1989 West Berlin state election

The 1989 West Berlin state election was held on 29 January 1989 to elect the members of the 11th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. This was the last election held in West Berlin before the reunification of Germany and Berlin.[1] The CDU suffered a severe defeat under its top candidate, the Governing Mayor Eberhard Diepgen, who had been in office since 1984. It fell by 8.7 percentage points and ended up with 37.7% of the votes just ahead of the SPD, which gained 4.9 percentage points to 37.3% under its lead candidate Walter Momper. Together with the Alternative List (AL), this resulted in a clear majority for a red–green coalition.

1989 West Berlin state election

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All 138 seats of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
70 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,220,423 (79.6%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Eberhard Diepgen Walter Momper
Party CDU SPD Greens
Last election 69 seats, 46.4% 48 seats, 32.4% 15 seats, 10.6%
Seats won 55 55 17
Seat change Decrease 14 Increase 7 Increase 2
Popular vote 453,211 448,203 141,529
Percentage 37.7% 37.3% 11.8%
Swing Decrease 8.7% Increase 4.9% Increase 1.2%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party REP FDP
Last election Did not exist 12 seats, 8.5%
Seats won 11 0
Seat change Increase 11 Decrease 12
Popular vote 90,222 47,153
Percentage 7.5% 3.9%
Swing New Decrease 4.6%

Results for single-member constituencies.

Governing Mayor before election

Eberhard Diepgen
CDU

Elected Governing Mayor

Walter Momper
SPD

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