State election in Rhineland-Palatinate 2001
The state elections in Rhineland-Palatinate 2001 took place on March 25, at the same time as the state elections in Baden-Württemberg . The election winner was the SPD , which was able to continue the social-liberal coalition strengthened .
Starting position
A social liberal coalition made up of the SPD and FDP has ruled Rhineland-Palatinate since 1991, with Kurt Beck (SPD) as Prime Minister since 1994 .
Top candidates
Minister-President Kurt Beck, who has been in office since 1994, stood for the SPD, and Christoph Böhr stood for the CDU . The FDP, which has ruled in a social-liberal coalition with the SPD since 1991, presented Hans-Artur Bauckhage as the top candidate.
Election result
The election to the 14th state parliament led to the following result (final result):
- Eligible voters: 3,025,090
- Voters: 1,879,960 (turnout: 62.15%)
- Valid constituency votes: 1,817,920
- Valid national votes: 1,833,846
| Political party | Constituency votes |
Share in% |
Direct mandates |
National voices |
Share in% |
Seats |
Seats 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 789.660 | 43.44 | 30th | 820.610 | 44.75 | 49 | 43 |
| CDU | 723.214 | 39.78 | 21st | 647.238 | 35.29 | 38 | 41 |
| FDP | 134,729 | 7.41 | 143,427 | 7.82 | 8th | 10 | |
| GREEN | 92,702 | 5.10 | 95,567 | 5.21 | 6th | 7th | |
| FWG | 46,740 | 2.57 | 46,549 | 2.54 | |||
| REP | 23,417 | 1.29 | 44,586 | 2.43 | |||
| Animal welfare | 15,922 | 0.87 | |||||
| NPD | 559 | 0.03 | 9.110 | 0.50 | |||
| ÖDP | 4,603 | 0.25 | 5,458 | 0.30 | |||
| PBC | 314 | 0.02 | 5,379 | 0.29 | |||
| PDS | 660 | 0.04 | |||||
| BWH | 551 | 0.03 | |||||
| Natural law | 376 | 0.02 | |||||
| Individual applicants | 395 | 0.02 | |||||
| Total | 1817920 | 51 | 1833846 | 101 | 101 |
→ List of members of the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament (14th electoral term)
analysis
voter turnout
Voter turnout fell for the fourth time in a row, reaching its lowest level in the country's existence. Once again, voter turnout was significantly lower in cities than in rural areas. The independent cities had a turnout of around 58%, the municipalities not belonging to the association counted 59% and the association municipalities more than 64%. The highest voter turnout was 73% in the Cochem-Land community, the lowest in Idar-Oberstein with 53%.
Constituencies
Constituency mandates for the SPD and CDU in the 2001 and 1996 state elections and changes:
| Constituency mandates / change SPD CDU | SPD | CDU |
|---|---|---|
| Constituency mandates 1996 | 24 | 27 |
| Constituency win by the same party as in 1996 | 23 | 20th |
| Gaining a new constituency | 7th | 1 |
| Loss of a previous constituency | 1 | 7th |
| Constituency mandates 2001 | 30th | 21st |
Web links
- The election to the 14th Landtag Rhineland-Palatinate on March 25, 2001 - results and first analyzes -; in: Statistical monthly bulletins Rhineland-Palatinate, 54th volume, issue 4, April 2001, online
