfD was not invited to join the new government.^[4]

References

External links

• Election Schedule, Die Landeswahlleiterin für Berlin, in German