2011 Berlin state election

The 2011 Berlin state election was held on 18 September 2011 to elect the members of the 17th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. The incumbent government consisting of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Left lost its majority.

2011 Berlin state election
18 September 2011
All 152 seats in the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
77 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,461,185 (60.2%)
2.2%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Klaus Wowereit Frank Henkel Renate Künast
Party SPD CDU Greens
Last election 53 seats, 30.8% 37 seats, 21.3% 23 seats, 13.1%
Seats won 48 39 30
Seat change 5 2 7
Popular vote 413,332 341,158 257,063
Percentage 28.3% 23.3% 17.6%
Swing 2.5% 2.0% 4.5%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Harald Wolf Andreas Baum Christoph Meyer
Party Left Pirates FDP
Last election 23 seats, 16.3% Did not contest 13 seats, 7.6%
Seats won 20 15 0
Seat change 3 15 13
Popular vote 171,050 130,105 26,943
Percentage 11.6% 8.9% 1.8%
Swing 4.6% 8.9% 5.8%
Results for single-member constituencies.
Mayor before election

Klaus Wowereit
SPD

 Elected Mayor

Klaus Wowereit
SPD

The SPD lost five seats, remaining the largest party, while The Left lost three. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) made small gains, while The Greens moved into third place with 30 seats. The Free Democratic Party (FDP) lost three-quarters of its votes and all its seats. The Pirate Party contested its first Berlin state election and won fifteen seats with 8.9% of the vote. This was the first time the party had been elected to a state parliament anywhere in Germany.

The SPD initially sought a coalition with The Greens, but talks broke down over the extension of the Bundesautobahn 100. A coalition agreement between the SPD and CDU was finalised in November, with Mayor Klaus Wowereit continuing in office.

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