2016 Rhineland-Palatinate state election

2016 Rhineland-Palatinate state election
13 March 2016
All 101 seats in the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout2,130,621 (70.4%)
Increase 8.6%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Malu Dreyer Julia Klöckner Uwe Junge
Party SPD CDU AfD
Last election 42 seats, 35.7% 41 seats, 35.2% Did not exist
Seats won 39 35 14
Seat change Decrease 3 Decrease 6 Increase 14
Popular vote 771,848 677,507 268,628
Percentage 36.2% 31.8% 12.6%
Swing Increase 0.5% Decrease 3.4% New party
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Volker Wissing Eveline Lemke
Party FDP Greens
Last election 0 seats, 4.2% 18 seats, 15.4%
Seats won 7 6
Seat change Increase 7 Decrease 12
Popular vote 132,294 113,261
Percentage 6.2% 5.3%
Swing Increase 2.0% Decrease 10.1%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Government before election

First Dreyer cabinet
SPD–Green

Government after election

Second Dreyer cabinet
SPD–Green–FDP

The 2016 Rhineland-Palatinate state election was held on 13 March 2016 to elect the members of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was held on the same day as the Baden-Württemberg state election and Saxony-Anhalt state election. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Malu Dreyer was defeated. The SPD remained the largest party, and formed a "traffic light coalition" with the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and The Greens. Dreyer was subsequently re-elected as Minister-President.[1]

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 2011 result
Votes (%) Seats
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands 		Social democracy Malu Dreyer 35.7%
42 / 101
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands 		Christian democracy Julia Klöckner 35.2%
41 / 101
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen 		Green politics Eveline Lemke 15.4%
18 / 101

Opinion polling

Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size 		SPD CDU Grüne FDP Linke Piraten AfD Others Lead
2016 state election 13 Mar 2016 – 36.2 31.8 5.3 6.2 2.8 0.8 12.6 4.2 4.4
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 7–10 Mar 2016 1,693 36 35 5.5 7 3 – 9 4.5 1
YouGov 2–9 Mar 2016 1,003 35 36 6 6 4 – 11 2 1
Forsa 2–8 Mar 2016 1,002 35 35 6 6 4 – 9 5 Tie
INSA 1–5 Mar 2016 1,000 35 35 7 5 3 – 9 6 Tie
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 29 Feb–3 Mar 2016 1,011 34 35 6 6 4 – 10 5 1
Infratest dimap 1–2 Mar 2016 1,004 34 36 7 5 4 – 9 5 2
Infratest dimap 24–27 Feb 2016 1,000 32 36 8 6 4 – 9 5 4
INSA 25–27 Feb 2016 1,001 32.5 35 10 6 4 – 8.5 4 2.5
INSA 19–20 Feb 2016 1,032 33 35 9 7 4 – 8.5 3.5 2
GESS Phone & Field 12–20 Feb 2016 1,002 33 37 8 5 3 – 9 5 4
Infratest dimap 4–9 Feb 2016 1,000 31 37 8 6 4 – 9 5 6
INSA 26 Jan–1 Feb 2016 1,000 32 36 10 6 3 – 8 5 4
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 19–21 Jan 2016 1,034 31 38 7 5 5 – 9 5 7
Infratest dimap 6–11 Jan 2016 1,001 31 37 9 5 5 – 8 5 6
Infratest dimap 3–7 Dec 2015 1,000 31 39 9 5 5 – 7 4 8
INSA 17–24 Nov 2015 1,003 31.0 38.5 11.0 4.5 3.5 – 7.0 4.5 7.5
GESS Phone & Field 6–16 Nov 2015 1,002 33 40 9 5 3 – 5 5 7
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 2–4 Nov 2015 1,093 30 41 8 4 5 – 6 6 11
Infratest dimap 17–21 Sep 2015 1,005 31 41 10 5 5 – 4 4 10
Infratest dimap 17–21 Jul 2015 1,001 33 42 10 4 3 – 3 5 9
GESS Phone & Field 12–22 Jun 2015 1,003 33 40 11 4 3 – 4 5 7
Infratest dimap 11–15 Feb 2015 1,000 32 42 11 3 3 – 5 4 10
GESS Phone & Field 5–15 Dec 2014 1,002 30 43 10 3 4 1 5 4 13
Infratest dimap 7–10 Nov 2014 1,000 31 43 11 2 4 – 5 4 12
Infratest dimap 19–22 Sep 2014 1,000 31 43 10 2 4 – 6 4 12
GESS Phone & Field 13–21 Jun 2014 1,002 32 41 10 3 4 – 4 6 9
Infratest dimap 2–5 May 2014 1,001 31 41 11 3 4 – 4 6 10
Infratest dimap 28–31 Mar 2014 1,000 33 41 11 3 4 – 3 5 8
Infratest dimap 9–10 Dec 2013 1,000 35 40 9 4 4 – 4 4 5
GESS Phone & Field 29 Nov–6 Dec 2013 1,005 32 43 9 4 4 2 2 4 11
Infratest dimap 29 Aug–2 Sep 2013 1,000 34 43 10 3 2 3 3 2 9
GESS Phone & Field 3–13 May 2013 1,003 35 39 12 3 3 3 1 4 4
Infratest dimap 18–21 Apr 2013 1,000 34 43 12 2 2 2 2 3 9
Infratest dimap 11–14 Jan 2013 1,000 33 43 13 2 3 3 – 3 10
GESS Phone & Field 7–12 Jan 2013 2,007 35 40 11 3 2 4 – 5 5
GESS Phone & Field 8–13 Oct 2012 1,004 36 36 13 3 2 3 – ? Tie
Infratest dimap 8–9 Oct 2012 1,000 36 40 12 3 2 3 – 4 4
Infratest dimap 24–27 Aug 2012 1,000 32 39 15 3 2 5 – 4 7
Infratest dimap 23–24 Jul 2012 1,003 31 37 16 3 3 5 – 5 6
GESS Phone & Field 16–22 Jun 2012 1,005 37 35 14 4 2 5 – 3 2
Infratest dimap 4–7 May 2012 1,000 36 36 14 3 3 6 – 2 Tie
Infratest dimap 23–27 Mar 2012 1,000 36 37 15 2 3 5 – 2 1
GESS Phone & Field 12–17 Mar 2012 1,003 36 36 15 3 2 4 – ? Tie
GESS Phone & Field 1–9 Dec 2011 1,003 37 35 16 3 2 4 – ? 2
Infratest dimap 2–5 Dec 2011 1,000 37 37 15 3 2 4 – 2 Tie
GESS Phone & Field 16–22 Sep 2011 1,004 38 34 17 2 2 3 – ? 4
Infratest dimap 19–20 Sep 2011 1,000 39 34 16 2 3 3 – 3 5
Psephos 14–17 Jun 2011 1,004 34 38 15 3 3 – – 7 4
2011 state election 27 Mar 2011 – 35.7 35.2 15.4 4.2 3.0 1.6 – 4.8 0.5

