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2006 Berlin state election

FieldValue
election_name2006 Berlin state election
countryBerlin
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election2001 Berlin state election
previous_year2001
next_election2011 Berlin state election
next_year2011
seats_for_electionAll 149 seats of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
majority_seats75
election_date17 September 2006
turnout1,377,355 (58.0%)
10.1%
image1[[File:Klaus Wowereit Berlin-Tegel 01.jpg108px]]
leader1Klaus Wowereit
party1Social Democratic Party of Germany
last_election144 seats, 29.7%
seats153
seat_change19
popular_vote1424,054
percentage130.8%
swing11.1%
image2[[File:Friedbert Pflüger.JPG100px]]
leader2Friedbert Pflüger
party2Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
last_election235 seats, 23.8%
seats237
seat_change22
popular_vote2294,026
percentage221.3%
swing22.5%
image3[[File:Harald Wolf.2128.jpg100px]]
leader3Harald Wolf
party3Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)
last_election333 seats, 22.6%
seats323
seat_change310
popular_vote3185,185
percentage313.4%
swing39.2%
image4[[File:Franziska Eichstädt-Bohlig.jpg100px]]
leader4Franziska Eichstädt-Bohlig
party4Alliance 90/The Greens
last_election414 seats, 9.1%
seats423
seat_change49
popular_vote4180,865
percentage413.1%
swing44.0%
leader5Martin Lindner
party5Free Democratic Party (Germany)
last_election515 seats, 9.9%
seats513
seat_change52
popular_vote5104,584
percentage57.6%
swing52.3%
map_image2006 Berlin state election.svg
map_size400px
map_captionResults for single-member constituencies.
titleMayor
before_electionKlaus Wowereit
before_partySocial Democratic Party of Germany
after_electionKlaus Wowereit
after_partySocial Democratic Party of Germany

10.1%

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 previous, 15th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin.

NameIdeologyLeader(s)2001 resultVotes (%)Seats
Social Democratic Party of Germany}}SPDSocial Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei DeutschlandsSocial democracyKlaus Wowereit29.7%
Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}CDUChristian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union DeutschlandsChristian democracyFriedbert Pflüger23.8%
The Left (Germany)}}PDSParty of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen SozialismusDemocratic socialismHarald Wolf22.6%
Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}FDPFree Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische ParteiClassical liberalismMartin Lindner9.9%
Alliance 90/The Greens}}GrüneAlliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die GrünenGreen politicsFranziska Eichstädt-Bohlig9.1%

