Rhineland-Palatinate state election, 1979

  • SPD: 43
  • CDU: 51
  • FDP: 6

The state election in Rhineland- Palatinate in 1979 took place on March 18. The opposition parties SPD and FDP achieved votes increases, while the led by Prime Minister Bernhard Vogel CDU lost votes on a massive scale, but their absolute majority could still defend.

Starting position

A one-party government of the CDU under Prime Minister Bernhard Vogel. Opposition parties in Parliament were the SPD and FDP.

Election result

State election on March 18, 1979

Eligible voters: 2,717,051

Voters: 2,211,862 ( turnout: 81.41 %)

Valid Votes: 2.18454 million Invalid votes: 27,342 (1.24 %)

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