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%.
Coalition possibilities
135
Majority requires 68 seats
SPD
61
45.2%
FDP
11
8.1%
CDU
63
46.7%
CDU + SPD
CDU + FDP
SPD + FDP
CDU
SPD
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 |