Opinion polling

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
sizeSPDCDUPDSFDPGrüneWASGOthersLeadSocial Democratic Party of Germany}};"Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};"The Left (Germany)}};"Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};"Alliance 90/The Greens}};"
2006 state election17 Sep 2006–30.821.313.47.613.12.910.8Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"9.5
Emnid4–7 Sep 20061,00133221591434Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"11
Forsa4–7 Sep 20061,00131201781428Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"11
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen4–7 Sep 20061,027322217813–8Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"10
Infratest dimap4–6 Sep 20061,00033211571437Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"12
Emnid21–24 Aug 20061,00033211691434Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"12
Infratest dimap18–22 Aug 20061,00032211681625Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"11
Forsa7–17 Aug 20061,001322116101416Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"11
Emnid31 Jul–3 Aug 20061,00032221591453Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"10
Infratest dimap31 Jul–2 Aug 20061,000352315813–6Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"12
Forsa10–20 Jul 20061,0023021171016–6Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"9
Emnid26–29 Jun 20061,00534231481344Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"11
Forsa12–22 Jun 20061,002332415814–6Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"9
Emnid29 May–1 Jun 20061,00636211571254Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"15
Forsa2–11 May 20061,001322615614–7Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"6
Emnid2–4 May 20061,00836231351436Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"13
Forsa3–12 Apr 20061,001322415616–8Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"8
Emnid27–29 Mar 2006750342615712–6Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"8
Forsa6–16 Mar 20061,00133241471426Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"9
Emnid27 Feb–1 Mar 20061,00037251371233Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"12
Forsa13–16 Feb 20061,003362513614–6Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"11
Emnid6–8 Feb 20061,00035241361345Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"11
Forsa16–19 Jan 20061,000342316715–5Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"11
Forsa12–15 Dec 20051,001352116814–6Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"14
Forsa7–10 Nov 20051,002391916813–5Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"20
Forsa10–13 Oct 20051,002342017515–6Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"14
Forsa5–8 Sep 2005~1,000312816613–6Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"3
Emnid4 Sep 2005?322518615–4Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"7
Infratest dimap11–15 Aug 20051,000292718715–4Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"2
Forsa8–11 Aug 20051,000292620620–7Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"3
Emnid31 Jul 2005?26291461465Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"3
Forsa16 Jul 2005?28281351466Tie
Emnid2 Jul 2005?27311661523Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"4
Forsa6–9 Jun 20051,001302516516–8Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"5
Infratest dimap6–7 Jun 20051,000263017913–5Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"4
Emnid4 Jun 2005?313212515–5Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"1
Forsa9–12 May 20051,005322712616–7Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"5
Emnid30 Apr 2005?282914618–5Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"1
Forsa11–14 Apr 20051,000292912715–8Tie
Emnid4 Apr 2005754292913816–5Tie
Forsa7–10 Mar 20051,003292813715–8Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"1
Emnid6 Mar 2005?292614818–5Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"3
Forsa7–10 Feb 20051,004292714715–8Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"2
Emnid30 Jan 2005?312713717–5Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"4
Forsa18 Jan 2005?292615716–7Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"3
Emnid9 Jan 2005750302713817–5Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"3
Forsa13–16 Dec 20041,003282815715–7Tie
Emnid5 Dec 2004?272913718–6Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"2
Forsa20 Nov 2004?282615717–7Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"2
Emnid31 Oct 2004?272813719–6Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"1
Forsa11–14 Oct 20041,000262714817–8Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"1
Emnid2 Oct 2004?242715721–6Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"3
Forsa6–9 Sep 20041,004222816718–9Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"6
Forsa9–12 Aug 20041,004173017818–10Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"12
EmnidJuly 2004750223114621–6Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"9
Forsa12–15 Jul 20041,003182915821–9Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"8
Emnid4 Jul 2004?223215618–7Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"10
Forsa14–17 Jun 20041,000203016519–10Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"10
Emnid30 May 2004750243613615–6Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"12
Forsa7–13 May 20041,005243314516–8Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"9
Emnid2 May 2004?223612617–7Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"14
Forsa13 Apr 2004?213514516–9Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"14
Emnid4 Apr 2004757213413619–7Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"13
Forsa8–11 Mar 20041,007203414518–9Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"14
Emnid23–25 Feb 2004750223511719–6Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"13
Forsa9–12 Feb 20041,005213314916–7Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"12
Forsa31 Jan 2004?233413718–5Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"11
Forsa12–15 Dec 20031,000203415717–7Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"14
Emnid28 Dec 2003759243413717–5Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"12
Forsa5–11 Dec 20031,008213315717–7Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"12
Infratest dimap1–3 Dec 20031,000253315716–4Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"8
Emnid30 Nov 2003?253213717–6Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"7
Forsa7–13 Nov 20031,007253314715–6Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"8
Emnid2 Nov 2003752243311718–7Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"9
Forsa20 Oct 2003?283112616–7Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"3
Emnid28 Sep 2003?263311618–6Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"7
Forsa2–10 Sep 20031,001313310615–5Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"2
Emnid31 Aug 2003?293010718–6Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"1
Infratest dimap22–26 Aug 20031,000293015813–5Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"1
Forsa7–13 Aug 20031,004312911716–6Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"2
Emnid3 Aug 2003?283111718–5Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"3
Forsa19 Jul 2003?303012816–4Tie
Emnid29 Jun 2003?283111719–4Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"3
Forsa3–11 Jun 20031,031302813817–4Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"2
Emnid1 Jun 2003?312910718–5Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"2
Forsa8–15 May 20031,002312712817–5Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"4
Emnid27 Apr 2003?32289819–4Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"4
Forsa4–10 Apr 20031,00128329819–4Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"4
Emnid30 Mar 2003?322910719–3Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"3
Forsa15 Feb 2003?253213717–6Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"7
Emnid2 Feb 2003751283310619–5Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"5
Emnid29 Dec 2002750293210818–4Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"3
Emnid1 Dec 2002750263510618–5Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"9
Forsa18–21 Nov 20021,001312813716–5Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"3
Emnid7–10 Oct 2002753392710614–4Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"12
EmnidSeptember 2002753382612712–3Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"12
Forsa5–8 Aug 20021,0073625131011–5Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"11
Emnid8–10 Jul 2002750312716913–4Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"4
Forsa13 Jul 2002?342418910–5Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"10
Emnid12–18 Jun 2002750322617912–4Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"4
Forsa16 May 2002?302619911–5Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"4
Forsa28 Apr 2002?3226181010–4Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"6
Infratest dimap15–18 Apr 20021,000302720910–4Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"3
Forsa31 Mar 2002?322420810–6Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"8
Forsa3 Mar 2002?302322910–6Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"7
Forsa27 Jan 2002?292623611–5Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"3
Forsa9 Dec 2001?31252379–5Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"6
2001 state election21 Oct 2001–29.723.822.69.99.1–4.9Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"5.9

Election result

SPDCDU/CSUPDSGrüneFDPOthersGreyWASGNPDSocial Democratic Party of Germany}};"CDU/CSU}};"Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)}};"Alliance 90/The Greens}};"Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};"The Republicans (Germany)}};"The Grays – Gray Panthers}};"Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative}};"National Democratic Party of Germany}};"
West Berlin31.4 27.74.214.89.312.64.42.71.7
East Berlin29.811.428.110.54.915.43.03.34.0

References

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