Rhineland-Palatinate state election, 1991

  • Green: 7
  • SPD: 47
  • CDU: 40
  • FDP: 7

The state election in Rhineland- Palatinate in 1991 took place on April 21. Here, the Landtag of Rhineland- Palatinate was first elected for a term of five years. In addition, a new electoral system was introduced, were made with the now two votes.

For the first time after the Second World War, the SPD became the strongest party gains by six percentage points, while the CDU lost significantly. Subsequently, a social-liberal coalition of SPD and FDP was formed.

Election result

The election led to the following result:

  • Valid Votes: 2,125,407
  • Invalid constituency votes: 2.4%
  • Invalid country votes: 1.8%
  • Total seats: 101
  • Turnout: 73.9 %

Consequences

The SPD was due to gains of six percentage points for the first time after the Second World War, the largest party in Rhineland- Palatinate. The CDU, which has so far always been the strongest party, lost over 6.4 percentage points in 1987 and became effective for only the second strongest. The FDP lost easily, but was able to keep her seven mandates. The Greens won easily added and also reached seven mandates. The Green for the first time succeeded in re-entry into the state parliament, the FDP, the first re-entry after the election defeat in 1983, when she had missed the feeder. The biggest electoral gains by the SPD reached the first antretenden Republicans a result of two percent achieved immediately, the entry into the state legislature, however, so much missed.

The previously dominant black-yellow coalition under Carl -Ludwig Wagner lost its majority. In addition to an unlikely grand coalition that is both a red and green as well as a socially liberal / had red - yellow coalition a majority. Finally, a social-liberal coalition under Prime Minister Rudolf Sharping (SPD ), the Cabinet Sharping formed. This changed to the first and to date only time the party affiliation of the Rhineland- Palatinate Minister President.

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