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]
1985 West Berlin state election|
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| Turnout | 1,259,818 (83.6%) |
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First party
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Second party
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| Leader
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Eberhard Diepgen
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Hans Apel
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| Party
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CDU
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SPD
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| Last election
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65 seats, 48.0%
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51 seats, 38.3%
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| Seats won
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69
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48
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| Seat change
|
 4
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3
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| Popular vote
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577,867
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402,875
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| Percentage
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46.4%
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32.4%
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| Swing
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1.6%
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5.9%
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Third party
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Fourth party
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| Party
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Greens
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FDP
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| Last election
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9 seats, 7.2%
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7 seats, 5.6%
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| Seats won
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15
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12
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| Seat change
|
 6
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5
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| Popular vote
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132,484
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105,209
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| Percentage
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10.6%
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8.5%
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| Swing
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3.4%
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2.9%
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 Results for single-member constituencies. |
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Summary of the results of the 10 March 1985 election to Berlin's Abgeordnetenhaus
| Parties
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Votes
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%
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+/-
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Seats
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+/-
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Christian Democratic Union
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577,867
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46.4%
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-1.6%
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69
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+4
|
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Social Democratic Party of Germany
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402,875
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32.4%
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-5.9%
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48
|
-3
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Alternative List
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132,484
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10.6%
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+3.4%
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15
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+6
|
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Free Democratic Party
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105,209
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8.5%
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+2.9%
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12
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+5
|
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Democratic Alternative
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15,857
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1.3%
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+1.3%
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0
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Socialist Unity Party of West Berlin
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7,731
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0.6%
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±0.0%
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0
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Liberal Democrats
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1,416
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0.1%
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+0.1%
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0
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Social People's Party of Germany
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1,406
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0.1%
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+0.1%
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0
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Ecological Democratic Party
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163
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0.0%
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+0.0%
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0
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| Total
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1,259,818
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100%
|
144
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+12
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| Primary Source & Secondary Source
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