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{{Infobox election
| 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%)<br>{{increase}} 2.6%

<!-- SPD -->
| 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   = {{increase}} 2
| percentage1    = 29.7%
| swing1         = {{increase}} 7.3%

<!-- CDU -->
| image2         = [[File:Steffel.jpg|100px]]
| leader2        = [[Frank Steffel]]
| party2         = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
| last_election2 = 76 seats, 40.8%
| seats2         = 35
| seat_change2   = {{decrease}} 41
| popular_vote2  = 385,692
| percentage2    = 23.8%
| swing2         = {{decrease}} 17.0%

<!-- PDS -->
| 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   = {{steady}} 0
| popular_vote3  = 366,292
| percentage3    = 22.6% 
| swing3         = {{increase}} 4.9%

<!-- FDP -->
| image4         = 
| leader4        = [[Günter Rexrodt]]
| party4         = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
| last_election4 = 0 seats, 2.2%
| seats4         = 15
| seat_change4   = {{increase}} 15
| popular_vote4  = 160,953
| percentage4    = 9.9%
| swing4         = {{increase}} 7.7%

<!-- Grüne -->
| 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   = {{decrease}} 4
| popular_vote5  = 148,066
| percentage5    = 9.1% 
| swing5         = {{decrease}} 0.8%

<!-- Map -->
| map_image   = 2001 Berlin state election.svg
| map_size    = 400px
| map_caption = Results for single-member constituencies.

<!-- Result -->
| title           = [[List of Mayors of Berlin|Mayor]]
| before_election = [[Klaus Wowereit]]
| before_party    = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| after_election  = [[Klaus Wowereit]]
| after_party     = Social Democratic Party of Germany 
}}
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, [[List of Mayors of Berlin|Mayor]] [[Klaus Wowereit]] had led a minority government of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD) and [[Alliance 90/The Greens|The Greens]] since June, which had replaced a coalition between the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|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 (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP) and Greens, but were unsuccessful. They subsequently agreed to a government with the [[Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)|Party of Democratic Socialism]] (PDS).

The [[Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)|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.
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan=2 colspan=3| Name
! rowspan=2| Ideology
! rowspan=2| Leader(s)
! colspan=2| 1999 result
|-
! Votes (%)
! Seats
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}} |
| align=center| '''CDU'''
| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany]]<br>{{small|''Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands''}}
| [[Christian democracy]]
| [[Frank Steffel]]
| align=center| 40.8%
| {{Composition bar|76|169|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}}}
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}} |
| align=center| '''SPD'''
| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]]<br>{{small|''Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands''}}
| [[Social democracy]]
| [[Klaus Wowereit]]
| align=center| 22.4%
| {{Composition bar|42|169|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}}}
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}} |
| align=center| '''PDS'''
| [[Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)|Party of Democratic Socialism]]<br>{{small|''Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus''}}
| [[Democratic socialism]]
| [[Gregor Gysi]]
| align=center| 17.7%
| {{Composition bar|33|169|{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}}}
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}} |
| align=center| '''Grüne'''
| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]]<br>{{small|''Bündnis 90/Die Grünen''}}
| [[Green politics]]
| [[Sibyll-Anka Klotz]]
| align=center| 9.9%
| {{Composition bar|18|169|{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}}}
|}

