This election marked several changes in the state history:
First, a change in the state election system. Previous elections were held purely proportionally, however, from that election on, the elections were held more in line with the federal mixed-member proportional representation, with both direct constituencies and proportional representation.
Secondly, from 1991 on, the Landtag became elected for five years instead of the previous four.
Thirdly, the election marked a shift in the state's political alignment: for 44 years (1947-1991) the state had been governed by CDU, with CDU coming first in every election As of 2023[update], the state has been continuously governed by SPD since the election.
Partiesedit
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate.
1991, rhineland, palatinate, state, election, held, april, 1991, elect, members, landtag, rhineland, palatinate, incumbent, coalition, government, christian, democratic, union, free, democratic, party, minister, president, carl, ludwig, wagner, defeated, losin. The 1991 Rhineland Palatinate state election was held on 21 April 1991 to elect the members of the Landtag of Rhineland Palatinate The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union CDU and Free Democratic Party FDP led by Minister President Carl Ludwig Wagner was defeated losing its majority The Social Democratic Party SPD moved into first place forming a coalition with the FDP SPD leader Rudolf Scharping was subsequently elected as Minister President 1991 Rhineland Palatinate state election 1987 21 April 1991 1996 All 101 seats of the Landtag of Rhineland Palatinate51 seats needed for a majorityTurnout2 125 407 73 9 3 1 First party Second party Leader Rudolf Scharping Carl Ludwig WagnerParty SPD CDULast election 40 seats 38 8 48 seats 45 1 Seats won 47 40Seat change 7 8Popular vote 951 695 822 449Percentage 44 8 38 7 Swing 6 0 6 4 Third party Fourth party Party FDP GreensLast election 7 seats 7 3 5 seats 5 9 Seats won 7 7Seat change 0 2Popular vote 146 400 137 139Percentage 6 9 6 5 Swing 0 4 0 6 Results for the single member constituenciesMinister President before electionCarl Ludwig WagnerCDU Elected Minister President Rudolf ScharpingSPDThis election marked several changes in the state history First a change in the state election system Previous elections were held purely proportionally however from that election on the elections were held more in line with the federal mixed member proportional representation with both direct constituencies and proportional representation Secondly from 1991 on the Landtag became elected for five years instead of the previous four Thirdly the election marked a shift in the state s political alignment for 44 years 1947 1991 the state had been governed by CDU with CDU coming first in every election As of 2023 update the state has been continuously governed by SPD since the election Parties editThe table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Rhineland Palatinate Name Ideology Leader s 1987 resultVotes SeatsCDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Carl Ludwig Wagner 45 1 48 101SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Rudolf Scharping 38 8 40 101FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism 7 3 7 101Grune Alliance 90 The GreensBundnis 90 Die Grunen Green politics 5 9 5 101Election result editSummary of the 21 April 1991 election results for the Landtag of Rhineland Palatinate nbsp Party Votes Seats Seats Social Democratic Party SPD 951 695 44 8 nbsp 6 0 47 nbsp 7 46 5Christian Democratic Union CDU 822 449 38 7 nbsp 6 4 40 nbsp 8 39 6Free Democratic Party FDP 146 400 6 9 nbsp 0 4 7 nbsp 0 6 9Alliance 90 The Greens Grune 137 139 6 5 nbsp 0 6 7 nbsp 2 6 9The Republicans REP 43 380 2 0 nbsp 2 0 0 0 0Others 24 244 1 1 0 0 0Total 2 125 407 100 0 101 nbsp 1Voter turnout 73 9 nbsp 3 1Popular VoteSPD 44 78 CDU 38 70 FDP 6 89 B 90 GRUNE 6 45 REP 2 05 Other 1 14 Landtag seatsSPD 46 53 CDU 39 60 FDP 6 93 B 90 GRUNE 6 93 nbsp nbsp This German elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1991 Rhineland Palatinate state election amp oldid 1203923862, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
