Wrong election result in Berlin: fewer representatives in parliament

After the election, there will be fewer representatives in the Berlin House of Representatives than initially thought. The reason for this is an incorrectly transmitted election result. During a recount in the Spandau 1 constituency, it turned out that the AfD candidate Tommy Tabor won the most votes there and thus the direct mandate, not the CDU candidate Bettina Meißner, as state returning officer Stephan Bröchler announced at the request of the dpa news agency. The “Tagesspiegel” had previously reported on it.

According to Bröchler, the reason for the recount was that the quick report of the result sent by telephone did not match what was in the electoral board's minutes. The correct number was recorded there, according to which Tabor is ahead with 34 votes and not Meißner with 80 votes. “I can’t say why that was at the moment,” said Bröchler.

Because the CDU candidate did not receive a direct mandate, an overhang mandate will no longer apply. According to Bröchler, the number of compensation mandates must also be recalculated.

This is expected to reduce the number of representatives in the state parliament: "153 candidates will receive a seat in the House of Representatives, not 158, so five will be eliminated." That is at least the provisional status. Five representatives who previously assumed that they would be represented are now not.

According to Bröchler, who these people are is currently still being calculated. “We are still calculating how this will be distributed across the parties,” said Bröchler. According to the RBB, a result is expected by Friday afternoon. “Ultimately, all of this has to be confirmed by the state election committee on October 12th,” said Bröchler.