==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]], {{interlanguage link|Klaus-Rüdiger Landowsky|de}}. 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 {{interlanguage link|Berlin bank scandal|de|Berliner Bankenskandal}} 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==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:14px;"
|- style="height:40px;"
! style="width:160px;" rowspan="2"| Polling firm
! style="width:110px;" rowspan="2"| Fieldwork date
! style="width:35px;" rowspan="2"| Sample<br>size
! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| [[Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)|PDS]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| [[Alliance 90/The Greens|Grüne]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;" rowspan="2"| Others
! style="width:30px;" rowspan="2"| Lead
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|The Left (Germany)}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};"|
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm 2001 state election]
| data-sort-value="2001-10-21"| 21 Oct 2001
| –
| 23.8
| style="background:#FFCCCC;"| '''29.7'''
| 22.6
| 9.1
| 9.9
| 5.0
| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 5.9
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Infratest dimap]
| data-sort-value="2001-10-18"| 18 Oct 2001
| ?
| 25
| style="background:#FFCCCC;"| '''35'''
| 18
| 9
| 7
| 5
| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 10
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Infratest dimap]
| data-sort-value="2001-10-12"| 12 Oct 2001
| ?
| 25
| style="background:#FFCCCC;"| '''33'''
| 19
| 10
| 9
| 4
| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 8
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Forsa]
| data-sort-value="2001-10-11"| 11 Oct 2001
| ?
| 26
| style="background:#FFCCCC;"| '''36'''
| 16
| 10
| 7
| 5
| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 10
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Forsa]
| data-sort-value="2001-10-05"| 1–4 Oct 2001
| 993
| 26
| style="background:#FFCCCC;"| '''36'''
| 15
| 10
| 9
| 4
| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 10
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Forsa]
| data-sort-value="2001-10-04"| 4 Oct 2001
| ?
| 27
| style="background:#FFCCCC;"| '''34'''
| 15
| 10
| 10
| 4
| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 7
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Forsa]
| data-sort-value="2001-09-27"| 27 Sep 2001
| ?
| 28
| style="background:#FFCCCC;"| '''34'''
| 16
| 10
| 9
| 3
| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 6
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Forsa]
| data-sort-value="2001-09-06"| 6 Sep 2001
| ?
| 26
| style="background:#FFCCCC;"| '''35'''
| 17
| 10
| 9
| 3
| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 9
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Forsa]
| data-sort-value="2001-08-04"| 4 Aug 2001
| ?
| 30
| style="background:#FFCCCC;"| '''32'''
| 17
| 10
| 7
| 4
| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 2
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Infratest dimap]
| data-sort-value="2001-07-20"| 20 Jul 2001
| ?
| 26
| style="background:#FFCCCC;"| '''28'''
| 21
| 11
| 9
| 5
| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 2
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Forsa]
| data-sort-value="2001-07-01"| 1 Jul 2001
| ?
| 30
| style="background:#FFCCCC;"| '''32'''
| 18
| 9
| 7
| 4
| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 2
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Infratest dimap]
| data-sort-value="2001-06-22"| 22 Jun 2001
| ?
| style="background:#D7D5D7;"| '''30'''
| 28
| 22
| 9
| 7
| 4
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 2
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Forsa]
| data-sort-value="2001-06-13"| 13 Jun 2001
| 1,000
| style="background:#D7D5D7;"| '''30'''
| style="background:#FFCCCC;"| '''30'''
| 16
| 13
| 7
| 4
| data-sort-value="0"| Tie
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Emnid]
| data-sort-value="2001-06-04"| 4 Jun 2001
| ?
| style="background:#D7D5D7;"| '''33'''
| 30
| 16
| 10
| 7
| 5
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Forsa]
| data-sort-value="2001-06-02"| 2 Jun 2001
| ?
| style="background:#D7D5D7;"| '''31'''
| 29
| 14
| 14
| 7
| 5
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 2
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Infratest dimap]
| data-sort-value="2001-03-17"| 20–26 Sep 2001
| 1,000
| style="background:#D7D5D7;"| '''34'''
| 29
| 17
| 11
| 4
| 5
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 5
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Forsa]
| data-sort-value="2001-03-10"| 10 Mar 2001
| ?
| style="background:#D7D5D7;"| '''37'''
| 28
| 14
| 12
| 3
| 6
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 9
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Infratest dimap]
| data-sort-value="2000-09-30"| 20–26 Sep 2000
| 1,000
| style="background:#D7D5D7;"| '''35'''
| 30
| 17
| 11
| 4
| 3
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 5
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Emnid]
| data-sort-value="2000-09-23"| 23 Sep 2000
| ?
| style="background:#D7D5D7;"| '''37'''
| 33
| 4
| 18
| 5
| 3
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 4
|-
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm Forsa]
| data-sort-value="2000-04-17"| 17 Apr 2000
| ?
| style="background:#D7D5D7;"| '''39'''
| 25
| 15
| 12
| 3
| 6
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 14
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/berlin.htm 1999 state election]
| data-sort-value="1999-10-10"| 10 Oct 1999
| –
| style="background:#D7D5D7;"| '''40.8'''
| 22.4
| 17.7
| 9.9
| 2.2
| 7.0
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 18.4
|}

