2006 Berlin state election

State election in Berlin, Germany 2006 Berlin state election Berlin parliamentary no 2001 Berlin state election 2001 2011 Berlin state election 2011 All 149 seats of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin 75 17 September 2006 1,377,355 (58.0%) 10.1% 108px Klaus Wowereit Social Democratic Party of Germany 44 seats, 29.7% 53 9 424,054 30.8% 1.1% 100px Friedbert Pflüger Christian Democratic Union (Germany) 35 seats, 23.8% 37 2 294,026 21.3% 2.5% 100px Harald Wolf Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany) 33 seats, 22.6% 23 10 185,185 13.4% 9.2% 100px Franziska Eichstädt-Bohlig Alliance 90/The Greens 14 seats, 9.1% 23 9 180,865 13.1% 4.0% Martin Lindner Free Democratic Party (Germany) 15 seats, 9.9% 13 2 104,584 7.6% 2.3% 2006 Berlin state election.svg 400px Results for single-member constituencies. Mayor Klaus Wowereit Social Democratic Party of Germany Klaus Wowereit Social Democratic Party of Germany 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. Name Ideology Leader(s) 2001 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Klaus Wowereit 29.7% 44 141 Social Democratic Party of Germany CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Friedbert Pflüger 23.8% 35 141 Christian Democratic Union of Germany PDS Party of Democratic SocialismPartei des Demokratischen Sozialismus Democratic socialism Harald Wolf 22.6% 33 141 The Left (Germany) FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism Martin Lindner 9.9% 15 141 Free Democratic Party (Germany) Grüne Alliance 90/The GreensBündnis 90/Die Grünen Green politics Franziska Eichstädt-Bohlig 9.1% 14 141 Alliance 90/The Greens Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize SPD CDU PDS FDP Grüne WASG Others Lead 2006 state election 17 Sep 2006 – 30.8 21.3 13.4 7.6 13.1 2.9 10.8 9.5 Emnid 4–7 Sep 2006 1,001 33 22 15 9 14 3 4 11 Forsa 4–7 Sep 2006 1,001 31 20 17 8 14 2 8 11 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 4–7 Sep 2006 1,027 32 22 17 8 13 – 8 10 Infratest dimap 4–6 Sep 2006 1,000 33 21 15 7 14 3 7 12 Emnid 21–24 Aug 2006 1,000 33 21 16 9 14 3 4 12 Infratest dimap 18–22 Aug 2006 1,000 32 21 16 8 16 2 5 11 Forsa 7–17 Aug 2006 1,001 32 21 16 10 14 1 6 11 Emnid 31 Jul–3 Aug 2006 1,000 32 22 15 9 14 5 3 10 Infratest dimap 31 Jul–2 Aug 2006 1,000 35 23 15 8 13 – 6 12 Forsa 10–20 Jul 2006 1,002 30 21 17 10 16 – 6 9 Emnid 26–29 Jun 2006 1,005 34 23 14 8 13 4 4 11 Forsa 12–22 Jun 2006 1,002 33 24 15 8 14 – 6 9 Emnid 29 May–1 Jun 2006 1,006 36 21 15 7 12 5 4 15 Forsa 2–11 May 2006 1,001 32 26 15 6 14 – 7 6 Emnid 2–4 May 2006 1,008 36 23 13 5 14 3 6 13 Forsa 3–12 Apr 2006 1,001 32 24 15 6 16 – 8 8 Emnid 27–29 Mar 2006 750 34 26 15 7 12 – 6 8 Forsa 