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2006 Rhineland-Palatinate state election
← 2001 26 March 2006 2011 →
All 101 seats of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,753,110 (58.2%)
Decrease 4.0%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Kurt Beck Christoph Böhr
Party SPD CDU
Last election 49 seats, 44.8% 38 seats, 35.3%
Seats won 53 38
Seat change Increase 4 Steady 0
Popular vote 799,377 574,329
Percentage 45.6% 32.8%
Swing Increase 0.8% Decrease 2.5%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Hans-Artur Bauckhage Ise Thomas
Party FDP Greens
Last election 8 seats, 7.8% 6 seats, 5.2%
Seats won 10 0
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 6
Popular vote 140,865 81,411
Percentage 8.0% 4.6%
Swing Increase 0.2% Decrease 0.6%
Minister-President before election

Kurt Beck
SPD

Elected Minister-President

Kurt Beck
SPD

The 2006 Rhineland-Palatinate state election was held on 26 March 2006 to elect the members of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Kurt Beck retained its majority. However, as the SPD won an outright majority, the FDP chose not to continue the coalition. Beck was subsequently re-elected as Minister-President.

Campaign and issues

The election was one of the first held under the grand coalition federal government. Thus, the SPD and CDU did not attack each other as harshly as previously. The SPD was expected to benefit from the personality of Kurt Beck, while the CDU ran again with their leader Christoph Böhr, who had already lost the 2001 election.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 2001 result
Votes (%) Seats
bgcolor=Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color | SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands 		Social democracy Kurt Beck 44.8%
49 / 101
bgcolor=Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color | CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands 		Christian democracy Christoph Böhr 35.3%
38 / 101
bgcolor=Template:Free Democratic Party (Germany)/meta/color | FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei 		Classical liberalism Hans-Artur Bauckhage 7.8%
8 / 101
bgcolor=Template:Alliance 90/The Greens/meta/color | Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen 		Green politics Ise Thomas 5.2%
6 / 101

