Election result 1971 in Rhineland-Palatinate

Election result

CDU
50.0
+3.3
SPD
40.5
+3.7
FDP
5.9
-2.4
NPD
2.7
-4.2
DKP
0.9

Distribution of seats in parliament

Parties in parliament
Seats in parliament : 100
Political orientation
Left-leaning parties : 42
Right-leaning parties : 58

Coalition possibilities

100
SPD
42
FDP
6
CDU
52
Majority requires 51 seats
CDU
52
SPD + FDP
48
FDP
6

Pre-election institute polls

Election result
CDU
50
SPD
40.5
FDP
5.9
Others
3.6

Election result

Party Votes Seats
CDU 50.0% +3.3% 52 +3
SPD 40.5% +3.7% 42 +3
FDP 5.9% -2.4% 6 -2
NPD 2.7% -4.2% 0 -4
Deutsche Kommunistische Partei 0.9% +0.9% 0 ±0