Official Final Results of the Rhineland-Palatinate State Election

General election in Rhineland-Palatinate 1987

Rhineland-Palatinate State Election Results: May 17, 1987

Electoral Threshold

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

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 77.0%.

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

100
Majority requires 51 seats

The current government loses its majority

The incumbent governing parties secured 48.0% of the seats.

CDU + SPD
Centre
88.0%
CDU + FDP
Centre-Right
55.0%
CDU + Die Grünen
Centre-Right
53.0%
SPD + FDP + Die Grünen
Centre-Left
52.0%
CDU
Centre-Right
48.0%
SPD + FDP
Centre-Left
47.0%
SPD + Die Grünen
Centre-Left
45.0%

Governments of the Current Legislative Period

Vogel IV
1987
CDU
FDP
Wagner
1987
CDU
FDP
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
Pro-European
45.1
-6.8

SPD

Social Democratic
Pro-European
38.8
-0.8

FDP

Liberal
Pro-European
7.3
+3.8

Die Grünen

Green
5.9
+1.4

Freie Wähler

Conservative
1.5
+1.5

Die Heimat

Right-wing Populist
Eurosceptic
0.8
+0.6

ÖDP

Green
Centre-Right
0.4
+0.4

Patrioten für Deutschland

Right
0.1
+0.1

Deutsche Kommunistische Partei

Unknown
0.1
-0.1

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.”