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1999 Berlin state election

{{Short description|Berlin Mayoral election of 1999}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1999 Berlin state election

| country = Berlin

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1995 Berlin state election

| previous_year = 1995

| next_election = 2001 Berlin state election

| next_year = 2001

| seats_for_election = All 169 seats of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin

| majority_seats = 85

| election_date = 10 October 1999

| turnout = 1,563,576 (65.5%)
{{decrease}} 3.1%

| image1 = 125px

| leader1 = Eberhard Diepgen

| party1 = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)

| last_election1 = 87 seats, 37.4%

| seats1 = 76

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 11

| popular_vote1 = 637,311

| percentage1 = 40.8%

| swing1 = {{increase}} 3.4%

| image2 = 100px

| leader2 = Walter Momper

| party2 = Social Democratic Party of Germany

| last_election2 = 55 seats, 23.6%

| seats2 = 42

| popular_vote2 = 349,731

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 13

| percentage2 = 22.4%

| swing2 = {{decrease}} 1.2%

| image4 =

| leader4 =

| party4 = Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)

| last_election4 = 34 seats, 13.6%

| seats4 = 33

| seat_change4 = {{decrease}} 1

| popular_vote4 = 276,869

| percentage4 = 17.7%

| swing4 = {{increase}} 3.1%

| image5 = 125px

| leader5 = Renate Künast

| party5 = Alliance 90/The Greens

| last_election5 = 30 seats, 13.2%

| seats5 = 18

| seat_change5 = {{decrease}} 12

| popular_vote5 = 155,322

| percentage5 = 9.9%

| swing5 = {{decrease}} 3.3%

| map_image = 1999 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 1999 Berlin state election was held on 10 October 1999 to elect the members of the 14th 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/Wahlen/Landeswahlleiterbericht_AH1999.pdf|format=PDF|title=Der Landeswahlleiter : Wahlen in Berlin|website=Wahlen-berlin.de|accessdate=29 December 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://www.wahlen-berlin.de/historie/wahldatenbank/Tabellen/95agh2p.asp |title=Die Landeswahlleiterin für Berlin – Historie – Vergangene Wahlen |website=Wahlen-berlin.de |accessdate=29 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001182521/https://www.wahlen-berlin.de/historie/wahldatenbank/Tabellen/95agh2p.asp |archive-date=1 October 2018 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/spd-funktionaere-unterstuetzen-die-kritik-mompers-an-der-partei-und-fordern-konsequenzen-berlin-wahl-1999-walter-momper-uebernimmt-die-verantwortung-fuer-die-wahlniederlage-der-spd-am-vergangenen-sonntag---ein-sehr-respektabler-schritt--16634520|title=SPD-Funktionäre unterstützen die Kritik Mompers an der Partei und fordern Konsequenzen BERLIN WAHL 1999 Walter Momper übernimmt die Verantwortung für die Wahlniederlage der SPD am vergangenen Sonntag.: "Ein sehr respektabler Schritt"|first=Gilbert Schomaker und Christine|last=Richter|date=15 October 1999|website=Berliner-zeitung.de|accessdate=29 December 2018}}

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 13th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin.

class="wikitable"

! rowspan=2 colspan=3| Name

! rowspan=2| Ideology

! rowspan=2| Leader(s)

! colspan=2| 1995 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| 37.4%

| {{Composition bar|87|206|{{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

| Klaus Wowereit

| align=center| 23.6%

| {{Composition bar|55|206|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}}}

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

| align=center| PDS

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

| Democratic socialism

|

| align=center| 13.6%

| {{Composition bar|34|206|{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}}}

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

| align=center| Grüne

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

| Green politics

| Renate Künast

| align=center| 13.2%

| {{Composition bar|30|206|{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}}}

Opinion polling

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

! style="width:160px;" rowspan="2"| Polling firm

! style="width:110px;" rowspan="2"| Fieldwork date

! style="width:35px;" rowspan="2"| Sample
size

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| CDU

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

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

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| Grüne

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

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;" rowspan="2"| Others

! style="width:30px;" rowspan="2"| Lead

style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};"|

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

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

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

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

style="background:#E9E9E9;"

| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm 1999 state election]

| data-sort-value="1999-10-10"| 10 Oct 1999

| –

| style="background:#D7D5D7;"| 40.8

| 22.4

| 17.7

| 9.9

| 2.2

| 7.0

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 18.4

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm INFO GmbH]

| data-sort-value="1999-10-02"| Sep 1999

| 1,201

| style="background:#D7D5D7;"| 42.2

| 17.3

| 16.6

| 12.1

| –

| –

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 24.9

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="1999-10-01"| 23–28 Sep 1999

| 1,000

| style="background:#D7D5D7;"| 45

| 21

| 16

| 10

| 3

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 24

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Forsa]

| data-sort-value="1999-09-26"| 26 Sep 1999

| ?

