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Berlin General Election: Official Final Results

General election in Berlin 2006

Berlin Election Results: September 17, 2006

Electoral Threshold

The electoral threshold for the Berlin election is 5%.

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 58.0%.

Current Election Trend: Berlin
Poll results, coalitions, and election data
Historical Elections: Berlin
Results, coalitions, and historical data
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Seat Distribution and Mathematical Majorities

Governments of the Current Legislative Period

Wowereit III
2006
SPD
Linke
Historical Government Cabinets: Berlin
Cabinets and governing parties since 1945

Polling Accuracy: How Precise Were the Forecasts?

Comparison: Pre-Election Polls vs. Actual Election Results

Party Results: Vote Shares and Gains/Losses

SPD

Social Democratic Party of Germany
Social Democratic
Pro EU
30.8
+1.1

CDU

Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democratic
Pro EU
21.3
-2.5

Die Linke

The Left
Left-wing
13.4
+13.4

Grüne

Alliance 90 / The Greens
Green
Pro EU
13.1
+4.0

FDP

Free Democratic Party
Liberal
Pro EU
7.6
-2.3

Die Grauen – Graue Panther

The Grays – Gray Panthers
Centre
Anti-EU
3.8
+2.4

WASG

Labour & Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative
Unknown
2.9
+2.9

Die Heimat

National Democratic Party of Germany
Right-wing Populist
Anti-EU
2.6
+1.7

Republikaner

The Republicans
Right-wing Populist
Anti-EU
0.9
-0.4

Tierschutzpartei

Human, Climate, Animal Welfare Party
Animal Welfare
Left
0.8
+0.8

Elternpartei

Parents' Party
Centre
0.7
+0.7

Anarchistische Pogo-Partei Deutschlands

Anarchist Pogo Party of Germany
Unknown
0.3
+0.3

Bildungspartei

Education Party
Centre
0.3
+0.3

Die Frauen

Feminist Party The Women
Unknown
0.3
+0.3

Allianz für Gesundheit

Alliance for Health, Peace and Social Justice
Big-tent party
0.2
+0.2

Partei der Arbeitswilligen

Party of the Willing to Work and Socially Weak
Left
0.2
+0.2

Bürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität

Civil Rights Movement Solidarity
Big-tent party
0.2
+0.1

Deutsche Arbeitslosenpartei

German Unemployed Party
Left
0.1
+0.1

Humanwirtschaftspartei

Human Economy Party
Liberal
Centre
0.1
+0.1

Schill-Partei

Party for a Rule of Law Offensive
Right
0.1
+0.1

ÖDP

Ecological Democratic Party
Green
Centre-Right
0.1
-0.1

Gleichheitspartei

Socialist Equality Party, Fourth International
Unknown
< 0.1
±0.0

Neues Forum

New Forum
Centre-Left
< 0.1
±0.0

Data Sources and Methodology

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ParlGov – Parliamentary Democracy Data

A comprehensive research database from the University of Bremen, documenting parties, elections, and governments for comparative analysis.

Additional Sources

Döring, Holger and Philip Manow. 2024. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov).

CHES – Chapel Hill Expert Survey

The leading expert survey on party positions in Europe. Over 400 political scientists document party stances based on rigorous scientific criteria.

Additional Sources

Rovny, Jan, et al. “25 Years of Political Party Positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill Expert Survey, 1999-2024.”