2011 Rhineland-Palatinate state election

German state election 2011 Rhineland-Palatinate state election Rhineland-Palatinate parliamentary no 2006 Rhineland-Palatinate state election 2006 2016 Rhineland-Palatinate state election 2016 All 101 seats of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate 51 27 March 2011 1,868,187 (61.8%) 3.2% 150x150px Kurt Beck Social Democratic Party of Germany 53 seats, 45.6% 42 11 666,817 35.7% 9.9% 150x150px Julia Klöckner Christian Democratic Union of Germany 38 seats, 32.8% 41 3 658,474 35.2% 2.4% 70px70px Eveline LemkeDaniel Köbler Alliance 90/The Greens 0 seats, 4.6% 18 18 288,489 15.4% 10.8% 150x150px Herbert Mertin Free Democratic Party (Germany) 8.0% 0 10 79,343 4.2% 3.8% 2011 Rhineland-Palatinate state election.svg 300px Results for the single-member constituencies Government Fourth Beck cabinet SPD Government after election Fifth Beck cabinet SPD–Green The 2011 Rhineland-Palatinate state election was held on 27 March 2011 to elect the members of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Kurt Beck lost its majority. The SPD subsequently formed a coalition with The Greens, and Beck continued in office.SPD and Greens set for power in Hamburg http://www.thelocal.de/politics/20110213-33071.html The Local February 13, 2011 February 13, 2011 Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate. Name Ideology Leader(s) 2006 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Kurt Beck 45.6% 53 101 Social Democratic Party of Germany CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Julia Klöckner 32.8% 38 101 Christian Democratic Union of Germany FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism Herbert Mertin 8.0% 10 101 Free Democratic Party (Germany) Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize SPD CDU FDP Grüne Linke Others Lead 2011 state election 27 Mar 2011 – 35.7 35.2 4.2 15.4 3.0 6.4 0.5 Emnid 18–24 Mar 2011 1,000 38 35 5 13 4 5 3 Emnid 11–17 Mar 2011 1,000 37 34 6 14 4 5 3 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 15–17 Mar 2011 1,300 37 35 5 13 4 6 2 Infratest dimap 14–17 Mar 2011 1,250 36 36 5 13 4 6 Tie Psephos 8–11 Mar 2011 1,003 40 35 5 10 4 6 5 Emnid 4–10 Mar 2011 1,000 39 34 6 10 5 6 5 Infratest dimap 4–7 Mar 2011 1,000 38 36 7 10 5 4 2 Emnid 24 Feb–1 Mar 2011 1,000 40 34 5 11 5 5 6 Emnid 18–24 Feb 2011 1,001 38 36 5 12 5 4 2 Emnid 11–17 Feb 2011 1,001 38 35 5 12 5 5 3 Infratest dimap 11–14 Feb 2011 1,000 38 36 5 12 4 5 2 Emnid 4–10 Feb 2011 1,002 40 34 4 13 5 4 6 Emnid 31 Jan–3 Feb 2011 1,001 38 36 4 13 5 6 2 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 31 Jan–2 Feb 2011 1,060 37 35 5 13 4 6 2 Infratest dimap 21–24 Jan 2011 1,001 37 37 5 13 5 3 Tie Emnid 1–15 Dec 2010 1,002 39 37 4 11 4 5 2 Psephos 6–11 Dec 2010 1,001 41 35 5 10 5 ? 6 Infratest dimap 3–6 Dec 2010 1,000 35 35 5 16 5 4 Tie Infratest dimap 17–20 Sep 2010 1,000 36 34 4 16 5 5 2 Psephos 6–10 Sep 2010 1,002 42 34 6 8 5 5 8 Psephos 11–17 Jun 2010 1,007 41 33 8 7 5 6 7 Infratest dimap 16–19 Apr 2010 1,000 35 37 8 11 5 4 2 Psephos 9–13 Mar 2010 1,005 39 34 10 7 5 5 5 Infratest dimap 8–11 Dec 2009 1,003 36 36 11 7 3 6 Tie Infratest dimap 4–7 Dec 2009 1,000 32 38 10 9 6 5 6 Infratest dimap 11–14 Sep 2009 1,000 33 35 13 7 7 5 2 Psephos 9–14 Sep 2009 1,003 36 33 14 7 6 5 3 Psephos 16–20 Jun 2009 1,000 38 31 13 7 5 6 7 Infratest dimap 22–25 May 2009 1,000 36 36 12 7 5 4 Tie Psephos 11–17 Mar 2009 1,003 38 32 13 8 4 5 6 Psephos 4–10 Dec 2008 1,003 41 34 11 6 5 3 7 Infratest dimap 4–8 Dec 2008 1,000 36 35 12 8 5 4 1 polis+sinus 29 Oct–15 Nov 2008 1,512 39 35 11 7 4 4 4 Infratest dimap 15–16 Sep 2008 1,000 38 38 9 6 5 4 Tie Psephos 2–9 Sep 2008 1,439 38 35 11 5 7 4 3 Infratest dimap 29 Aug–2 Sep 2008 1,000 36 38 10 6 6 4 2 Psephos 9–12 Jun 2008 1,004 37 36 11 6 7 3 1 Infratest dimap 8–9 Apr 2008 1,000 37 37 9 7 6 4 Tie Infratest dimap 11–12 Mar 2008 1,000 39 37 8 7 7 2 2 Psephos 1–7 Mar 2008 1,001 40 34 10 6 5 ? 