Opinion polling

Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size 		SPD CDU FDP Grüne WASG Others Lead
style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;"| style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;"| style="background:Template:Free Democratic Party (Germany)/meta/color;"| style="background:Template:Alliance 90/The Greens/meta/color;"|
2006 state election 26 March 2006 – 45.6 32.8 8.0 4.6 2.6 6.4 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 12.8
Emnid 7–18 Mar 2006 500 43 35 9 7 3 3 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 8
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 13–16 Mar 2006 ~1,000 43 36 8 6 3 4 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 7
Infratest dimap 13–15 Mar 2006 1,000 43 35 9 6 3 4 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 8
Forsa 9–10 Mar 2006 1,001 39 34 10 8 4 5 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 5
Infratest dimap 25–28 Feb 2006 1,000 42 35 8 6 4 5 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 7
Psephos 21–23 Feb 2006 1,006 42 38 5 8 2 5 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 4
Infratest dimap 30 Jan–1 Feb 2006 1,000 42 36 8 6 4 4 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 6
Forsa 17–20 Jan 2006 1,002 37 37 11 7 4 4 Tie
Infratest dimap 8–12 Dec 2005 1,000 39 37 10 6 4 4 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 2
Psephos 22–24 Nov 2005 1,003 41 37 10 5 3 4 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 4
Infratest dimap 29 Aug–4 Sep 2005 1,000 35 43 8 6 4 4 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 8
Psephos 11–15 Aug 2005 1,002 41 39 8 5 4 3 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 2
Psephos 23–26 May 2005 1,001 39 40 9 5 1 6 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 1
Infratest dimap 7–13 Mar 2005 1,000 38 40 8 8 – 6 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 1
Psephos 15–17 Feb 2005 1,005 41 38 8 6 – 7 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
Infratest dimap 7–12 Dec 2004 1,000 38 39 8 8 – 7 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 1
Psephos 3–6 Nov 2004 1,003 39 39 9 6 – 7 Tie
Infratest dimap 7 Oct 2004 1,000 36 37 10 9 – 8 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 1
Psephos 24–27 Aug 2004 1,002 37 40 8 7 1 7 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
Infratest dimap 24–29 May 2004 1,000 34 45 8 8 – 6 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 11
Psephos 11–13 May 2004 1,003 37 43 8 6 – 6 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 6
Infratest dimap 8–13 Mar 2004 1,000 32 48 8 7 – 5 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 16
Psephos 10–13 Feb 2004 1,000 39 42 8 6 – 5 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
Infratest dimap 1–6 Dec 2003 1,000 35 45 8 7 – 5 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 10
Psephos 5–7 Nov 2003 1,006 35 45 8 7 – ? style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 10
Infratest dimap 23–27 Sep 2003 1,000 35 46 7 7 – 5 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 11
Psephos 8–11 Aug 2003 1,001 39 43 8 6 – ? style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 4
Infratest dimap 16–21 Jun 2003 1,000 36 47 7 6 – 4 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 11
Psephos 14–17 May 2003 1,005 37 45 7 8 – 3 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 8
Infratest dimap 10–15 Mar 2003 1,000 33 47 7 8 – 5 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 14
Psephos 10–13 Feb 2003 1,002 36 46 7 8 – 2 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 10
Infratest dimap 9–14 Dec 2002 1,001 35 45 7 7 – 6 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 10
Psephos 12–14 Nov 2002 1,005 40 42 7 7 – 4 style="background:Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 2
Infratest dimap 2–7 Sep 2002 1,000 45 35 13 3 – 4 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 10
Psephos 1–3 Aug 2002 1,003 42 39 10 4 – ? style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
Infratest dimap 27 May–1 Jun 2002 1,000 41 38 12 5 – 4 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
Psephos 6–10 May 2002 1,004 40 38 10 6 – ? style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 2
Infratest dimap 4–9 Mar 2002 1,000 42 39 10 4 – 5 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 3
Psephos 1–5 Feb 2002 1,002 41 40 9 5 – 5 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 1
Infratest dimap 10–15 Dec 2001 1,000 43 39 10 3 – 5 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 4
Psephos 5–9 Nov 2001 1,002 45 36 9 5 – 5 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 9
Infratest dimap 10–15 Sep 2001 1,000 46 38 8 5 – 3 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 8
Psephos 27–30 Aug 2001 1,004 45 37 8 ? – ? style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 8
Infratest dimap 21–26 May 2001 1,000 46 36 7 5 – 6 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 10
Psephos 4–10 May 2001 1,003 46 35 9 5 – 5 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 11
2001 state election 25 March 2001 – 44.8 35.3 7.8 5.2 – 6.9 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;color:#FFFFFF;"| 9.5

Election result

Summary of the 26 March 2006 election results for the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
bgcolor=Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color| Social Democratic Party (SPD) 799,377 45.6 Increase0.8 53 Increase4 52.5
bgcolor=Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 574,329 32.8 Decrease2.5 38 Steady0 37.6
bgcolor=Template:Free Democratic Party (Germany)/meta/color| Free Democratic Party (FDP) 140,865 8.0 Increase0.2 10 Increase2 9.9
bgcolor=Template:Alliance 90/The Greens/meta/color| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 81,411 4.6 Decrease0.6 0 Decrease6 0
Labour and Social Justice (WASG) 44,826 2.6 New 0 New 0
bgcolor=Template:The Republicans (Germany)/meta/color| The Republicans (REP) 29,919 1.7 Decrease0.7 0 ±0 0
bgcolor=Template:Free Voters/meta/color| Free Voters (FW) 27,652 1.6 Decrease0.9 0 ±0 0
bgcolor=Template:National Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color| National Democratic Party (NPD) 21,056 1.2 Increase0.7 0 ±0 0
bgcolor=Template:Other/meta/color| Others 33,675 1.9 0 ±0 0
Total 1,753,110 100.0 101 ±0
Voter turnout 58.2 Decrease4.0
Popular Vote
SPD
 
 45.60%
CDU
 
 32.76%
FDP
 
 8.04%
B'90/GRÜNE
 
 4.64%
WASG
 
 2.56%
Other
 
 6.41%
Landtag seats
SPD
 
 52.48%
CDU
 
 37.62%
FDP
 
 9.90%

Sources

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