1971 Rhineland-Palatinate state election

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The 1971 Rhineland-Palatinate state election was conducted on 21 March 1971 to elect members to the Landtag, the state legislature of Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany.

This election was the only one held with six constituencies under the 7 July 1970 state electoral law:

All seats would be distributed via Hare method.

Summary of the 21 March 1971 Rhineland-Palatinate state Landtag election results
RP Landtagswahl 1971.svg
PartyVote %Vote % ±SeatsSeats ±
Christian Democratic Union 50.0+3.353+4
Social Democratic Party 40.5+3.744+5
Free Democratic Party 5.9–2.43–5
National Democratic Party 2.7–4.20–4
German Communist Party 0.9N/A0N/A
Total100.0100±0
Source: parties-and-elections.de


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