Berlin Pankow
2009 election
Out of a total electorate of 232,246, the total number of first votes cast was 166,149 of which 3,081 votes were invalid.

Berlin Pankow

Section Title: 2009 election
Table Section Text: Out of a total electorate of 232,246, the total number of first votes cast was 166,149 of which 3,081 votes were invalid.

Party	Constituency results	List results

Candidate	Votes	% share	+/-	Votes	% share	+/-

The Left Party.PDS	Stefan Liebich	47,053	28.8	+4.5	45,087	27.5	+3.2

Social Democratic Party of Germany	Wolfgang Thierse	44,732	27.4	13.7	29,795	18.2	16.4

Christian Democratic Union	Gottfried Ludewig	28,332	17.4	+2.0	28,179	17.2	+2.9

Alliance '90/The Greens	Heiko Thomas	26,770	16.4	+3.6	32,505	19.9	+4.1

Free Democratic Party	Martin Lindner	9,617	5.9	+2.8	13,606	8.3	+2.6

National Democratic Party of Germany	3,669	2.2	0.0	2,964	1.8	0.1

Others	3,062	2.0	N/A

Sentence(s)

In 2009, a large drop in the SPD vote allowed the Left to gain the seat, although the winning percentage was just 28.8%.

final_sentence: In 2009, a large drop in the SPD vote allowed the Left to gain the seat, although the winning percentage was just 28.8%.