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1996 Rhineland-Palatinate state election

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1996 Rhineland-Palatinate state election

← 1991 24 March 1996 2001 →

All 101 seats of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout2,064,726 (70.8%)
Decrease 3.1%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Kurt Beck Johannes Gerster
Party SPD CDU
Last election 47 seats, 44.8% 40 seats, 38.7%
Seats won 43 41
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 1
Popular vote 821,539 798,166
Percentage 39.8% 38.7%
Swing Decrease 5.0% Steady 0.0%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party FDP Greens
Last election 7 seats, 6.9% 7 seats, 6.5%
Seats won 10 7
Seat change Increase 3 Steady 0
Popular vote 184,426 142,665
Percentage 8.9% 6.9%
Swing Increase 2.0% Increase 0.4%

Results for the single-member constituencies

Minister-President before election

Kurt Beck
SPD

Elected Minister-President

Kurt Beck
SPD

The 1996 Rhineland-Palatinate state election was held on 24 March 1996 to elect the members of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Kurt Beck retained its majority and continued in office.

Parties

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The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1991 result
Votes (%) Seats
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy Kurt Beck 44.8%
47 / 101
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Christian democracy Johannes Gerster 38.7%
40 / 101
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei
Classical liberalism Hans-Artur Bauckhage 6.9%
7 / 101
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Green politics 6.5%
7 / 101

Election result

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Summary of the 24 March 1996 election results for the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 821,539 39.8 Decrease5.0 43 Decrease4 42.6
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 798,166 38.7 Steady0.0 41 Increase1 40.6
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 184,426 8.9 Increase2.0 10 Increase3 9.9
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 142,665 6.9 Increase0.4 7 Steady0 6.9
The Republicans (REP) 71,499 3.5 Increase1.4 0 ±0 0
Others 45,431 2.2 0 ±0 0
Total 2,063,726 100.0 101 ±0
Voter turnout 70.8 Decrease3.1
Popular Vote
SPD
39.81%
CDU
38.68%
FDP
8.94%
B'90/GRÜNE
6.91%
REP
3.46%
Other
2.20%
Landtag seats
SPD
42.57%
CDU
40.59%
FDP
9.90%
B'90/GRÜNE
6.93%