The 1996 Rhineland-Palatinate elections were held on March 24, simultaneously with the elections in Baden-Württemberg and Schleswig-Holstein . Despite the loss of votes from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), the socio-liberal coalition led by Prime Minister Kurt Beck continued to exist.
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| Elections to the Landtag of the Rhineland-Palatinate 1996 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| March 24, 1996 | |||
| Voter turnout | 70.80% | ||
| The consignment | Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | Free Democratic Party (FDP) |
| Seats received | 43/100 ( ▼ 4) | 41/100 ( ▲ 1) | 10/100 ( ▲ 3) |
| Votes | 821 539 (39.81%) | 798 166 (38.68%) | 184,426 (8.94%) |
| The consignment | Greens | ||
| Seats received | 7/100 ( ▬ ) | ||
| Votes | 142 665 (6.91%) | ||
| Other candidates | Republicans , Gray Panthers , Environmental Democratic Party , National Democratic Party , Party of Nature Law , Party of Biblical Christians , Party STATT , Solidarity Movement for Civil Rights , Free Alternative List, Justice Party of Germany as well as independent candidates | ||
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Initial position
Since 1991, the Landtag has been headed by the socio-liberal coalition , consisting of the Social Democratic Party of Germany and the Free Democratic Party , which was initially headed by Rudolf Scharping , and since 1994, Kurt Beck . The chairman of the Christian Democratic Union , Hans-Otto Wilhelm, re-elected after the lost elections. His successor Werner Langen remained in office for just one year, after which he was replaced by Gester Johannes .
Election Results
Post-election distribution after the 1996 elections
Landtag elections were held on March 24, 1996. 15 parties took part in the elections [1] [2] [3] [4] .
- The total number of voters: 2 987 099;
- The number of voters: 2,114,933;
- Turnout: 70.80%, of which:
- Valid votes for the constituency: 2 047 309;
- valid national votes: 2,063,726;
- Total seats: 101.
| The consignment | Votes for the constituency | Straight places | National Voices | Places | Changes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| amount | % | amount | % | |||||
| Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) | 846 507 | 41.35 | 24 | 821 539 | 39.81 | 43 | ▼ 4 | |
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 860 847 | 42.05 | 27 | 798 166 | 38.68 | 41 | ▲ 1 | |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 137,730 | 6.73 | 184,426 | 8.94 | 7 | ▬ | ||
| Greens | 134 173 | 6.55 | 142 665 | 6.91 | 7 | ▬ | ||
| Republicans (REP) | 42 103 | 2.06 | 71 499 | 3.46 | ||||
| Gray Panthers (GRAUE) | 1,959 | 0.10 | 14,338 | 0,69 | ||||
| Environmental Democratic Party | 13,641 | 0.67 | 10,879 | 0.53 | ||||
| National Democratic Party | 1,099 | 0.05 | 7,633 | 0.37 | ||||
| Party of the Law of Nature | 3 010 | 0.15 | 6,201 | 0.30 | ||||
| Bible christian party | 1,355 | 0.07 | 3 402 | 0.16 | ||||
| Party “STATT” | 1,154 | 0.06 | 2 608 | 0.13 | ||||
| Solidarity movement for civil rights | 370 | 0.02 | ||||||
| Free alternative list | 594 | 0.03 | ||||||
| German Justice Party | 525 | 0.03 | ||||||
| Christian center | 241 | 0.01 | ||||||
| Independent candidates | 2,965 | 0.14 | ||||||
| Invalid bulletins | 67,624 | 3.2 | - | 51 207 | 2.4 | - | - | |
| Total | 2,047,309 | 100 | - | 2,063,726 | - | 101 | - | |
After elections
After the elections, the socio-liberal coalition had a majority in the Diet and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) decided to remain in it.
Notes
- ↑ Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz. Wahlergebnisse 1947 - 2011 : [ him. ] . - Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz. - Date of appeal: 07/19/2018.
- ↑ Valentin Schröder. Landtagswahlen Rheinland-Pfalz : [ him. ] // www.wahlen-in-deutschland.de . - Date of appeal: 07/21/2018.
- ↑ Matthias Moehl. Wahlen in Deutschland : [ him. ] // www.election.de . - Date of appeal: 08/01/2018.
- ↑ Wahlergebnisse - Rheinland-Pfalz (Landtagswahl) : [ him. ] // www.wahlrecht.de . - Date of appeal: 08/01/2018.