State election in Rhineland-Palatinate 1983
The state elections in Rhineland-Palatinate in 1983 took place on March 6th together with the federal elections in 1983 , which led to an exceptionally high turnout of 90.4%. The FDP for the first time failed the entry into the state parliament. It not only failed clearly at the five percent hurdle , but also performed worse than the first-time candidate Greens . The winner of the election was the CDU , led by Prime Minister Bernhard Vogel , which was able to expand its absolute majority.
Starting position
A sole government of the CDU under Prime Minister Bernhard Vogel faced the SPD and FDP as opposition parties in parliament.
Election result
State election on March 6, 1983
Eligible voters: 2,811,713
Voters: 2,541,834 (turnout: 90.40%)
Valid votes: 2,515,393
Invalid votes: 26,441 (1.04%)
| Political party | be right | Share in% |
Seats | Seats 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU | 1306090 | 51.92 | 57 | 51 |
| SPD | 995795 | 39.59 | 43 | 43 |
| GREEN | 113809 | 4.52 | ||
| FDP | 88289 | 3.51 | 6th | |
| DKP | 4940 | 0.20 | ||
| NPD | 3656 | 0.15 | ||
| ASG | 2814 | 0.11 | ||
| Total | 2515393 | 100 | 100 |
→ List of members of the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament (10th electoral term)
