1996 Rhineland-Palatinate state election

German state election 1996 Rhineland-Palatinate state election Rhineland-Palatinate parliamentary no 1991 Rhineland-Palatinate state election 1991 2001 Rhineland-Palatinate state election 2001 All 101 seats of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate 51 24 March 1996 2,064,726 (70.8%) 3.1% 150x150px Kurt Beck Social Democratic Party of Germany 47 seats, 44.8% 43 4 821,539 39.8% 5.0% Johannes Gerster Christian Democratic Union of Germany 40 seats, 38.7% 41 1 798,166 38.7% 0.0% Free Democratic Party (Germany) 7 seats, 6.9% 10 3 184,426 8.9% 2.0% Alliance 90/The Greens 7 seats, 6.5% 7 0 142,665 6.9% 0.4% 1996 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 GermanyMarch 2026 The 1996 Rhineland-Palatinate state election was held on 24 March 1996 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 and continued in office.Broughton David Bentley Neil 1996 The 1996 länder elections in Baden‐Württemberg, Rhineland‐Palatinate and Schleswig‐Holstein: The ebbing of the tides of March? http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09644009608404456 German Politics en 5 3 513 10.1080/09644009608404456 0964-4008 subscription Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1991 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Kurt Beck 44.8% 47 101 Social Democratic Party of Germany CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Johannes Gerster 38.7% 40 101 Christian Democratic Union of Germany FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism Hans-Artur Bauckhage 6.9% 7 101 Free Democratic Party (Germany) Grüne Alliance 90/The GreensBündnis 90/Die Grünen Green politics 6.5% 7 101 Alliance 90/The Greens Election result Summary of the 24 March 1996 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| 821,539 | align=right| 39.8 | align=right| 5.0 | align=right| 43 | align=right| 4 | align=right| 42.6 |- | bgcolor=Christian Democratic Union of Germany| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=right| 798,166 | align=right| 38.7 | align=right| 0.0 | align=right| 41 | align=right| 1 | align=right| 40.6 |- | bgcolor=Free Democratic Party (Germany)| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=right| 184,426 | align=right| 8.9 | align=right| 2.0 | align=right| 10 | align=right| 3 | align=right| 9.9 |- | bgcolor=Alliance 90/The Greens| | align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | align=right| 142,665 | align=right| 6.9 | align=right| 0.4 | align=right| 7 | align=right| 0 | align=right| 6.9 |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=The Republicans (Germany)| | align=left | The Republicans (REP) | align=right| 71,499 | align=right| 3.5 | align=right| 1.4 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Other| | align=left | Others | align=right| 45,431 | align=right| 2.2 | align=right| | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 2,063,726 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 101 ! align=right| ±0 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 70.8 ! align=right| 3.1 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |} Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 39.81 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 38.68 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 8.94 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance '90/The Greens 6.91 REP The Republicans (Germany) 3.46 Other #777777 2.20 Landtag seats #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 42.57 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 40.59 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 9.90 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance '90/The Greens 6.93 References 1996 Rhineland-Palatinate state election Rhineland-Palatinate state election Category:20th century in Rhineland-Palatinate