6–16 Mar 2006 1,001 33 24 14 7 14 2 6 9 Emnid 27 Feb–1 Mar 2006 1,000 37 25 13 7 12 3 3 12 Forsa 13–16 Feb 2006 1,003 36 25 13 6 14 – 6 11 Emnid 6–8 Feb 2006 1,000 35 24 13 6 13 4 5 11 Forsa 16–19 Jan 2006 1,000 34 23 16 7 15 – 5 11 Forsa 12–15 Dec 2005 1,001 35 21 16 8 14 – 6 14 Forsa 7–10 Nov 2005 1,002 39 19 16 8 13 – 5 20 Forsa 10–13 Oct 2005 1,002 34 20 17 5 15 – 6 14 Forsa 5–8 Sep 2005 ~1,000 31 28 16 6 13 – 6 3 Emnid 4 Sep 2005 ? 32 25 18 6 15 – 4 7 Infratest dimap 11–15 Aug 2005 1,000 29 27 18 7 15 – 4 2 Forsa 8–11 Aug 2005 1,000 29 26 20 6 20 – 7 3 Emnid 31 Jul 2005 ? 26 29 14 6 14 6 5 3 Forsa 16 Jul 2005 ? 28 28 13 5 14 6 6 Tie Emnid 2 Jul 2005 ? 27 31 16 6 15 2 3 4 Forsa 6–9 Jun 2005 1,001 30 25 16 5 16 – 8 5 Infratest dimap 6–7 Jun 2005 1,000 26 30 17 9 13 – 5 4 Emnid 4 Jun 2005 ? 31 32 12 5 15 – 5 1 Forsa 9–12 May 2005 1,005 32 27 12 6 16 – 7 5 Emnid 30 Apr 2005 ? 28 29 14 6 18 – 5 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 1 Emnid 6 Mar 2005 ? 29 26 14 8 18 – 5 3 Forsa 7–10 Feb 2005 1,004 29 27 14 7 15 – 8 2 Emnid 30 Jan 2005 ? 31 27 13 7 17 – 5 4 Forsa 18 Jan 2005 ? 29 26 15 7 16 – 7 3 Emnid 9 Jan 2005 750 30 27 13 8 17 – 5 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 2 Forsa 20 Nov 2004 ? 28 26 15 7 17 – 7 2 Emnid 31 Oct 2004 ? 27 28 13 7 19 – 6 1 Forsa 11–14 Oct 2004 1,000 26 27 14 8 17 – 8 1 Emnid 2 Oct 2004 ? 24 27 15 7 21 – 6 3 Forsa 6–9 Sep 2004 1,004 22 28 16 7 18 – 9 6 Forsa 9–12 Aug 2004 1,004 17 30 17 8 18 – 10 12 Emnid July 2004 750 22 31 14 6 21 – 6 9 Forsa 12–15 Jul 2004 1,003 18 29 15 8 21 – 9 8 Emnid 4 Jul 2004 ? 22 32 15 6 18 – 7 10 Forsa 14–17 Jun 2004 1,000 20 30 16 5 19 – 10 10 Emnid 30 May 2004 750 24 36 13 6 15 – 6 12 Forsa 7–13 May 2004 1,005 24 33 14 5 16 – 8 9 Emnid 2 May 2004 ? 22 36 12 6 17 – 7 14 Forsa 13 Apr 2004 ? 21 35 14 5 16 – 9 14 Emnid 4 Apr 2004 757 21 34 13 6 19 – 7 13 Forsa 8–11 Mar 2004 1,007 20 34 14 5 18 – 9 14 Emnid 23–25 Feb 2004 750 22 35 11 7 19 – 6 13 Forsa 9–12 Feb 2004 1,005 21 33 14 9 16 – 7 12 Forsa 31 Jan 2004 ? 23 34 13 7 18 – 5 11 Forsa 12–15 Dec 2003 1,000 20 34 15 7 17 – 7 14 Emnid 28 Dec 2003 759 24 34 13 7 17 – 5 12 Forsa 5–11 Dec 2003 1,008 21 33 15 7 17 – 7 12 Infratest dimap 1–3 Dec 2003 1,000 25 33 15 7 16 – 4 8 Emnid 30 Nov 2003 ? 25 32 13 7 17 – 6 7 Forsa 7–13 Nov 2003 1,007 25 33 14 7 15 – 6 8 Emnid 2 Nov 2003 752 24 33 11 7 18 – 7 9 Forsa 20 Oct 2003 ? 28 31 12 6 16 – 7 3 Emnid 28 Sep 2003 ? 26 33 11 6 18 – 6 7 Forsa 2–10 Sep 2003 1,001 31 33 10 6 15 – 5 2 Emnid 31 Aug 2003 ? 29 30 10 7 18 – 6 1 Infratest dimap 22–26 Aug 2003 1,000 29 30 15 8 13 – 5 1 Forsa 7–13 Aug 2003 1,004 31 29 11 7 16 – 6 2 Emnid 3 Aug 2003 ? 28 31 11 7 18 – 5 3 Forsa 19 Jul 2003 ? 30 30 12 8 16 – 4 Tie Emnid 29 Jun 2003 ? 