1995 Berlin state election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1995 Berlin state election

| country = Berlin

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1990 Berlin state election

| previous_year = 1990

| next_election = 1999 Berlin state election

| next_year = 1999

| seats_for_election = All 206 seats of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin

| majority_seats = 104

| election_date = 22 October 1995

| turnout = 1,669,186 (68.6%)
{{decrease}} 12.2%

| image1 = 125px

| leader1 = Eberhard Diepgen

| party1 = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)

| last_election1 = 101 seats, 40.4%

| seats1 = 87

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 14

| popular_vote1 = 625,005

| percentage1 = 37.4%

| swing1 = {{decrease}} 3.0%

| image2 =

| leader2 = Ingrid Stahmer

| party2 = Social Democratic Party of Germany

| last_election2 = 76 seats, 30.4%

| seats2 = 55

| popular_vote2 = 393,245

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 21

| percentage2 = 23.6%

| swing2 = {{decrease}} 6.8%

| image4 =

| leader4 =

| party4 = Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)

| last_election4 = 23 seats, 9.2%

| seats4 = 34

| seat_change4 = {{increase}} 11

| popular_vote4 = 244,196

| percentage4 = 14.6%

| swing4 = {{increase}} 5.4%

| image5 =

| leader5 =

| party5 = Alliance 90/The Greens

| last_election5 = {{nowrap|23 seats, 9.4%{{efn|Results for the Alternative List (5.0%) and Alliance 90 (4.4%).}}}}

| seats5 = 30

| seat_change5 = {{increase}} 7

| popular_vote5 = 219,990

| percentage5 = 13.2%

| swing5 = {{increase}} 3.8%

| map_image = 1995 Berlin state election.svg

| map_size = 400px

| map_caption = Results for single-member constituencies.

| title = Mayor

| before_election = Eberhard Diepgen

| before_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| after_election = Eberhard Diepgen

| after_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

}}

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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.wahlen-berlin.de/historie/wahldatenbank/Tabellen/95agh2p.asp |title=Die Landeswahlleiterin für Berlin - Historie - Vergangene Wahlen |access-date=2018-12-29 |archive-date=2018-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001182521/https://www.wahlen-berlin.de/historie/wahldatenbank/Tabellen/95agh2p.asp |url-status=dead }}

Parties

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

class="wikitable"

! rowspan=2 colspan=3| Name

! rowspan=2| Ideology

! rowspan=2| Leader(s)

! colspan=2| 1990 result

Votes (%)

! Seats

bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}} |

| align=center| CDU

| Christian Democratic Union of Germany
{{small|Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands}}

| Christian democracy

| Eberhard Diepgen

| align=center| 40.4%

| {{Composition bar|101|241|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}}}

bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}} |

| align=center| SPD

| Social Democratic Party of Germany
{{small|Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands}}

| Social democracy

| Ingrid Stahmer

| align=center| 30.4%

| {{Composition bar|76|241|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}}}

bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}} |

| align=center| Grüne

| Alliance 90/The Greens
{{small|Bündnis 90/Die Grünen}}

| Green politics

|

| align=center| 9.4%{{efn|Results for the Alternative List (5.0%) and Alliance 90 (4.4%).}}

| {{Composition bar|23|241|{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}}}

bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}} |

| align=center| PDS

| Party of Democratic Socialism
{{small|Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus}}

| Democratic socialism

|

| align=center| 9.2%

| {{Composition bar|23|241|{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}}}

bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}} |

| align=center| FDP

| Free Democratic Party
{{small|Freie Demokratische Partei}}

| Classical liberalism

|

| align=center| 7.1%

| {{Composition bar|18|241|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}}}

Election result

{{Election results|color1=#000000|image=File:1995 Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin.svg|party1=Christian Democratic Union (CDU)|seats1=87|sc1=-14|sw1=-3.0|votes1=625005|caption=Summary of the 22 October 1995 election results for the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin|color2=#e3000f|party2=Social Democratic Party (SPD)|sc2=-21|seats2=55|sw2=-6.8|votes2=393245|color3=#BE3075|party3=Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)|sc3=+11|seats3=34|sw3=+5.4|votes3=244196|color4=#409A3C|party4=Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)|sc4=+7|seats4=30|sw4=+3.8|votes4=219990|color5=#0075be|party5=The Republicans (REP)|sc5=±0|seats5=0|sw5=-0.4|votes5=45462|color6=#ffed00|party6=Free Democratic Party (FDP)|sc6=-18|sw6=-4.6|votes6=42391|seats6=0|party7=The Grays – Gray Panthers (Graue)|sc7=New|seats7=0|sw7=New|votes7=28356|color8=#ddddbb|party8=Others|sc8=±0|seats8=0|votes8=70541}}{{bar box

| title=Popular Vote

| titlebar=#ddd

| width=600px

| barwidth=410px

| bars=

{{bar percent|CDU|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|37.44}}

{{bar percent|SPD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|23.56}}

{{bar percent|PDS|{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}|14.63}}

{{bar percent|B'90/GRÜNE|{{party color|Alliance '90/The Greens}}|13.18}}

{{bar percent|FDP|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}|2.54}}

{{bar percent|Other|#777777|8.65}}

}}

{{bar box

| title=Abgeordnetenhaus seats

| titlebar=#ddd

| width=600px

| barwidth=410px

| bars=

{{bar percent|CDU|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|42.23}}

{{bar percent|SPD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|26.70}}

{{bar percent|PDS|{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}|16.50}}

{{bar percent|B'90/GRÜNE|{{party color|Alliance '90/The Greens}}|14.56}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; line-height: 14px;"
style="height: 40px;"

! rowspan="2"|

! style="width: 40px;"| SPD

! style="width: 40px;"| CDU/CSU

! style="width: 40px;"| PDS

! style="width: 40px;"| Grüne

! style="width: 40px;"| FDP

! style="width: 40px;"| REP

! style="width: 40px;"| Others

style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|CDU/CSU}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|The Republicans (Germany)}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|The Republicans (Germany)}};"|

style="text-align: left;" | West Berlin

| 25.5

| style="background: #D7D5D7;"|45.4

| 2.1

| 15.0

| 3.4

| 2.6

| 6

style="text-align: left;" | East Berlin

| 20.2

| 23.6

| style="background: #D7D5D7;"| 36.3

| 10.0

| 1.1

| 2.9

| 5.9

People

People elected include:

Notes

{{notelist}}

References