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2006 Berlin state election
← 2001 17 September 2006 2011 →
All 149 seats of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
75 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,377,355 (58.0%)
Decrease 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 Increase 9 Increase 2 Decrease 10
Popular vote 424,054 294,026 185,185
Percentage 30.8% 21.3% 13.4%
Swing Increase 1.1% Decrease 2.5% Decrease 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 Increase 9 Decrease 2
Popular vote 180,865 104,584
Percentage 13.1% 7.6%
Swing Increase 4.0% Decrease 2.3%
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.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 15th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 2001 result
Votes (%) Seats
bgcolor=Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color | SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands 		Social democracy Klaus Wowereit 29.7%
44 / 141
bgcolor=Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color | CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands 		Christian democracy Friedbert Pflüger 23.8%
35 / 141
bgcolor=Template:The Left (Germany)/meta/color | PDS Party of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus 		Democratic socialism Harald Wolf 22.6%
33 / 141
bgcolor=Template:Free Democratic Party (Germany)/meta/color | FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei 		Classical liberalism Martin Lindner 9.9%
15 / 141
bgcolor=Template:Alliance 90/The Greens/meta/color | Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen 		Green politics Franziska Eichstädt-Bohlig 9.1%
14 / 141

Opinion polling

Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size 		SPD CDU PDS FDP Grüne WASG Others Lead
style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;"| style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;"| style="background:Template:The Left (Germany)/meta/color;"| style="background:Template:Free Democratic Party (Germany)/meta/color;"| style="background:Template:Alliance 90/The Greens/meta/color;"|
2006 state election 17 Sep 2006 – 30.8 21.3 13.4 7.6 13.1 2.9 10.8 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 9.5
Emnid 4–7 Sep 2006 1,001 33 22 15 9 14 3 4 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 11
Forsa 4–7 Sep 2006 1,001 31 20 17 8 14 2 8 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 11
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 4–7 Sep 2006 1,027 32 22 17 8 13 – 8 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 10
Infratest dimap 4–6 Sep 2006 1,000 33 21 15 7 14 3 7 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 12
Emnid 21–24 Aug 2006 1,000 33 21 16 9 14 3 4 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 12
Infratest dimap 18–22 Aug 2006 1,000 32 21 16 8 16 2 5 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 11
Forsa 7–17 Aug 2006 1,001 32 21 16 10 14 1 6 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 11
Emnid 31 Jul–3 Aug 2006 1,000 32 22 15 9 14 5 3 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 10
Infratest dimap 31 Jul–2 Aug 2006 1,000 35 23 15 8 13 – 6 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 12
Forsa 10–20 Jul 2006 1,002 30 21 17 10 16 – 6 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 9
Emnid 26–29 Jun 2006 1,005 34 23 14 8 13 4 4 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 11
Forsa 12–22 Jun 2006 1,002 33 24 15 8 14 – 6 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 9
Emnid 29 May–1 Jun 2006 1,006 36 21 15 7 12 5 4 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 15
Forsa 2–11 May 2006 1,001 32 26 15 6 14 – 7 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 6
Emnid 2–4 May 2006 1,008 36 23 13 5 14 3 6 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 13
Forsa 3–12 Apr 2006 1,001 32 24 15 6 16 – 8 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 8
Emnid 27–29 Mar 2006 750 34 26 15 7 12 – 6 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 8
Forsa 6–16 Mar 2006 1,001 33 24 14 7 14 2 6 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 9
Emnid 27 Feb–1 Mar 2006 1,000 37 25 13 7 12 3 3 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 12
Forsa 13–16 Feb 2006 1,003 36 25 13 6 14 – 6 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 11
Emnid 6–8 Feb 2006 1,000 35 24 13 6 13 4 5 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 11
Forsa 16–19 Jan 2006 1,000 34 23 16 7 15 – 5 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 11
Forsa 12–15 Dec 2005 1,001 35 21 16 8 14 – 6 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 14
Forsa 7–10 Nov 2005 1,002 39 19 16 8 13 – 5 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 20
Forsa 10–13 Oct 2005 1,002 34 20 17 5 15 – 6 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 14
Forsa 5–8 Sep 2005 ~1,000 31 28 16 6 13 – 6 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
Emnid 4 Sep 2005 ? 32 25 18 6 15 – 4 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 7
Infratest dimap 11–15 Aug 2005 1,000 29 27 18 7 15 – 4 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 2
Forsa 8–11 Aug 2005 1,000 29 26 20 6 20 – 7 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
Emnid 31 Jul 2005 ? 26 29 14 6 14 6 5 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
Forsa 16 Jul 2005 ? 28 28 13 5 14 6 6 Tie
Emnid 2 Jul 2005 ? 27 31 16 6 15 2 3 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 4
Forsa 6–9 Jun 2005 1,001 30 25 16 5 16 – 8 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 5
Infratest dimap 6–7 Jun 2005 1,000 26 30 17 9 13 – 5 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 4
Emnid 4 Jun 2005 ? 31 32 12 5 15 – 5 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 1
Forsa 9–12 May 2005 1,005 32 27 12 6 16 – 7 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 5
Emnid 30 Apr 2005 ? 28 29 14 6 18 – 5 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 1
Forsa 11–14 Apr 2005 1,000 29 29 12 7 15 – 8 Tie
Emnid 4 Apr 2005 754 29 29 13 8 16 – 5 Tie
Forsa 7–10 Mar 2005 1,003 29 28 13 7 15 – 8 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 1
Emnid 6 Mar 2005 ? 29 26 14 8 18 – 5 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
