1985 West Berlin state election
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All 144 seats of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin 73 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 1,259,818 (83.6%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Results for single-member constituencies. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 West Berlin state election was held on 10 March 1985.[1] Eberhard Diepgen was the CDU's lead candidate and would later be unanimously elected as the mayor of West Berlin.[2]
Parties | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
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Christian Democratic Union | 577,867 | 46.4% | -1.6% | 69 | +4 | |
Social Democratic Party of Germany | 402,875 | 32.4% | -5.9% | 48 | -3 | |
Alternative List | 132,484 | 10.6% | +3.4% | 15 | +6 | |
Free Democratic Party | 105,209 | 8.5% | +2.9% | 12 | +5 | |
Democratic Alternative | 15,857 | 1.3% | +1.3% | 0 | ||
Socialist Unity Party of West Berlin | 7,731 | 0.6% | ±0.0% | 0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1,416 | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ||
Social People's Party of Germany | 1,406 | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ||
Ecological Democratic Party | 163 | 0.0% | +0.0% | 0 | ||
Total | 1,259,818 | 100% | 144 | +12 | ||
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