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Rhineland-Palatinate Parliamentary election in Rhineland-Palatinate: results, seat distribution and coalition options

Election Winner
CDU
39.2 % of votes
Parties in Parliament
3
-1 compared to 1947
Voter Turnout
74.8 %
-3.1 percentage points compared to 1947
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Final official results of the Parliamentary election in Rhineland-Palatinate

The bars show each party's vote share, the chips the swing since the previous election. Results of the Parliamentary election in Rhineland-Palatinate held on April 29, 1951

CDU
39.2
-8.0
SPD
34.0
-0.3
FDP
16.7
+16.7
KPD
4.4
-4.3
Zentr.
2.1
+2.1
BHE
1.9
+1.9
NGK
0.7
+0.7
DRP
0.5
+0.5
DNS
0.3
+0.3
DAP
0.3
+0.3
Government could remain in office

The incumbent governing parties achieved 81.0% of the seats.

Seat distribution after the Parliamentary election in Rhineland-Palatinate

Total seats
100
Majority
51

Parties

  1. CDU 43 43.0%
  2. SPD 38 38.0%
  3. FDP 19 19.0%
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Who governed Rhineland-Palatinate after the election

Election Day 04/29/1951 Government formation 45 days Altmeier II 06/13/1951 – 06/01/1955

Altmeier II

 June 13, 1951 – June 1, 1955 · 3 years 11 months
62 of 100 seats
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Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses

Orientation Party Votes Seats Link
Centre-Right CDU 39.2 % -8.0 43 -5
Centre-Left SPD 34.0 % -0.3 38 +4
Liberal FDP 16.7 % +16.7 19 +19
Far-Left KPD 4.4 % -4.3 0 -8
Centre-Right Zentrum 2.1 % +2.1 0 ±0
Unknown Heimatvertriebene und Entrechtete 1.9 % +1.9 0 ±0
Center Notgemeinschaft Kriegsgeschädigter 0.7 % +0.7 0 ±0
Unknown Deutsche Reichspartei 0.5 % +0.5 0 ±0
Far-Right Dachverband der Nationalen Sammlung 0.3 % +0.3 0 ±0
Left Deutsche Arbeiterpartei 0.3 % +0.3 0 ±0

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