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

Election Winner
CDU
45.1 % of votes
Parties in Parliament
4
+2 compared to 1983
Voter Turnout
77.0 %
-13.4 percentage points compared to 1983
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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 May 17, 1987

CDU
45.1
-6.8
SPD
38.8
-0.8
FDP
7.3
+3.8
Die Grünen
5.9
+1.4
FW
1.5
+1.5
Heimat
0.8
+0.6
ÖDP
0.4
+0.4
Patr.
0.1
+0.1
DKP
0.1
-0.1
Government cannot remain in office

The incumbent governing parties achieved 48.0% of the seats.

Seat distribution after the Parliamentary election in Rhineland-Palatinate

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Who governed Rhineland-Palatinate after the election

Election Day 05/17/1987 Government formation 37 days Vogel IV 06/23/1987 – 12/08/1988 Wagner 12/08/1988 – 05/21/1991

Vogel IV

 June 23, 1987 – December 8, 1988 · 1 year 5 months
55 of 100 seats

Wagner

 December 8, 1988 – May 21, 1991 · 2 years 5 months
55 of 100 seats
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Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses

Orientation Party Votes Seats Link
Centre-Right CDU 45.1 % -6.8 48 -9
Centre-Left SPD 38.8 % -0.8 40 -3
Liberal FDP 7.3 % +3.8 7 +7
Environment & Climate Die Grünen 5.9 % +1.4 5 +5
Centre-Right Freie Wähler 1.5 % +1.5 0 ±0
Far-Right Die Heimat 0.8 % +0.6 0 ±0
Environment & Climate ÖDP 0.4 % +0.4 0 ±0
Right Patrioten für Deutschland 0.1 % +0.1 0 ±0
Unknown Deutsche Kommunistische Partei 0.1 % -0.1 0 ±0

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