Forsa 7–10 Feb 2005 1,004 29 27 14 7 15 – 8 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 2
Emnid 30 Jan 2005 ? 31 27 13 7 17 – 5 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 4
Forsa 18 Jan 2005 ? 29 26 15 7 16 – 7 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
Emnid 9 Jan 2005 750 30 27 13 8 17 – 5 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
Forsa 13–16 Dec 2004 1,003 28 28 15 7 15 – 7 Tie
Emnid 5 Dec 2004 ? 27 29 13 7 18 – 6 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 2
Forsa 20 Nov 2004 ? 28 26 15 7 17 – 7 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 2
Emnid 31 Oct 2004 ? 27 28 13 7 19 – 6 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 1
Forsa 11–14 Oct 2004 1,000 26 27 14 8 17 – 8 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 1
Emnid 2 Oct 2004 ? 24 27 15 7 21 – 6 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
Forsa 6–9 Sep 2004 1,004 22 28 16 7 18 – 9 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 6
Forsa 9–12 Aug 2004 1,004 17 30 17 8 18 – 10 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 12
Emnid July 2004 750 22 31 14 6 21 – 6 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 9
Forsa 12–15 Jul 2004 1,003 18 29 15 8 21 – 9 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 8
Emnid 4 Jul 2004 ? 22 32 15 6 18 – 7 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 10
Forsa 14–17 Jun 2004 1,000 20 30 16 5 19 – 10 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 10
Emnid 30 May 2004 750 24 36 13 6 15 – 6 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 12
Forsa 7–13 May 2004 1,005 24 33 14 5 16 – 8 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 9
Emnid 2 May 2004 ? 22 36 12 6 17 – 7 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 14
Forsa 13 Apr 2004 ? 21 35 14 5 16 – 9 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 14
Emnid 4 Apr 2004 757 21 34 13 6 19 – 7 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 13
Forsa 8–11 Mar 2004 1,007 20 34 14 5 18 – 9 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 14
Emnid 23–25 Feb 2004 750 22 35 11 7 19 – 6 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 13
Forsa 9–12 Feb 2004 1,005 21 33 14 9 16 – 7 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 12
Forsa 31 Jan 2004 ? 23 34 13 7 18 – 5 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 11
Forsa 12–15 Dec 2003 1,000 20 34 15 7 17 – 7 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 14
Emnid 28 Dec 2003 759 24 34 13 7 17 – 5 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 12
Forsa 5–11 Dec 2003 1,008 21 33 15 7 17 – 7 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 12
Infratest dimap 1–3 Dec 2003 1,000 25 33 15 7 16 – 4 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 8
Emnid 30 Nov 2003 ? 25 32 13 7 17 – 6 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 7
Forsa 7–13 Nov 2003 1,007 25 33 14 7 15 – 6 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 8
Emnid 2 Nov 2003 752 24 33 11 7 18 – 7 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 9
Forsa 20 Oct 2003 ? 28 31 12 6 16 – 7 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
Emnid 28 Sep 2003 ? 26 33 11 6 18 – 6 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 7
Forsa 2–10 Sep 2003 1,001 31 33 10 6 15 – 5 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 2
Emnid 31 Aug 2003 ? 29 30 10 7 18 – 6 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 1
Infratest dimap 22–26 Aug 2003 1,000 29 30 15 8 13 – 5 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 1
Forsa 7–13 Aug 2003 1,004 31 29 11 7 16 – 6 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 2
Emnid 3 Aug 2003 ? 28 31 11 7 18 – 5 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
Forsa 19 Jul 2003 ? 30 30 12 8 16 – 4 Tie
Emnid 29 Jun 2003 ? 28 31 11 7 19 – 4 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
Forsa 3–11 Jun 2003 1,031 30 28 13 8 17 – 4 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 2
Emnid 1 Jun 2003 ? 31 29 10 7 18 – 5 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 2
Forsa 8–15 May 2003 1,002 31 27 12 8 17 – 5 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 4
Emnid 27 Apr 2003 ? 32 28 9 8 19 – 4 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 4
Forsa 4–10 Apr 2003 1,001 28 32 9 8 19 – 4 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 4
Emnid 30 Mar 2003 ? 32 29 10 7 19 – 3 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
Forsa 15 Feb 2003 ? 25 32 13 7 17 – 6 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 7
Emnid 2 Feb 2003 751 28 33 10 6 19 – 5 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 5
Emnid 29 Dec 2002 750 29 32 10 8 18 – 4 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
Emnid 1 Dec 2002 750 26 35 10 6 18 – 5 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 9
Forsa 18–21 Nov 2002 1,001 31 28 13 7 16 – 5 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
Emnid 7–10 Oct 2002 753 39 27 10 6 14 – 4 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 12
Emnid September 2002 753 38 26 12 7 12 – 3 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 12
Forsa 5–8 Aug 2002 1,007 36 25 13 10 11 – 5 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 11
Emnid 8–10 Jul 2002 750 31 27 16 9 13 – 4 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 4
Forsa 13 Jul 2002 ? 34 24 18 9 10 – 5 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 10
Emnid 12–18 Jun 2002 750 32 26 17 9 12 – 4 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 4
Forsa 16 May 2002 ? 30 26 19 9 11 – 5 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 4
Forsa 28 Apr 2002 ? 32 26 18 10 10 – 4 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 6
Infratest dimap 15–18 Apr 2002 1,000 30 27 20 9 10 – 4 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
Forsa 31 Mar 2002 ? 32 24 20 8 10 – 6 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 8
Forsa 3 Mar 2002 ? 30 23 22 9 10 – 6 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 7
Forsa 27 Jan 2002 ? 29 26 23 6 11 – 5 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
Forsa 9 Dec 2001 ? 31 25 23 7 9 – 5 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 6
2001 state election 21 Oct 2001 – 29.7 23.8 22.6 9.9 9.1 – 4.9 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 5.9

