1999 Berlin state election

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]

1999 Berlin state election
10 October 1999
All 169 seats of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
85 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,563,576 (65.5%)
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 11 13
Popular vote 637,311 349,731
Percentage 40.8% 22.4%
Swing 3.4% 1.2%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Renate Künast
Party PDS Green
Last election 34 seats, 13.6% 30 seats, 13.2%
Seats won 33 18
Seat change 1 12
Popular vote 276,869 155,322
Percentage 17.7% 9.9%
Swing 3.1% 3.3%
Mayor before election

Eberhard Diepgen
CDU

 Elected Mayor

Eberhard Diepgen
CDU

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 13th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1995 result
Votes (%) Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands		 Christian democracy Eberhard Diepgen 37.4%
87 / 206
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands		 Social democracy Klaus Wowereit 23.6%
55 / 206
PDS Party of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus		 Democratic socialism 13.6%
34 / 206
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen		 Green politics Renate Künast 13.2%
30 / 206

Opinion polling
Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size		 CDU SPD PDS Grüne FDP Others Lead
1999 state election 10 Oct 1999 – 40.8 22.4 17.7 9.9 2.2 7.0 18.4
INFO GmbH Sep 1999 1,201 42.2 17.3 16.6 12.1 – – 24.9
Infratest dimap 23–28 Sep 1999 1,000 45 21 16 10 3 5 24
Forsa 26 Sep 1999 ? 42 20 17 11 – – 22
INFO GmbH August–July 1999 1,215 38 21 17 13 – – 17
Infratest dimap 3 Jul 1999 ? 44 23 15 11 2 5 21
Forsa 27 Jun 1999 ? 38 22 16 13 – – 16
Infratest dimap 15–20 Mar 1999 1,000 35 29 14 12 4 6 6
Forsa 26 Jan 1999 1,070 31 32 – – – – 1
INFO GmbH 22 Jan 1999 ? 32 44 9 12 – – 12
Infratest dimap 5–11 Mar 1998 1,000 25 36 16 16 3 4 11
1995 state election 22 Oct 1995 – 37.4 23.6 14.6 13.2 2.5 8.7 13.8

Election result

Summary of the 10 October 1999 election results for the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin

Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 637,311 40.8 3.4 76 11 45.0
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 349,731 22.4 1.2 42 13 24.9
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 276,869 17.7 3.1 33 1 19.5
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 155,322 9.9 3.3 18 12 10.7
The Republicans (REP) 41,814 2.7 0.0 0 ±0 0
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 34,280 2.2 0.3 0 ±0 0
The Grays – Gray Panthers (Graue) 17,559 1.1 0.6 0 ±0 0
Human Environment Animal Protection 16,732 1.1 New 0 New 0
Others 33,958 2.2 0 ±0 0
Total 1,563,576 100.0 169 37
Voter turnout 65.5 3.1
Popular Vote
CDU
 
 40.76%
SPD
 
 22.37%
PDS
 
 17.71%
B'90/GRÜNE
 
 9.93%
FDP
 
 2.19%
Other
 
 7.04%
Abgeordnetenhaus seats
CDU
 
 44.97%
SPD
 
 24.85%
PDS
 
 19.53%
B'90/GRÜNE
 
 10.65%

References
  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. 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.
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