The 1999 Berlin state election was held on 10 October 1999 to elect the members of the 14th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. The incumbent grand coalition between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) retained government. CDU leader Eberhard Diepgen was re-elected as Mayor.
Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 13th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1995 result Votes (%) Seats CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christian democracy Eberhard Diepgen 37.4% SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany Social democracy Klaus Wowereit 23.6% PDS Party of Democratic Socialism Democratic socialism 13.6% Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens Green politics Renate Künast 13.2%
Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize CDU SPD PDS Grüne FDP Others Lead 1999 state election 10 Oct 1999 – 40.8 22.4 17.7 9.9 2.2 7.0 18.4 INFO GmbH Sep 1999 1,201 42.2 17.3 16.6 12.1 – – 24.9 Infratest dimap 23–28 Sep 1999 1,000 45 21 16 10 3 5 24 Forsa 26 Sep 1999 ? 42 20 17 11 – – 22 INFO GmbH August–July 1999 1,215 38 21 17 13 – – 17 Infratest dimap 3 Jul 1999 ? 44 23 15 11 2 5 21 Forsa 27 Jun 1999 ? 38 22 16 13 – – 16 Infratest dimap 15–20 Mar 1999 1,000 35 29 14 12 4 6 6 Forsa 26 Jan 1999 1,070 31 32 – – – – 1 INFO GmbH 22 Jan 1999 ? 32 44 9 12 – – 12 Infratest dimap 5–11 Mar 1998 1,000 25 36 16 16 3 4 11 1995 state election 22 Oct 1995 – 37.4 23.6 14.6 13.2 2.5 8.7 13.8
Election result
SPD CDU/CSU PDS Grüne FDP REPNPD Others West Berlin 25,249,3 4,2 12,1 2,8 2,6 3.8 East Berlin 17,8 26,9 39,5 6,4 1,1 2,8 1,6 3.8
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