Election result

Who Won the Parliamentary Election in Berlin 1979?

In the Parliamentary Election in Berlin 1979, CDU received the most votes with 44.4%. Following were SPD with 42.7%, FDP with 8.1%, Alternative Liste with 3.7% and Sozialistische Einheitspartei Westberlins with 1.1%.Other parties collectively received 0.1% of the votes.

Voter Turnout: 85.4%

The voter turnout for the Parliamentary Election in Berlin 1979 was 85.4%.
CDU
44.4
+0.5
SPD
42.7
+0.1
FDP
8.1
+1.0
AL
3.7
SEW
1.1
-0.7
Others
0.1

Coalition possibilities

135
Majority requires 68 seats
SPD
61
45.2%
FDP
11
8.1%
CDU
63
46.7%
CDU + SPD
91.9%
CDU + FDP
54.8%
SPD + FDP
53.3%
CDU
46.7%
SPD
45.2%

Distribution of seats in parliament

Which Parties Entered Parliament?

In the Parliamentary Election in Berlin 1979, 3 parties entered parliament: CDU with 63 seats, SPD with 61 seats and FDP with 11 seats.

Are There More Left-Wing or Right-Wing Representatives?

After the Parliamentary Election in Berlin 1979, right-wing parties dominate parliament. 61 (45.2%) out of 135 seats are held by representatives of predominantly left-wing parties, while 74 (54.8%) seats are held by representatives of predominantly right-wing parties.
Parties in parliament
Seats in parliament : 135
Political orientation
Left-leaning parties : 61
Right-leaning parties : 74

Pre-election institute polls

Election result
CDU
44.4
SPD
42.7
FDP
8.1
AL
3.7
Others
1.2

Election result

Party Votes Seats
CDU 44.4% +0.5% 63 -6
SPD 42.7% +0.1% 61 -6
FDP 8.1% +1.0% 11 ±0
Alternative Liste 3.7% +3.7% 0 ±0
Sozialistische Einheitspartei Westberlins 1.1% -0.7% 0 ±0
Kommunistischer Bund 0.1% ±0.0% 0 ±0