Official Final Results of the Rhineland-Palatinate State Election

General election in Rhineland-Palatinate 1979

Rhineland-Palatinate State Election Results: March 18, 1979

Electoral Threshold

The electoral threshold for the Rhineland-Palatinate election is 5%.

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 81.4%.

Current Election Trend: Rhineland-Palatinate
Poll results, coalitions, and election data
Historical Elections: Rhineland-Palatinate
Results, coalitions, and historical data

Seat Distribution and Mathematical Majorities

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Majority requires 51 seats

The current government could maintain its majority

The incumbent governing parties secured 51.0% of the seats.

CDU
Centre-Right
51.0%
SPD + FDP
Centre-Left
49.0%
SPD
Centre-Left
43.0%

Governments of the Current Legislative Period

Vogel II
1979
CDU
Historical Government Cabinets: Rhineland-Palatinate
Cabinets and governing parties since 1945

Polling Accuracy: How Precise Were the Forecasts?

Comparison: Pre-Election Polls vs. Actual Election Results

Party Results: Vote Shares and Gains/Losses

CDU

Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democratic
Pro-European
50.1
-3.8

SPD

Social Democratic Party of Germany
Social Democratic
Pro-European
42.3
+3.8

FDP

Free Democratic Party
Liberal
Pro-European
6.4
+0.8

Die Heimat

National Democratic Party of Germany
Right-wing Populist
Eurosceptic
0.7
-0.4

Deutsche Kommunistische Partei

German Communist Party
Unknown
0.4
-0.1

Kommunistischer Bund Westdeutschland

Communist League of West Germany
Far-Left
0.1
+0.1

Europäische Arbeiter-Partei

European Workers' Party
Transversal
< 0.1
±0

Data Sources and Methodology

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Additional Sources

Döring, Holger and Philip Manow. 2024. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov).

CHES – Chapel Hill Expert Survey

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Additional Sources

Rovny, Jan, et al. “25 Years of Political Party Positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill Expert Survey, 1999-2024.”