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

Election Winner
CDU
50.1 % of votes
Parties in Parliament
3
±0 compared to 1975
Voter Turnout
81.4 %
+0.5 percentage points compared to 1975
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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 March 18, 1979

CDU
50.1
-3.8
SPD
42.3
+3.8
FDP
6.4
+0.8
Heimat
0.7
-0.4
DKP
0.4
-0.1
KBW
0.1
+0.1
EAP
< 0.1
±0.0
Government could remain in office

The incumbent governing parties achieved 51.0% of the seats.

Seat distribution after the Parliamentary election in Rhineland-Palatinate

Total seats
100
Majority
51

Parties

  1. CDU 51 51.0%
  2. SPD 43 43.0%
  3. FDP 6 6.0%
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Who governed Rhineland-Palatinate after the election

Election Day 03/18/1979 Government formation 61 days Vogel II 05/18/1979 – 05/18/1983

Vogel II

 May 18, 1979 – May 18, 1983 · 4 years
51 of 100 seats
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Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses

Orientation Party Votes Seats Link
Centre-Right CDU 50.1 % -3.8 51 -4
Centre-Left SPD 42.3 % +3.8 43 +3
Liberal FDP 6.4 % +0.8 6 +1
Far-Right Die Heimat 0.7 % -0.4 0 ±0
Unknown Deutsche Kommunistische Partei 0.4 % -0.1 0 ±0
Far-Left Kommunistischer Bund Westdeutschland 0.1 % +0.1 0 ±0
Transversal Europäische Arbeiter-Partei < 0.1 % ±0.0 0 ±0

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