2016 Berlin state election

2016 Berlin state election

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All 160 seats in the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin 81 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	1,662,598 (66.9%) 6.7%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Michael Müller Frank Henkel Klaus Lederer Party SPD CDU Left Last election 48 seats, 28.3% 39 seats, 23.4% 20 seats, 11.6% Seats won 38 31 27 Seat change 10 8 7 Popular vote 352,369 288,002 255,740 Percentage 21.6% 17.6% 15.6% Swing 6.7% 5.7% 3.9%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Ramona Pop Georg Pazderski Sebastian Czaja Party Greens AfD FDP Last election 30 seats, 17.6% New party 0 seats, 1.8% Seats won 27 25 12 Seat change 3 25 12 Popular vote 248,243 231,325 109,431 Percentage 15.2% 14.2% 6.7% Swing 2.4% New party 4.9%   Seventh party   Leader Bruno Kramm Party Pirates Last election 15 seats, 8.9% Seats won 0 Seat change 15 Popular vote 28,321 Percentage 1.7% Swing 7.2%
Results for single-member constituencies.
Mayor before election Michael Müller SPD Elected Mayor Michael Müller SPD

The 2016 Berlin state election was held on 18 September 2016 to elect the members to the 18th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. The incumbent grand coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was defeated, with both parties suffering significant losses. The Left (Die Linke) became the third largest party, while the fourth-placed Greens suffered losses. Alternative for Germany (AfD) won seats for the first time. The Free Democratic Party (FDP) re-entered the Abgeordnetenhaus after falling out in the 2011 election. The Pirate Party, which had achieved state-level representation for the first time in the previous election, lost all of its seats.

After the election, the SPD formed a coalition with The Left and Greens. Mayor Michael Müller was subsequently re-elected.