All Berlin residents who are 16 years and older, hold EU citizenship, have lived there for three months and were registered six weeks before the election[1] are eligible to vote for the districts' assemblies. In order to be eligible to vote for the parliament of Berlin (Abgeordnetenhaus), one has to be 18 years old and hold German citizenship, too. Only those under disability or in psychiatric wards are excluded. Courts of justice also have the possibility to revoke the right to vote.
Elections are held about every five years. The Senate of Berlin decides the exact date of the election for the Abgeordnetenhaus, which is usually the same as for the assemblies of the twelve districts of Berlin. The last state election was held on Sunday, 18 September 2016.
The first general, direct and democratic elections to the Abgeordnetenhaus were held in West Berlin on 3 December 1950. On 2 December 1990 the first Abgeordnetenhaus election for all Berlin was held. Since 1979, voters have had two votes: one for a deputy from the 78 constituencies and one for a list, usually a political party. Hence the Abgeordnetenhaus has a minimum of 130 seats, but usually more seats are won. Originally the d'Hondt method was used, but since 1979 the Hare-Niemeyer method is used to determine the number of seats for lists.
Within the voting districts the constituencies are numbered consecutively. The constituencies for elections to the House of Deputies (Abgeordnetenhaus) are the same as for the District Assemblies (Bezirksverordnetenversammlungen). Whereas the voting districts are roughly equivalent to the constituencies for the elections to the Federal Diet (Bundestag).
^"Informationen zu den Wahlen zum Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin und zu den Bezirksverordnetenversammlungen am Sonntag, dem 18. September 2016" (PDF). The Land Returning Officer for Berlin. July 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^Örtliche Abgrenzung der Wahlkreise Accessed 8 November 2010.
January 01, 1970
elections, berlin, berlin, residents, years, older, hold, citizenship, have, lived, there, three, months, were, registered, weeks, before, election, eligible, vote, districts, assemblies, order, eligible, vote, parliament, berlin, abgeordnetenhaus, years, hold. All Berlin residents who are 16 years and older hold EU citizenship have lived there for three months and were registered six weeks before the election 1 are eligible to vote for the districts assemblies In order to be eligible to vote for the parliament of Berlin Abgeordnetenhaus one has to be 18 years old and hold German citizenship too Only those under disability or in psychiatric wards are excluded Courts of justice also have the possibility to revoke the right to vote Elections are held about every five years The Senate of Berlin decides the exact date of the election for the Abgeordnetenhaus which is usually the same as for the assemblies of the twelve districts of Berlin The last state election was held on Sunday 18 September 2016 Contents 1 Elections to the Abgeordnetenhaus 1 1 Dates of elections to the Abgeordnetenhaus 2 Constituencies and voting districts as of 24 September 2010 3 See also 4 External linksElections to the Abgeordnetenhaus editThe first general direct and democratic elections to the Abgeordnetenhaus were held in West Berlin on 3 December 1950 On 2 December 1990 the first Abgeordnetenhaus election for all Berlin was held Since 1979 voters have had two votes one for a deputy from the 78 constituencies and one for a list usually a political party Hence the Abgeordnetenhaus has a minimum of 130 seats but usually more seats are won Originally the d Hondt method was used but since 1979 the Hare Niemeyer method is used to determine the number of seats for lists Dates of elections to the Abgeordnetenhaus edit 3 December 1950 5 December 1954 7 December 1958 17 February 1963 12 March 1967 14 March 1971 2 March 1975 18 March 1979 10 May 1981 10 March 1985 29 January 1989 2 December 1990 22 October 1995 10 October 1999 21 October 2001 17 September 2006 18 September 2011 18 September 2016 26 September 2021 12 February 2023Constituencies and voting districts as of 24 September 2010 editConstituencies and voting districts 2 Nr Voting district Number of constituencies Change to 2006 state elections 1 Mitte 6 2 Friedrichshain Kreuzberg 6 1 3 Pankow 9 4 Charlottenburg Wilmersdorf 7 5 Spandau 5 6 Steglitz Zehlendorf 7 7 Tempelhof Schoneberg 8 8 Neukolln 6 9 Treptow Kopenick 6 10 Marzahn Hellersdorf 6 1 11 Lichtenberg 6 12 Reinickendorf 6 Within the voting districts the constituencies are numbered consecutively The constituencies for elections to the House of Deputies Abgeordnetenhaus are the same as for the District Assemblies Bezirksverordnetenversammlungen Whereas the voting districts are roughly equivalent to the constituencies for the elections to the Federal Diet Bundestag See also edit2013 Berlin energy referendum 2021 Berlin referendumExternal links editOffice of the Election Supervisor Informationen zu den Wahlen zum Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin und zu den Bezirksverordnetenversammlungen am Sonntag dem 18 September 2016 PDF The Land Returning Officer for Berlin July 2016 Retrieved 9 August 2016 Ortliche Abgrenzung der Wahlkreise Accessed 8 November 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elections in Berlin amp oldid 1160257201, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
