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2001 Berlin state election

German state election

Field	Value
election_name	2001 Berlin state election
country	Berlin
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1999 Berlin state election
previous_year	1999
next_election	2006 Berlin state election
next_year	2006
seats_for_election	All 141 seats of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
majority_seats	71
election_date	21 October 2001
turnout	1,623,338 (68.1%)
2.6%
image1	[[File:Klaus Wowereit Berlin-Tegel 01.jpg	100px]]
leader1	Klaus Wowereit
party1	Social Democratic Party of Germany
last_election1	42 seats, 22.4%
seats1	44
popular_vote1	481,772
seat_change1	2
percentage1	29.7%
swing1	7.3%
image2	[[File:Steffel.jpg	100px]]
leader2	Frank Steffel
party2	Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
last_election2	76 seats, 40.8%
seats2	35
seat_change2	41
popular_vote2	385,692
percentage2	23.8%
swing2	17.0%
image3	[[File:Gregor Gysi.jpg	100px]]
leader3	Gregor Gysi
party3	Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)
last_election3	33 seats, 17.7%
seats3	33
seat_change3	0
popular_vote3	366,292
percentage3	22.6%
swing3	4.9%
leader4	Günter Rexrodt
party4	Free Democratic Party (Germany)
last_election4	0 seats, 2.2%
seats4	15
seat_change4	15
popular_vote4	160,953
percentage4	9.9%
swing4	7.7%
image5	[[File:Sibyll Klotz.jpg	100px]]
leader5	Sibyll-Anka Klotz
party5	Alliance '90/The Greens
last_election5	18 seats, 9.9%
seats5	14
seat_change5	4
popular_vote5	148,066
percentage5	9.1%
swing5	0.8%
map_image	2001 Berlin state election.svg
map_size	400px
map_caption	Results for single-member constituencies.
title	Mayor
before_election	Klaus Wowereit
before_party	Social Democratic Party of Germany
after_election	Klaus Wowereit
after_party	Social Democratic Party of Germany

2.6%

The 2001 Berlin state election was held on 21 October 2001 to elect the members of the 15th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. Prior to the election, Mayor Klaus Wowereit had led a minority government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens since June, which had replaced a coalition between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and SPD which collapsed in June.

The SPD–Green government made gains, but remained short of a majority. The SPD first sought to form a traffic light coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and Greens, but were unsuccessful. They subsequently agreed to a government with the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS).

The Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) support would peak in this election with 22.6%.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 14th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin.

Name	Ideology	Leader(s)	1999 result
Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}		CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands	Christian democracy	Frank Steffel	40.8%
Social Democratic Party of Germany}}		SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands	Social democracy	Klaus Wowereit	22.4%
The Left (Germany)}}		PDS	Party of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus	Democratic socialism	Gregor Gysi	17.7%
Alliance 90/The Greens}}		Grüne	Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen	Green politics	Sibyll-Anka Klotz	9.9%

Issues and campaign

The 2001 election was an early election. In June 2001, the grand coalition under Mayor Eberhard Diepgen (CDU) broke down following a scandal involving CDU's leader in the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin, . Landowsky, who served as the CEO of a public mortgage bank (later Landesbank Berlin Holding), had financed a risky deal between two men who were donors to the local CDU branch. The cost the city several billion euros. The SPD subsequently left the coalition, which had governed Berlin since 1990, and formed an interim minority government with the Greens supported by the PDS. Klaus Wowereit became Mayor after a constructive vote of no confidence against Diepgen on 15 June. The House of Deputies then voted to dissolve itself, triggering a new election.

The campaign was strongly influenced by the bad state of the public finances and the bank scandal. The CDU nominated 35-year-old Frank Steffel as their top candidate, and played on fears of potential PDS involvement in government. They also focused on security issues, especially after September 11 attacks.

The regional broadcaster Sender Freies Berlin accompanied the election campaign on its website with a "Wahltest" app, marking the first time in Germany that a Voting Advice Application was used.

Opinion polling

Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Sample
size	CDU	SPD	PDS	Grüne	FDP	Others	Lead	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};"		Social Democratic Party of Germany}};"	The Left (Germany)}};"	Alliance 90/The Greens}};"	Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};"
[2001 state election](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm)	21 Oct 2001	–	23.8	29.7	22.6	9.1	9.9	5.0	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	5.9
[Infratest dimap](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm)	18 Oct 2001	?	25	35	18	9	7	5	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	10
[Infratest dimap](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm)	12 Oct 2001	?	25	33	19	10	9	4	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	8
[Forsa](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm)	11 Oct 2001	?	26	36	16	10	7	5	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	10
[Forsa](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm)	1–4 Oct 2001	993	26	36	15	10	9	4	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	10
[Forsa](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm)	4 Oct 2001	?	27	34	15	10	10	4	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	7
[Forsa](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm)	27 Sep 2001	?	28	34	16	10	9	3	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	6
[Forsa](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm)	6 Sep 2001	?	26	35	17	10	9	3	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	9
[Forsa](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm)	4 Aug 2001	?	30	32	17	10	7	4	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	2
[Infratest dimap](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm)	20 Jul 2001	?	26	28	21	11	9	5	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	2
[Forsa](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm)	1 Jul 2001	?	30	32	18	9	7	4	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	2
[Infratest dimap](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm)	22 Jun 2001	?	30	28	22	9	7	4	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	2
[Forsa](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm)	13 Jun 2001	1,000	30	30	16	13	7	4	Tie
[Emnid](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm)	4 Jun 2001	?	33	30	16	10	7	5	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	3
[Forsa](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm)	2 Jun 2001	?	31	29	14	14	7	5	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	2
[Infratest dimap](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm)	20–26 Sep 2001	1,000	34	29	17	11	4	5	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	5
[Forsa](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm)	10 Mar 2001	?	37	28	14	12	3	6	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	9
[Infratest dimap](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm)	20–26 Sep 2000	1,000	35	30	17	11	4	3	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	5
[Emnid](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm)	23 Sep 2000	?	37	33	4	18	5	3	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	4
[Forsa](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm)	17 Apr 2000	?	39	25	15	12	3	6	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	14
[1999 state election](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm)	10 Oct 1999	–	40.8	22.4	17.7	9.9	2.2	7.0	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	18.4

Election result

SPD	CDU/CSU	PDS	Grüne	FDP	Others	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};"		CDU/CSU}};"		Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)}};"		Alliance 90/The Greens}};"		Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};"		The Republicans (Germany)}};"
West Berlin	33.7	30.8	6.9	11.1	12.8	4.7
East Berlin	23.2	12.4	47.6	5.9	5.3	5.6

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