28 31 11 7 19 – 4 3 Forsa 3–11 Jun 2003 1,031 30 28 13 8 17 – 4 2 Emnid 1 Jun 2003 ? 31 29 10 7 18 – 5 2 Forsa 8–15 May 2003 1,002 31 27 12 8 17 – 5 4 Emnid 27 Apr 2003 ? 32 28 9 8 19 – 4 4 Forsa 4–10 Apr 2003 1,001 28 32 9 8 19 – 4 4 Emnid 30 Mar 2003 ? 32 29 10 7 19 – 3 3 Forsa 15 Feb 2003 ? 25 32 13 7 17 – 6 7 Emnid 2 Feb 2003 751 28 33 10 6 19 – 5 5 Emnid 29 Dec 2002 750 29 32 10 8 18 – 4 3 Emnid 1 Dec 2002 750 26 35 10 6 18 – 5 9 Forsa 18–21 Nov 2002 1,001 31 28 13 7 16 – 5 3 Emnid 7–10 Oct 2002 753 39 27 10 6 14 – 4 12 Emnid September 2002 753 38 26 12 7 12 – 3 12 Forsa 5–8 Aug 2002 1,007 36 25 13 10 11 – 5 11 Emnid 8–10 Jul 2002 750 31 27 16 9 13 – 4 4 Forsa 13 Jul 2002 ? 34 24 18 9 10 – 5 10 Emnid 12–18 Jun 2002 750 32 26 17 9 12 – 4 4 Forsa 16 May 2002 ? 30 26 19 9 11 – 5 4 Forsa 28 Apr 2002 ? 32 26 18 10 10 – 4 6 Infratest dimap 15–18 Apr 2002 1,000 30 27 20 9 10 – 4 3 Forsa 31 Mar 2002 ? 32 24 20 8 10 – 6 8 Forsa 3 Mar 2002 ? 30 23 22 9 10 – 6 7 Forsa 27 Jan 2002 ? 29 26 23 6 11 – 5 3 Forsa 9 Dec 2001 ? 31 25 23 7 9 – 5 6 2001 state election 21 Oct 2001 – 29.7 23.8 22.6 9.9 9.1 – 4.9 5.9 Election result File:2006 Berlin Abgeordnetenhaus.svg Social Democratic Party (SPD) #e3000f 424054 +1.1 +9 53 #000000 Christian Democratic Union (CDU) +2 37 -2.5 294026 #BE3075 Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) -10 23 -9.2 185185 Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) +9 23 +4.0 180865 Free Democratic Party (FDP) The Grays – Gray Panthers (Graue) Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative (WASG) National Democratic Party (NPD) Others -2 ±0 New ±0 ±0 13 0 0 0 0 -2.3 +2.4 New +1.7 104584 52884 40504 35229 60024 #409a3c #ffed00 #ff8000 #8b4726 #DDDDBB Summary of the 17 September 2006 election results for the Abgeordnetenhaus of BerlinPopular Vote #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 30.79 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 21.35 PDS The Left (Germany) 13.44 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance '90/The Greens 13.13 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 7.59 Other #777777 13.70 Abgeordnetenhaus seats #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 35.57 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 24.83 PDS The Left (Germany) 15.44 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance '90/The Greens 15.44 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 8.72 SPD CDU/CSU PDS Grüne FDP OthersGrey WASGNPD West Berlin 31.4 27.7 4.2 14.8 9.3 12.6 4.4 2.7 1.7 East Berlin 29.8 11.4 28.1 10.5 4.9 15.4 3.0 3.3 4.0 References 2006 Category:2006 elections in Germany State Election Category:September 2006 in Germany Category:September 2006 elections