| style="background:#D7D5D7;"| 42

| 20

| 17

| 11

| –

| –

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 22

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm INFO GmbH]

| data-sort-value="1999-08-07"| August–July 1999

| 1,215

| style="background:#D7D5D7;"| 38

| 21

| 17

| 13

| –

| –

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 17

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="1999-07-03"| 3 Jul 1999

| ?

| style="background:#D7D5D7;"| 44

| 23

| 15

| 11

| 2

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 21

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Forsa]

| data-sort-value="1999-06-27"| 27 Jun 1999

| ?

| style="background:#D7D5D7;"| 38

| 22

| 16

| 13

| –

| –

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 16

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="1999-03-27"| 15–20 Mar 1999

| 1,000

| style="background:#D7D5D7;"| 35

| 29

| 14

| 12

| 4

| 6

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 6

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Forsa]

| data-sort-value="1999-01-26"| 26 Jan 1999

| 1,070

| 31

| style="background:#FFCCCC;"| 32

| –

| –

| –

| –

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 1

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm INFO GmbH]

| data-sort-value="1999-01-22"| 22 Jan 1999

| ?

| 32

| style="background:#FFCCCC;"| 44

| 9

| 12

| –

| –

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 12

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="1998-03-19"| 5–11 Mar 1998

| 1,000

| 25

| style="background:#FFCCCC;"| 36

| 16

| 16

| 3

| 4

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 11

style="background:#E9E9E9;"

| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm 1995 state election]

| data-sort-value="1995-10-22"| 22 Oct 1995

| –

| style="background:#D7D5D7;"| 37.4

| 23.6

| 14.6

| 13.2

| 2.5

| 8.7

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 13.8

Election result

{{Election results|color1=#000000|image=File:1999 Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin.svg|party1=Christian Democratic Union (CDU)|votes1=637311|seats1=76|sw1=+3.4|sc1=-11|color2=#E3000F|sc2=-13|seats2=42|sw2=-1.2|votes2=349731|party2=Social Democratic Party (SPD)|color3=#BE3075|party3=Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)|sc3=-1|seats3=33|sw3=+3.1|votes3=276869|party4=Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)|sc4=-12|seats4=18|sw4=-3.3|votes4=155322|color4=#409A3C|color5=#0075be|party5=The Republicans (REP)|sc5=±0|seats5=0|sw5=±0.0|votes5=41814|color6=#FFED00|party6=Free Democratic Party (FDP)|sw6=-0.3|votes6=34280|sc6=±0|seats6=0|party7=The Grays – Gray Panthers (Graue)|sc7=±0|seats7=0|sw7=-0.6|votes7=17559|color8=#87CEFA|party8=Human Environment Animal Protection Party|sc8=New|seats8=0|sw8=New|votes8=16732|color9=#DDDDBB|party9=Others|sc9=±0|seats9=0|votes9=33958}}{{bar box

| title=Popular Vote

| titlebar=#ddd

| width=600px

| barwidth=410px

| bars=

{{bar percent|CDU|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|40.76}}

{{bar percent|SPD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|22.37}}

{{bar percent|PDS|{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}|17.71}}

{{bar percent|B'90/GRÜNE|{{party color|Alliance '90/The Greens}}|9.93}}

{{bar percent|FDP|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}|2.19}}

{{bar percent|Other|#777777|7.04}}

}}

{{bar box

| title=Abgeordnetenhaus seats

| titlebar=#ddd

| width=600px

| barwidth=410px

| bars=

{{bar percent|CDU|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|44.97}}

{{bar percent|SPD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|24.85}}

{{bar percent|PDS|{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}|19.53}}

{{bar percent|B'90/GRÜNE|{{party color|Alliance '90/The Greens}}|10.65}}

}}

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;"|NPD

! 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|National Democratic Party of Germany}};"|

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

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

| 25,2

| style="background: #D7D5D7;"|49,3

| 4,2

| 12,1

| 2,8

| 2,6

|

| 3.8

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

| 17,8

| 26,9

| style="background: #D7D5D7;"| 39,5

| 6,4

| 1,1

| 2,8

| 1,6

| 3.8

References

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