==Election result==
{{Election results|party1=[[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)|color1=#E3000F|votes1=481772|seats1=44|sc1=+2|image=[[File:2001 Berlin Abgeordnetenhaus.svg]]|color2=#000000|party2=[[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU)|sc2=-41|seats2=35|votes2=385692|sw1=+7.3|sw2=-17.0|color3=#BE3075|party3=[[Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)|Party of Democratic Socialism]] (PDS)|sc3=±0|seats3=33|sw3=+4.9|votes3=366292|color4=#FFED00|party4=[[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)|sc4=+15|sw4=+7.7|seats4=15|votes4=160953|color5=#409A3C|party5=[[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne)|sc5=-4|seats5=14|votes5=148066|sw5=-0.8|party6=[[The Grays – Gray Panthers]] (Graue)|sc6=±0|seats6=0|votes6=22093|sw6=+0.3|color7=#0075be|party7=[[The Republicans (Germany)|The Republicans]] (REP)|sc7=±0|seats7=0|sw7=-1.4|votes7=21836|color8=#ddddbb|party8=Others|sc8=±0|seats8=0|votes8=36634|caption=Summary of the 21 October 2001 election results for the [[Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin]]}}{{bar box
| title=Popular Vote
| titlebar=#ddd
| width=600px
| barwidth=410px
| bars=
{{bar percent|SPD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|29.68}}
{{bar percent|CDU|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|23.76}}
{{bar percent|PDS|{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}|22.56}}
{{bar percent|FDP|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}|9.91}}
{{bar percent|B'90/GRÜNE|{{party color|Alliance '90/The Greens}}|9.12}}
{{bar percent|Other|#777777|4.96}}
}}
{{bar box
| title=Abgeordnetenhaus seats
| titlebar=#ddd
| width=600px
| barwidth=410px
| bars=
{{bar percent|SPD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|31.21}}
{{bar percent|CDU|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|24.83}}
{{bar percent|PDS|{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}|23.40}}
{{bar percent|FDP|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}|10.64}}
{{bar percent|B'90/GRÜNE|{{party color|Alliance '90/The Greens}}|9.93}}
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; line-height: 14px;"
|- style="height: 40px;"
! rowspan="2"| 
! style="width: 40px;"| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]] 
! style="width: 40px;"| [[CDU/CSU]]
! style="width: 40px;"| [[Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)|PDS]]
! style="width: 40px;"| [[Alliance 90/The Greens|Grüne]]
! style="width: 40px;"|  [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP]]
! style="width: 40px;"| Others
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|CDU/CSU}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|The Republicans (Germany)}};"|
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[West Berlin]]
| style="background: #D7D5D7;"| '''33.7 '''
| 30.8
| 6.9
| 11.1
| 12.8
| 4.7 
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | [[East Berlin]]
| style="background: #D7D5D7;"| '''23.2'''
| 12.4
| 47.6
| 5.9
| 5.3 
| 5.6
|}

==Sources==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041206235227/http://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/e/index_e.htm The Federal Returning Officer] {{in lang|en}}
* [https://www.wahltest.de/de-be-2001/ Archived "Wahltest" Voting Advice Application for the Berlin State Elections 2001] used in [https://web.archive.org/web/20011006021722/http://www.sfb.de/wahl2001/ SFB Election Website] {{in lang|de}}

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