2001 Rhineland-Palatinate state election

The 2001 Rhineland-Palatinate state election was held on 25 March 2001 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.

2001 Rhineland-Palatinate state election
25 March 2001
All 101 seats of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,833,846 (62.2%)
8.6%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Kurt Beck Christoph Böhr
Party SPD CDU
Last election 43 seats, 39.8% 41 seats, 38.7%
Seats won 49 38
Seat change 6 3
Popular vote 820,610 647,238
Percentage 44.7% 35.3%
Swing 5.0% 3.4%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Hans-Artur Bauckhage
Party FDP Green
Last election 10 seats, 8.9% 7 seats, 6.9%
Seats won 8 6
Seat change 2 1
Popular vote 143,427 95,567
Percentage 7.8% 5.2%
Swing 1.1% 1.7%
Minister-President before election

Kurt Beck
SPD

 Elected Minister-President

Kurt Beck
SPD

Parties

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

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1996 result
Votes (%) Seats
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands		 Social democracy Kurt Beck 39.8%
43 / 101
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands		 Christian democracy Christoph Böhr 38.7%
41 / 101
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei		 Classical liberalism Hans-Artur Bauckhage 8.9%
10 / 101
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen		 Green politics 6.9%
7 / 101

Opinion polling
Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size		 SPD CDU FDP Grüne Others Lead
2001 state election 25 March 2001 – 44.8 35.3 7.8 5.2 6.9 9.5
Infratest dimap 9–14 Mar 2001 1,000 43 35 9 6 7 8
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 5–8 Mar 2001 1,010 44 36 8 6 6 8
Infratest dimap 19–24 Feb 2001 1,000 44 39 7 5 5 5
Psephos 9–12 Feb 2001 1,004 41 37 9 7 6 4
Forsa 1 Feb 2001 ? 40 37 11 8 4 3
polis 4 Jan 2001 ? 42 39 7 5 7 3
Infratest dimap 20–25 Nov 2000 1,000 43 40 7 5 5 3
Psephos October 2000 1,006 41 38 9 6 ? 3
Infratest dimap 18–23 Sep 2000 1,000 40 43 7 5 5 3
Psephos 3–7 Aug 2000 1,002 42 36 10 6 ? 6
Infratest dimap 19–24 Jun 2000 1,000 41 40 10 6 3 1
Psephos 16–20 May 2000 1,002 40 39 10 6 5 1
Infratest dimap 13–19 Mar 2000 1,000 43 36 10 6 5 7
Infratest dimap December 1999 ? 36 43 8 6 7 7
Infratest dimap September 1999 ? 37 44 8 6 ? 7
Infratest dimap July 1999 1,003 37 44 7 7 ? 7
Infratest dimap March 1999 ? 40 39 10 6 5 1
Infratest dimap December 1998 ? 43 36 8 7 ? 7
Infratest dimap June 1998 1,002 44 34 9 6 ? 10
Infratest dimap March 1998 ? 46 33 8 6 ? 13
Infratest dimap December 1997 1,002 41 36 8 8 ? 5
Infratest dimap September 1997 ? 42 35 8 8 ? 7
1996 state election 24 March 1996 – 39.8 38.7 8.9 6.9 5.7 1.1

Election result

Summary of the 25 March 2001 election results for the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate

Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 820,610 44.8 5.0 49 6 48.5
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 647,238 35.3 3.4 38 3 37.6
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 143,427 7.8 1.1 8 2 7.9
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 95,567 5.2 1.7 6 1 5.9
Free Voters (FW) 46,549 2.5 2.5 0 ±0 0
The Republicans (REP) 44,586 2.4 1.1 0 ±0 0
Others 35,869 2.0 0 ±0 0
Total 1,833,846 100.0 101 ±0
Voter turnout 62.2 8.6
Popular Vote
SPD
 
 44.75%
CDU
 
 35.29%
FDP
 
 7.82%
B'90/GRÜNE
 
 5.21%
Other
 
 6.93%
Landtag seats
SPD
 
 48.51%
CDU
 
 37.62%
FDP
 
 7.92%
B'90/GRÜNE
 
 5.94%

Sources


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