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{{Infobox election
The election to the Greater Berlin City Council on October 20, 1946 was the only overall Berlin election in the period between the end of the Second World War and the reunification of Germany.
| election_name = 1946 Berlin state election
| country = Berlin
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| election_date = {{Start date|1946|10|20|df=y}}
| previous_year = 1933
| next_year = [[1948 West Berlin state election|1948 (West)]]<br/>{{nowrap|[[1990 Berlin state election|1990 (whole)]]}}
| seats_for_election = All 130 seats in the Stadtverordnetenversammlung
| majority_seats = 66
| registered = 2,307,122
| turnout = 2,128,677 (92.3%)


<!-- SPD -->
The clear winner of the election was the SPD under [[Otto Ostrowski]] , which with 48.7% and 63 of 130 seats fell just three seats short of holding an absolute majority. The CDU finished in second under [[Ferdinand Friedensburg]] with 22.2% of votes and 29 seats. The SED suffered a sensational defeat, winning just 19.8% of the vote and 26 mandates. The remaining 9.3% of the votes went to the Free Democratic Party which received 12 mandates.
| image1 = [[File:Otto Ostrowski 1946 (cropped).jpg|150x150px]]
| candidate1 = [[Otto Ostrowski]]
| party1 = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| seats1 = 63
| popular_vote1 = 1,015,609
| percentage1 = 48.7%


<!-- CDU -->
Voter turnout was 92.3%. The result was a clear rejection of the Socialist Unity Party, which was the party favored by the Soviet occupying forces.
| image2 = [[File:WP Ferdinand Friedensburg.jpg|150x150px]]
| candidate2 = [[Ferdinand Friedensburg]]
| party2 = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| seats2 = 29
| popular_vote2 = 462,425
| percentage2 = 22.2%


<!-- SED -->
The city council chose [[Ernst Reuter]] as mayor and formed a black-red-yellow coalition of the SPD, CDU and FDP. The pro-western coalition conflicted with the occupying Soviet forces considerably and less than two years later in 1948 the opposition Socialist Unity Party led riots which led to the division of Berlin and the ending of the work of the City Council for the whole of Berlin
| image4 = [[File:Fotothek df pk 0000168 043 Porträts, H. Köhnen Bernard Koenen, Olga Körner, Eva Höhn, Gertrud Graeser (Rast.jpg|150x150px]]
| candidate4 = [[Hermann Matern]]
| party4 = Socialist Unity Party of Germany
| seats4 = 26
| popular_vote4 = 412,582
| percentage4 = 19.8%


<!-- LDP -->
{{electiontable|Berlin state election, 1946}}
| image5 =
'''Summary of the results of the '''20 October 1946 election''' to [[Berlin]]'s ''[[Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin|Abgeordnetenhaus]]'''''
| candidate5 =
|-style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| party5 = Liberal Democratic Party of Germany
! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" |Parties
| seats5 = 12
!Votes
| popular_vote5 = 194,722
!%
| percentage5 = 9.3%
!+/-

!Seats
<!-- Map -->
!+/-
| map_image = 1946 Greater Berlin City Council election.svg
|-
| map_size = 300px
| width=5px style="background-color: {{Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color}}" |
| map_caption = Results of the election by borough. The size of each pie chart indicates the number of votes cast.
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]]

| 1,015,609
<!-- Result -->
| 48.7%
| title = [[Mayor of Berlin|Mayor]]
|
| before_election = [[Arthur Werner]]
| 63
| before_party = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|
| after_election = [[Otto Ostrowski]]
|-
| after_party = [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]]
| style="background-color: {{Christian Democratic Union (Germany)/meta/color}}" |
}}
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Christian Democratic Union (Germany)|Christian Democratic Union]]
The '''1946 Greater Berlin City Council election''' (''Stadtverordnetenversammlung von Groß-Berlin'') was held on 20 October 1946 to elect all 130 members of the City Council. It was the only all-Berlin election in the period between the end of the [[Second World War]] and [[German reunification]] in 1990.
| 462,425

| 22.2%
The clear winner of the election was the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD) led by [[Otto Ostrowski]], which won 48.7% and 63 seats, just three short of a majority. The [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] finished in second place under [[Ferdinand Friedensburg]] with 22.2% of votes and 29 seats. The [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany|Socialist Unity Party]] (SED), formed a few months earlier as a merger of the [[Communist Party of Germany|Communist Party]] and the SPD branches in the Soviet zone, took just 19.8% of the vote and 26 seats. The remaining 9.3% of the votes went to the [[Liberal Democratic Party of Germany|Liberal Democratic Party]] (LDP) which received 12 seats.
|

| 29
Voter turnout was 92.3%. The result was a clear rejection of the Socialist Unity Party, which was favored by the Soviet occupation authority, and of the CDU, which came to dominate politics in [[West Germany]].
|