6 Psephos 8–13 Dec 2007 1,003 42 33 10 4.5 5.5 5 9 Infratest dimap 5–10 Dec 2007 1,000 42 37 8 6 4 3 5 Psephos 11–15 Sep 2007 1,003 43 33 9 5 – 10 10 Forsa 6–28 Aug 2007 1,061 40 34 8 5 6 7 6 Infratest dimap 20–23 Jul 2007 1,000 43 36 6 6 5 4 7 Psephos 7–11 May 2007 1,006 44 32 10 6 3 5 12 Forsa 26 Apr 2007 ? 43 31 9 6 4 7 12 Infratest dimap 20–23 Apr 2007 1,000 43 33 8 7 3 6 10 Forsa 20 Feb–20 Mar 2007 1,006 45 29 9 6 4 7 16 Psephos 5–9 Mar 2007 1,001 46 31 8 6 3 6 15 Psephos 11–16 Dec 2006 1,002 45 31 10 5 2 7 14 Infratest dimap 8–11 Dec 2006 1,000 43 31 11 7 2 6 12 Psephos 11–14 Sep 2006 1,004 46 31 9 5 4 5 15 Forsa 9–15 Aug 2006 1,001 46 26 10 6 5 7 20 Infratest dimap 10–11 Jul 2006 1,000 46 31 9 6 3 5 15 Infratest dimap 15–16 May 2006 1,000 43 31 11 5 2 8 12 2006 state election 26 Mar 2006 – 45.6 32.8 8.0 4.6 2.6 6.4 12.8 Election result Summary of the 27 March 2011 election results for the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate |- |colspan=8| center|300px |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=Social Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | align=right| 666,817 | align=right| 35.7 | align=right| 9.9 | align=right| 42 | align=right| 11 | align=right| 41.6 |- | bgcolor=Christian Democratic Union of Germany| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=right| 658,474 | align=right| 35.2 | align=right| 2.4 | align=right| 41 | align=right| 3 | align=right| 40.6 |- | bgcolor=Alliance 90/The Greens| | align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | align=right| 288,489 | align=right| 15.4 | align=right| 10.8 | align=right| 18 | align=right| 18 | align=right| 17.8 |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=Free Democratic Party (Germany)| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=right| 79,343 | align=right| 4.2 | align=right| 3.8 | align=right| 0 | align=right| 10 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=The Left (Germany)| | align=left | The Left (Linke) | align=right| 56,054 | align=right| 3.0 | align=right| 0.4Compared to results for WASG (2.6%). | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0Compared to results for WASG (2.6%). | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Free Voters| | align=left | Free Voters (FW) | align=right| 43,348 | align=right| 2.3 | align=right| 0.7 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Pirate Party Germany| | align=left | Pirate Party Germany (Piraten) | align=right| 29,319 | align=right| 1.6 | align=right| New | align=right| 0 | align=right| New | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=National Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | National Democratic Party (NPD) | align=right| 20,586 | align=right| 1.1 | align=right| 0.1 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Other| | align=left | Others | align=right| 25,757 | align=right| 1.4 | align=right| | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 1,868,187 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 101 ! align=right| ±0 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 61.8 ! align=right| 3.2 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |} Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 35.69 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 35.25 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance '90/The Greens 15.44 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 4.25 DIE LINKE The Left (Germany) 3.00 Other #777777 6.37 Landtag seats #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 41.58 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 40.59 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance '90/The Greens 17.82 Notes References Rhineland-Palatinate State Statistics Office Category:2011 elections in Germany 2011 Category:March 2011 in Germany Category:21st century in Rhineland-Palatinate