Election result

Summary of the 17 September 2006 election results for the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
bgcolor=Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color| Social Democratic Party (SPD) 424,054 30.8 Increase1.1 53 Increase9 35.6
bgcolor=Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color| Christian Democratic Union (CSU) 294,026 21.3 Decrease2.5 37 Increase2 24.8
bgcolor=Template:The Left (Germany)/meta/color| Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 185,185 13.4 Decrease9.2 23 Decrease10 15.4
bgcolor=Template:Alliance 90/The Greens/meta/color| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 180,865 13.1 Increase4.0 23 Increase9 15.4
bgcolor=Template:Free Democratic Party (Germany)/meta/color| Free Democratic Party (FDP) 104,584 7.6 Decrease2.3 13 Decrease2 8.7
The Grays – Gray Panthers (Graue) 52,884 3.8 Increase2.4 0 ±0 0
Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative (WASG) 40,504 2.9 New 0 New 0
bgcolor=Template:National Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color| National Democratic Party (NPD) 35,229 2.6 Increase1.7 0 ±0 0
bgcolor=Template:Other/meta/color| Others 60,024 4.4 0 ±0 0
Total 1,377,355 100.0 149 Increase8
Voter turnout 58.0 Decrease10.1
Popular Vote
SPD
 
 30.79%
CDU
 
 21.35%
PDS
 
 13.44%
B'90/GRÜNE
 
 13.13%
FDP
 
 7.59%
Other
 
 13.70%
Landtag seats
SPD
 
 35.57%
CDU
 
 24.83%
PDS
 
 15.44%
B'90/GRÜNE
 
 15.44%
FDP
 
 8.72%

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