Results

Results for the 13 March 2016 election to the 17th Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
< 2011    2021 >
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % +/– Seats +/–
Social Democratic Party
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands – SPD		 771,848 36.2 Increase0.5 39 Decrease3
Christian Democratic Union
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands – CDU		 677,507 31.8 Decrease3.4 35 Decrease6
Alternative for Germany
Alternative für Deutschland – AfD		 268,628 12.6 Increase12.6 14 Increase14
Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei – FDP		 132,294 6.2 Increase2.0 7 Increase7
Alliance '90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen		 113,261 5.3 Decrease10.1 6 Decrease12
The Left
Die Linke		 59,970 2.8 Decrease0.2 – –
Free Voters Rhineland-Palatinate
Freie Wähler		 47,924 2.2 Decrease0.1 – –
Pirate Party
Piratenpartei		 16,708 0.8 Decrease0.8 – –
Alliance for Progress and Renewal
Allianz für Fortschritt und Aufbruch – ALFA		 13,154 0.6 Increase0.6 – –
National Democratic Party
Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands – NPD		 10,565 0.5 Decrease0.6 – –
Ecological Democratic Party
Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei – ÖDP		 8,623 0.4 Steady – –
The Republicans
Die Republikaner – REP		 5,090 0.2 Steady – –
The Unity
Die Einheit		 3,105 0.1 Increase0.1 – –
The Third Way
Der III. Weg		 1,944 0.1 Increase0.1 – –
Other parties – – – – –
Valid votes 2,130,621 98.6 Increase0.7
Invalid votes 30,885 1.4 Decrease0.7
Totals and voter turnout 2,161,506 70.4 Increase8.6 101 –
Electorate 3,071,972 100.0 —
Source: Landeswahlleiter[2]

References

  1. ^ "Rhineland-Palatinate plays it safe, re-electing SPD for sixth consecutive term | DW | 13.03.2016".
  2. ^ "Landesergebnis Rheinland-Pfalz – Endgültiges Ergebnis" (in German). Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
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