1991 Rhineland-Palatinate state election
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All 101 seats of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate 51 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 2,125,407 (73.9%)![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1991 Rhineland-Palatinate state election was held on 21 April 1991 to elect the members of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Carl-Ludwig Wagner was defeated, losing its majority. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) moved into first place, forming a coalition with the FDP. SPD leader Rudolf Scharping was subsequently elected as Minister-President.
This election marked several changes in the state history:
First, a change in the state election system. Previous elections were held purely proportionally, however, from that election on, the elections were held more in line with the federal mixed-member proportional representation, with both direct constituencies and proportional representation.
Secondly, from 1991 on, the Landtag became elected for five years instead of the previous four.
Thirdly, the election marked a shift in the state's political alignment: for 44 years (1947-1991) the state had been governed by CDU, with CDU coming first in every election As of 2023[update], the state has been continuously governed by SPD since the election.
Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 1987 result | |||
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Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | Christian democracy | Carl-Ludwig Wagner | 45.1% | 48 / 101 | |
SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | Social democracy | Rudolf Scharping | 38.8% | 40 / 101 | |
FDP | Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei | Classical liberalism | 7.3% | 7 / 101 | ||
Grüne | Alliance 90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | Green politics | 5.9% | 5 / 101 |
Election result
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Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
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Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 951,695 | 44.8 | ![]() | 47 | ![]() | 46.5 | |
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 822,449 | 38.7 | ![]() | 40 | ![]() | 39.6 | |
Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 146,400 | 6.9 | ![]() | 7 | ![]() | 6.9 | |
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 137,139 | 6.5 | ![]() | 7 | ![]() | 6.9 | |
The Republicans (REP) | 43,380 | 2.0 | ![]() | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
Others | 24,244 | 1.1 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ||
Total | 2,125,407 | 100.0 | 101 | ![]() | |||
Voter turnout | 73.9 | ![]() |
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