1985 West Berlin state election|
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Turnout | 1,259,818 (83.6%) |
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| First party | Second party | | | | Leader | Eberhard Diepgen | Hans Apel | Party | CDU | SPD | Last election | 65 seats, 48.0% | 51 seats, 38.3% | Seats won | 69 | 48 | Seat change | 4 | 3 | Popular vote | 577,867 | 402,875 | Percentage | 46.4% | 32.4% | Swing | 1.6% | 5.9% | | | Third party | Fourth party | | | | Party | Greens | FDP | Last election | 9 seats, 7.2% | 7 seats, 5.6% | Seats won | 15 | 12 | Seat change | 6 | 5 | Popular vote | 132,484 | 105,209 | Percentage | 10.6% | 8.5% | Swing | 3.4% | 2.9% | |
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]
Summary of the results of the 10 March 1985 election to Berlin's Abgeordnetenhaus Parties | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- |
| 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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