State election in Rhineland-Palatinate 1979

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1975
State election 1979
1983
(Votes in%)
 %
60
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
50.1
42.3
6.4
1.2
Otherwise.
Gains and losses
compared to 1975
 % p
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
-3.8
+3.8
+0.8
-0.8
Otherwise.
   
A total of 100 seats
Election poster for the CDU with Prime Minister Vogel

The state election in Rhineland-Palatinate in 1979 took place on March 18. The opposition parties SPD and FDP achieved an increase in votes, while the CDU , led by Prime Minister Bernhard Vogel , lost votes, but was still able to defend its absolute majority.

Starting position

A sole 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: 2,184,540
Invalid votes: 27,342 (1.24%)

Political party be right Share
in%
Seats Seats
1975
CDU 1,094,480 50.10 51 55
SPD 923.965 42.30 43 40
FDP 139,248 6.37 6th 5
NPD green list 14,915 0.68
DKP 9,024 0.41
KBW 2,278 0.10
EAP 630 0.03
Total 2,184,540 100 100

The CDU, which started with the slogan "Yes, continue with performance", was able to defend the absolute majority and Prime Minister Vogel remained in office.

List of members of the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament (9th electoral term)

See also

Web links

Commons : Rhineland-Palatinate state election 1979  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Franz Greß, Hans-Gerd Jaschke, Klaus Schönekäs, New Rights and Right-Wing Extremism in Europe , Opladen 1990, p. 263f