1985 West Berlin state election

1985 West Berlin state election

10 March 1985
All 144 seats of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin 73 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	1,259,818 (83.6%)
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.
Governing Mayor before election Eberhard Diepgen CDU Elected Governing Mayor Eberhard Diepgen CDU

The 1985 West Berlin state election was held on 10 March 1985. Eberhard Diepgen was the CDU's lead candidate and would later be unanimously elected as the mayor of West Berlin.

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
Primary Source & Secondary Source