1995 Berlin state election

1995 Berlin state election

22 October 1995
All 206 seats of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin 104 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	1,669,186 (68.6%) 12.2%
First party Second party   Leader Eberhard Diepgen Ingrid Stahmer Party CDU SPD Last election 101 seats, 40.4% 76 seats, 30.4% Seats won 87 55 Seat change 14 21 Popular vote 625,005 393,245 Percentage 37.4% 23.6% Swing 3.0% 6.8%   Third party Fourth party   Party PDS Greens Last election 23 seats, 9.2% 23 seats, 9.4%[a] Seats won 34 30 Seat change 11 7 Popular vote 244,196 219,990 Percentage 14.6% 13.2% Swing 5.4% 3.8%
Results for single-member constituencies.
Mayor before election Eberhard Diepgen CDU Elected Mayor Eberhard Diepgen CDU

The 1995 Berlin state election was held on 22 October 1995 to elect the members of the 13th 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]

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 12th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin.

Name			Ideology	Leader(s)	1990 result
					Votes (%)	Seats
	CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands	Christian democracy	Eberhard Diepgen	40.4%	101 / 241
	SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands	Social democracy	Ingrid Stahmer	30.4%	76 / 241
	Grüne	Alliance 90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen	Green politics		9.4%[b]	23 / 241
	PDS	Party of Democratic Socialism Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus	Democratic socialism		9.2%	23 / 241
	FDP	Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei	Classical liberalism		7.1%	18 / 241

Election result

Summary of the 22 October 1995 election results for the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	625,005	37.44	-3.0	87	-14
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	393,245	23.56	-6.8	55	-21
	Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)	244,196	14.63	+5.4	34	+11
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	219,990	13.18	+3.8	30	+7
	The Republicans (REP)	45,462	2.72	-0.4	0	±0
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	42,391	2.54	-4.6	0	-18
	The Grays – Gray Panthers (Graue)	28,356	1.70	New	0	New
	Others	70,541	4.23		0	±0
Total		1,669,186	100.00	–	206	–

Popular Vote CDU   37.44% SPD   23.56% PDS   14.63% B'90/GRÜNE   13.18% FDP   2.54% Other   8.65%

Abgeordnetenhaus seats CDU   42.23% SPD   26.70% PDS   16.50% B'90/GRÜNE   14.56%

People

People elected include:

• Edith Udhardt (1929–2024) – PDS

Notes

1. Results for the Alternative List (5.0%) and Alliance 90 (4.4%).
2. Results for the Alternative List (5.0%) and Alliance 90 (4.4%).

References

1. "Die Landeswahlleiterin für Berlin - Historie - Vergangene Wahlen". Archived from the original on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-12-29.