2001 Rhineland-Palatinate state election

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2001 Rhineland-Palatinate state election
Flag of Rhineland-Palatinate.svg
  1996 25 March 2001 2006  

All 101 seats of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,833,846 (62.2%)
Decrease2.svg 8.6%
 First partySecond party
  Kurt Beck.jpg
Leader Kurt Beck Christoph Böhr
Party SPD CDU
Last election43 seats, 39.8%41 seats, 38.7%
Seats won4938
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 6Decrease2.svg 3
Popular vote820,610647,238
Percentage44.7%35.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.0%Decrease2.svg 3.4%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Leader Hans-Artur Bauckhage
Party FDP Greens
Last election10 seats, 8.9%7 seats, 6.9%
Seats won86
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote143,42795,567
Percentage7.8%5.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.1%Decrease2.svg 1.7%

2001 Rhineland-Palatinate state election.svg
Results for the single-member constituencies

Minister-President before election

Kurt Beck
SPD

Elected Minister-President

Kurt Beck
SPD

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.

Contents

Parties

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

NameIdeologyLeader(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 firmFieldwork dateSample
size
SPD CDU FDP Grüne OthersLead
2001 state election 25 Mar 200144.835.37.85.26.99.5
Infratest dimap 9–14 Mar 20011,00043359678
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 5–8 Mar 20011,01044368668
Infratest dimap 19–24 Feb 20011,00044397555
Psephos 9–12 Feb 20011,00441379764
Forsa 1 Feb 2001 ?403711843
polis 4 Jan 2001 ?42397573
Infratest dimap 20–25 Nov 20001,00043407553
Psephos Oct 20001,006413896 ?3
Infratest dimap 18–23 Sep 20001,00040437553
Psephos 3–7 Aug 20001,0024236106 ?6
Infratest dimap 19–24 Jun 20001,000414010631
Psephos 16–20 May 20001,002403910651
Infratest dimap 13–19 Mar 20001,000433610657
Infratest dimap Dec 1999 ?36438677
Infratest dimap Sep 1999 ?374486 ?7
Infratest dimap Jul 19991,003374477 ?7
Infratest dimap Mar 1999 ?403910651
Infratest dimap Dec 1998 ?433687 ?7
Infratest dimap Jun 19981,002443496 ?10
Infratest dimap Mar 1998 ?463386 ?13
Infratest dimap Dec 19971,002413688 ?5
Infratest dimap Sep 1997 ?423588 ?7
1996 state election 24 Mar 199639.838.78.96.95.71.1

Election result

Summary of the 25 March 2001 election results for the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
PartyVotes %+/-Seats+/-Seats %
Social Democratic Party (SPD)820,61044.8Increase2.svg5.049Increase2.svg648.5
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)647,23835.3Decrease2.svg3.438Decrease2.svg337.6
Free Democratic Party (FDP)143,4277.8Decrease2.svg1.18Decrease2.svg27.9
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)95,5675.2Decrease2.svg1.76Decrease2.svg15.9
Free Voters (FW)46,5492.5Increase2.svg2.50±00
The Republicans (REP)44,5862.4Decrease2.svg1.10±00
Others35,8692.00±00
Total1,833,846100.0101±0
Voter turnout62.2Decrease2.svg8.6
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