2006 Rhineland-Palatinate state election

German state election 2006 Rhineland-Palatinate state election Rhineland-Palatinate parliamentary no 2001 Rhineland-Palatinate state election 2001 2011 Rhineland-Palatinate state election 2011 All 101 seats of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate 51 26 March 2006 1,753,110 (58.2%) 4.0% 150x150px Kurt Beck Social Democratic Party of Germany 49 seats, 44.8% 53 4 799,377 45.6% 0.8% 150x150px Christoph Böhr Christian Democratic Union of Germany 38 seats, 35.3% 38 0 574,329 32.8% 2.5% Hans-Artur Bauckhage Free Democratic Party (Germany) 8 seats, 7.8% 10 2 140,865 8.0% 0.2% 150x150px Ise Thomas Alliance 90/The Greens 6 seats, 5.2% 0 6 81,411 4.6% 0.6% 2006 Rhineland-Palatinate state election.svg 300px Results for the single-member constituencies Minister-President Kurt Beck Social Democratic Party of Germany Kurt Beck Social Democratic Party of Germany The 2006 Rhineland-Palatinate state election was held on 26 March 2006 to elect the members of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Kurt Beck retained its majority. However, as the SPD won an outright majority, the FDP chose not to continue the coalition. Beck was subsequently re-elected as Minister-President. Campaign and issues The election was one of the first held under the grand coalition federal government. Thus, the SPD and CDU did not attack each other as harshly as previously. The SPD was expected to benefit from the personality of Kurt Beck, while the CDU ran again with their leader Christoph Böhr, who had already lost the 2001 election. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate. Name Ideology Leader(s) 2001 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Kurt Beck 44.8% 49 101 Social Democratic Party of Germany CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Christoph Böhr 35.3% 38 101 Christian Democratic Union of Germany FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism Hans-Artur Bauckhage 7.8% 8 101 Free Democratic Party (Germany) Grüne Alliance 90/The GreensBündnis 90/Die Grünen Green politics Ise Thomas 5.2% 6 101 Alliance 90/The Greens Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize SPD CDU FDP Grüne WASG Others Lead 2006 state election 26 Mar 2006 – 45.6 32.8 8.0 4.6 2.6 6.4 12.8 Emnid 7–18 Mar 2006 500 43 35 9 7 3 3 8 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 13–16 Mar 2006 ~1,000 43 36 8 6 3 4 7 Infratest dimap 13–15 Mar 2006 1,000 43 35 9 6 3 4 8 Forsa 9–10 Mar 2006 1,001 39 34 10 8 4 5 5 Infratest dimap 25–28 Feb 2006 1,000 42 35 8 6 4 5 7 Psephos 21–23 Feb 2006 1,006 42 38 5 8 2 5 4 Infratest dimap 30 Jan–1 Feb 2006 1,000 42 36 8 6 4 4 6 Forsa 17–20 Jan 2006 1,002 37 37 11 7 4 4 Tie Infratest dimap 8–12 Dec 2005 1,000 39 37 10 6 4 4 2 Psephos 22–24 Nov 2005 1,003 41 37 10 5 3 4 4 Infratest dimap 29 Aug–4 Sep 2005 1,000 35 43 8 6 4 4 8 Psephos 11–15 Aug 2005 1,002 41 39 8 5 4 3 2 Psephos 23–26 May 2005 1,001 39 40 9 5 1 6 1 Infratest dimap 7–13 Mar 2005 1,000 38 40 8 8 – 6 1 Psephos 15–17 Feb 2005 1,005 41 38 8 6 – 7 3 Infratest dimap 7–12 Dec 2004 1,000 38 39 8 8 – 7 1 Psephos 3–6 Nov 2004 1,003 39 39 9 6 – 7 Tie Infratest dimap 7 Oct 2004 1,000 36 37 10 9 – 8 1 Psephos 24–27 Aug 2004 1,002 37 40 8 7 1 7 3 Infratest dimap 24–29 May 2004 1,000 34 45 8 8 – 6 11 Psephos 11–13 May 2004 1,003 37 43 8 6 – 6 6 Infratest dimap 8–13 Mar 2004 1,000 32 48 8 7 – 5 16 Psephos 10–13 Feb 2004 1,000 39 42 8 6 – 5 3 Infratest dimap 1–6 Dec 2003 1,000 35 45 8 7 – 5 10 Psephos 5–7 Nov 2003 1,006 35 45 8 7 – ? 10 Infratest dimap 23–27 Sep 2003 1,000 35 46 7 7 – 5 11 Psephos 8–11 Aug 2003 1,001 39 43 8 6 – ? 