|-
SPD leader Ostrowski was elected mayor by the City Council in December and formed a cabinet comprising all four parties. However, rising hostility between the SPD and SED saw him come under pressure to dismiss the SED members of the ministry. When he refused, the SPD put forward a motion of no confidence in the city council, which narrowly fell short of the two-thirds majority required to pass. However Ostrowski's position was untenable and he resigned a few days later on 17 April. He was replaced by [[Ernst Reuter]], who took a strongly anti-SED and anti-Soviet stance. As a result, the Soviet authorities refused to consent to his appointment and [[Louise Schroeder]] became acting mayor. In 1948, the eastern district and Soviet authorities withdrew from the city council and government, ''de facto'' dividing the city.
| style="background-color: {{Socialist Unity Party of Germany/meta/color}}" |

| style="text-align:left;" | [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany|Socialist Unity Party]]
==Results==
| 412,582

| 19.8%
{{Election results
|
|party1=[[Social Democratic Party of Germany]]|votes1=1015609|seats1=63
| 26
|party2=[[Christian Democratic Union of Germany]]|votes2=462425|seats2=29
|
|party3=[[Socialist Unity Party of Germany]]|votes3=412582|seats3=26
|-
| style="background-color: {{Free Democratic Party (Germany)/meta/color}}" |
|party4=[[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]]|votes4=194722|seats4=12
|invalid=43339
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]]
|electorate=2307122
| 149,722
|source=[https://www.wahlen-in-deutschland.de/blBerlin.htm Wahlen in Deutschland]
| 9.3%
}}
|
| 12
|
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" |Total
! style="text-align:center;" | 2,085,338
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| 100%
! style="text-align:center;" | 130
! style="text-align:center;" |
|-
|colspan=7|[[:de:Wahl zur Stadtverordnetenversammlung von Groß-Berlin 1946|Source]]
|}


{{Berlin state elections}}
{{Berlin state elections}}


==External links==
[[Category:Elections in Berlin|State election, 1946]]

[[Category:1946 elections in Germany]]
* [https://www.wahlen-berlin.de/Historie/wahldatenbank/Tabellen/1946agh2a.asp Wahlen Berlin]
* [https://www.dra.de/de/entdecken/1945-der-krieg-ist-aus/wahl-zur-berliner-stadtverordnetenversammlung Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv]
* [https://www.bpb.de/themen/zeit-kulturgeschichte/deutschland-chronik/131269/20-oktober-1946/ Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung]

[[Category:Elections in Berlin]]
[[Category:1946 elections in Germany|Berlin]]

Latest revision as of 15:34, 23 February 2024

1946 Berlin state election
← 1933 20 October 1946 (1946-10-20) 1948 (West)
1990 (whole) →
All 130 seats in the Stadtverordnetenversammlung
66 seats needed for a majority
Registered2,307,122
Turnout2,128,677 (92.3%)
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Otto Ostrowski Ferdinand Friedensburg
Party SPD CDU
Seats won 63 29
Popular vote 1,015,609 462,425
Percentage 48.7% 22.2%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Candidate Hermann Matern
Party SED LDPD
Seats won 26 12
Popular vote 412,582 194,722
Percentage 19.8% 9.3%
Results of the election by borough. The size of each pie chart indicates the number of votes cast.
Mayor before election

Arthur Werner
Independent

Elected Mayor

Otto Ostrowski
SPD

The 1946 Greater Berlin City Council election (Stadtverordnetenversammlung von Groß-Berlin) was held on 20 October 1946 to elect all 130 members of the City Council. It was the only all-Berlin election in the period between the end of the Second World War and German reunification in 1990.

The clear winner of the election was the Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Otto Ostrowski, which won 48.7% and 63 seats, just three short of a majority. The Christian Democratic Union finished in second place under Ferdinand Friedensburg with 22.2% of votes and 29 seats. The Socialist Unity Party (SED), formed a few months earlier as a merger of the Communist Party and the SPD branches in the Soviet zone, took just 19.8% of the vote and 26 seats. The remaining 9.3% of the votes went to the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) which received 12 seats.

Voter turnout was 92.3%. The result was a clear rejection of the Socialist Unity Party, which was favored by the Soviet occupation authority, and of the CDU, which came to dominate politics in West Germany.

SPD leader Ostrowski was elected mayor by the City Council in December and formed a cabinet comprising all four parties. However, rising hostility between the SPD and SED saw him come under pressure to dismiss the SED members of the ministry. When he refused, the SPD put forward a motion of no confidence in the city council, which narrowly fell short of the two-thirds majority required to pass. However Ostrowski's position was untenable and he resigned a few days later on 17 April. He was replaced by Ernst Reuter, who took a strongly anti-SED and anti-Soviet stance. As a result, the Soviet authorities refused to consent to his appointment and Louise Schroeder became acting mayor. In 1948, the eastern district and Soviet authorities withdrew from the city council and government, de facto dividing the city.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
Social Democratic Party of Germany1,015,60948.7063
Christian Democratic Union of Germany462,42522.1829
Socialist Unity Party of Germany412,58219.7826
Free Democratic Party194,7229.3412
Total2,085,338100.00130
Valid votes2,085,33897.96
Invalid/blank votes43,3392.04
Total votes2,128,677100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,307,12292.27
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland
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