Rhineland-Palatinate state election, 1971

  • SPD: 44
  • CDU: 53
  • FDP: 3
  • SPD: 42
  • CDU: 52
  • FDP: 6

The state election in Rhineland- Palatinate in 1971 took place on March 21. Great choice winner was led by Prime Minister Helmut Kohl CDU, which won an absolute majority and henceforth ruled alone. The hitherto co-governing FDP had to go into opposition. The NPD failed at the five - percent hurdle and was henceforth no longer represented in Parliament. The SPD went as well as the CDU emerge from the election.

Starting position

A coalition of the CDU and FDP were SPD and NPD over as opposition parties in parliament. Was Prime Minister until 1969 Peter Altmeier, after Helmut Kohl.

Election result

State election on March 21, 1971

Eligible voters: 2,584,585

Voters: 2,052,908 ( turnout: 79.43 %)

Valid Votes: 2,026,372 Invalid votes: 26,536 (1.29 %)

The original seat distribution was: 53 seats CDU, SPD 44 seats, FDP 3 seats. A ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court of 11 October 1972 with the election law, the country was partially unconstitutional, the FDP received three additional seats, while the two seats SPD and the CDU lost one seat.

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