4 Infratest dimap 16–21 Jun 2003 1,000 36 47 7 6 – 4 11 Psephos 14–17 May 2003 1,005 37 45 7 8 – 3 8 Infratest dimap 10–15 Mar 2003 1,000 33 47 7 8 – 5 14 Psephos 10–13 Feb 2003 1,002 36 46 7 8 – 2 10 Infratest dimap 9–14 Dec 2002 1,001 35 45 7 7 – 6 10 Psephos 12–14 Nov 2002 1,005 40 42 7 7 – 4 2 Infratest dimap 2–7 Sep 2002 1,000 45 35 13 3 – 4 10 Psephos 1–3 Aug 2002 1,003 42 39 10 4 – ? 3 Infratest dimap 27 May–1 Jun 2002 1,000 41 38 12 5 – 4 3 Psephos 6–10 May 2002 1,004 40 38 10 6 – ? 2 Infratest dimap 4–9 Mar 2002 1,000 42 39 10 4 – 5 3 Psephos 1–5 Feb 2002 1,002 41 40 9 5 – 5 1 Infratest dimap 10–15 Dec 2001 1,000 43 39 10 3 – 5 4 Psephos 5–9 Nov 2001 1,002 45 36 9 5 – 5 9 Infratest dimap 10–15 Sep 2001 1,000 46 38 8 5 – 3 8 Psephos 27–30 Aug 2001 1,004 45 37 8 ? – ? 8 Infratest dimap 21–26 May 2001 1,000 46 36 7 5 – 6 10 Psephos 4–10 May 2001 1,003 46 35 9 5 – 5 11 2001 state election 25 Mar 2001 – 44.8 35.3 7.8 5.2 – 6.9 9.5 Election result Summary of the 26 March 2006 election results for the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=Social Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | align=right| 799,377 | align=right| 45.6 | align=right| 0.8 | align=right| 53 | align=right| 4 | align=right| 52.5 |- | bgcolor=Christian Democratic Union of Germany| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=right| 574,329 | align=right| 32.8 | align=right| 2.5 | align=right| 38 | align=right| 0 | align=right| 37.6 |- | bgcolor=Free Democratic Party (Germany)| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=right| 140,865 | align=right| 8.0 | align=right| 0.2 | align=right| 10 | align=right| 2 | align=right| 9.9 |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=Alliance 90/The Greens| | align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | align=right| 81,411 | align=right| 4.6 | align=right| 0.6 | align=right| 0 | align=right| 6 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=#FF8000| | align=left | Labour and Social Justice (WASG) | align=right| 44,826 | align=right| 2.6 | align=right| New | align=right| 0 | align=right| New | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=The Republicans (Germany)| | align=left | The Republicans (REP) | align=right| 29,919 | align=right| 1.7 | align=right| 0.7 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Free Voters| | align=left | Free Voters (FW) | align=right| 27,652 | align=right| 1.6 | align=right| 0.9 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=National Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | National Democratic Party (NPD) | align=right| 21,056 | align=right| 1.2 | align=right| 0.7 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Other| | align=left | Others | align=right| 33,675 | align=right| 1.9 | align=right| | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 1,753,110 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 101 ! align=right| ±0 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 58.2 ! align=right| 4.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |} Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 45.60 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 32.76 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 8.04 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance '90/The Greens 4.64 WASG #FF8000 2.56 Other #777777 6.41 Landtag seats #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 52.48 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 37.62 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 9.90 Sources Rhineland-Palatinate State Statistics Office Rhineland-Palatinate state election 2006 Rhineland-Palatinate state election Category:21st century in Rhineland-Palatinate