Election result
Who Won the Parliamentary Election in Rheinland-Pfalz 2016?
In the Parliamentary Election in Rheinland-Pfalz 2016, SPD received the most votes with 36.2%. Following were CDU with 31.8%, AfD with 12.6%, FDP with 6.2%, Grüne with 5.3%, Die Linke with 2.8%, Freie Wähler with 2.3%, Piratenpartei with 0.8%, ALFA with 0.6%, Die Heimat with 0.5% and ÖDP with 0.4%.Other parties collectively received 0.6% of the votes.
Voter Turnout: 70.4%
The voter turnout for the Parliamentary Election in Rheinland-Pfalz 2016 was 70.4%.
Seats in parliament
SPD
36.2
+0.5
CDU
31.8
-3.5
AfD
12.6
FDP
6.2
+1.9
Grüne
5.3
-10.1
Linke
2.8
-0.2
FW
2.3
±0.0
Piraten
0.8
-0.8
ALFA
0.6
Heimat
0.5
-0.6
ÖDP
0.4
±0.0
Others
0.6
Coalition possibilities
101
Majority requires 51 seats
SPD
39
38.6%
Grüne
6
5.9%
FDP
7
6.9%
CDU
35
34.7%
AfD
14
13.9%
SPD + CDU
CDU + AfD + FDP
SPD + FDP + Grüne
CDU + FDP + Grüne
Distribution of seats in parliament
Which Parties Entered Parliament?
In the Parliamentary Election in Rheinland-Pfalz 2016, 5 parties entered parliament: SPD with 39 seats, CDU with 35 seats, AfD with 14 seats, FDP with 7 seats and Grüne with 6 seats.
Are There More Left-Wing or Right-Wing Representatives?
After the Parliamentary Election in Rheinland-Pfalz 2016, right-wing parties dominate parliament. 45 (44.6%) out of 101 seats are held by representatives of predominantly left-wing parties, while 56 (55.4%) seats are held by representatives of predominantly right-wing parties.
Parties in parliament
Seats in parliament
: 101
Political orientation
Left-leaning parties
: 45
Right-leaning parties
: 56
Pre-election institute polls
Election result
SPD
36.2
CDU
31.8
AfD
12.6
FDP
6.2
Grüne
5.3
Others
8
Election result
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 36.2% | +0.5% | 39 | -3 |
| CDU | 31.8% | -3.5% | 35 | -6 |
| AfD | 12.6% | +12.6% | 14 | +14 |
| FDP | 6.2% | +1.9% | 7 | +7 |
| Grüne | 5.3% | -10.1% | 6 | -12 |
| Die Linke | 2.8% | -0.2% | 0 | ±0 |
| Freie Wähler | 2.3% | ±0.0% | 0 | ±0 |
| Piratenpartei | 0.8% | -0.8% | 0 | ±0 |
| ALFA | 0.6% | +0.6% | 0 | ±0 |
| Die Heimat | 0.5% | -0.6% | 0 | ±0 |
| ÖDP | 0.4% | ±0.0% | 0 | ±0 |
| Die Einheit | 0.2% | +0.2% | 0 | ±0 |
| Republikaner | 0.2% | -0.6% | 0 | ±0 |
| III. Weg | 0.1% | +0.1% | 0 | ±0 |
| Parteilose | 0.1% | ±0.0% | 0 | ±0 |