2011 Rhineland-Palatinate state election

The 2011 Rhineland-Palatinate state election was held on 27 March 2011 to elect the members of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Kurt Beck lost its majority. The SPD subsequently formed a coalition with The Greens, and Beck continued in office.

Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate. Name Ideology Leader(s) 2006 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany Social democracy Kurt Beck 45.6% CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christian democracy Julia Klöckner 32.8% FDP Free Democratic Party Classical liberalism Herbert Mertin 8.0%

Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize SPD CDU FDP Grüne Linke Others Lead 2011 state election 27 Mar 2011 – 35.7 35.2 4.2 15.4 3.0 6.4 0.5 Emnid 18–24 Mar 2011 1,000 38 35 5 13 4 5 3 Emnid 11–17 Mar 2011 1,000 37 34 6 14 4 5 3 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 15–17 Mar 2011 1,300 37 35 5 13 4 6 2 Infratest dimap 14–17 Mar 2011 1,250 36 36 5 13 4 6 Tie Psephos 8–11 Mar 2011 1,003 40 35 5 10 4 6 5 Emnid 4–10 Mar 2011 1,000 39 34 6 10 5 6 5 Infratest dimap 4–7 Mar 2011 1,000 38 36 7 10 5 4 2 Emnid 24 Feb–1 Mar 2011 1,000 40 34 5 11 5 5 6 Emnid 18–24 Feb 2011 1,001 38 36 5 12 5 4 2 Emnid 11–17 Feb 2011 1,001 38 35 5 12 5 5 3 Infratest dimap 11–14 Feb 2011 1,000 38 36 5 12 4 5 2 Emnid 4–10 Feb 2011 1,002 40 34 4 13 5 4 6 Emnid 31 Jan–3 Feb 2011 1,001 38 36 4 13 5 6 2 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 31 Jan–2 Feb 2011 1,060 37 35 5 13 4 6 2 Infratest dimap 21–24 Jan 2011 1,001 37 37 5 13 5 3 Tie Emnid 1–15 Dec 2010 1,002 39 37 4 11 4 5 2 Psephos 6–11 Dec 2010 1,001 41 35 5 10 5 ? 6 Infratest dimap 3–6 Dec 2010 1,000 35 35 5 16 5 4 Tie Infratest dimap 17–20 Sep 2010 1,000 36 34 4 16 5 5 2 Psephos 6–10 Sep 2010 1,002 42 34 6 8 5 5 8 Psephos 11–17 Jun 2010 1,007 41 33 8 7 5 6 7 Infratest dimap 16–19 Apr 2010 1,000 35 37 8 11 5 4 2 Psephos 9–13 Mar 2010 1,005 39 34 10 7 5 5 5 Infratest dimap 8–11 Dec 2009 1,003 36 36 11 7 3 6 Tie Infratest dimap 4–7 Dec 2009 1,000 32 38 10 9 6 5 6 Infratest dimap 11–14 Sep 2009 1,000 33 35 13 7 7 5 2 Psephos 9–14 Sep 2009 1,003 36 33 14 7 6 5 3 Psephos 16–20 Jun 2009 1,000 38 31 13 7 5 6 7 Infratest dimap 22–25 May 2009 1,000 36 36 12 7 5 4 Tie Psephos 11–17 Mar 2009 1,003 38 32 13 8 4 5 6 Psephos 4–10 Dec 2008 1,003 41 34 11 6 5 3 7 Infratest dimap 4–8 Dec 2008 1,000 36 35 12 8 5 4 1 polis+sinus 29 Oct–15 Nov 2008 1,512 39 35 11 7 4 4 4 Infratest dimap 15–16 Sep 2008 1,000 38 38 9 6 5 4 Tie Psephos 2–9 Sep 2008 1,439 38 35 11 5 7 4 3 Infratest dimap 29 Aug–2 Sep 2008 1,000 36 38 10 6 6 4 2 Psephos 9–12 Jun 2008 1,004 37 36 11 6 7 3 1 Infratest dimap 8–9 Apr 2008 1,000 37 37 9 7 6 4 Tie Infratest dimap 11–12 Mar 2008 1,000 39 37 8 7 7 2 2 Psephos 1–7 Mar 2008 1,001 40 34 10 6 5 ? 6 Psephos 8–13 Dec 2007 1,003 42 33 10 4.5 5.5 5 9 Infratest dimap 5–10 Dec 2007 1,000 42 37 8 6 4 3 5 Psephos 11–15 Sep 2007 1,003 43 33 9 5 – 10 10 Forsa 6–28 Aug 2007 1,061 40 34 8 5 6 7 6 Infratest dimap 20–23 Jul 2007 1,000 43 36 6 6 5 4 7 Psephos 7–11 May 2007 1,006 44 32 10 6 3 5 12 Forsa 26 Apr 2007 ? 43 31 9 6 4 7 12 Infratest dimap 20–23 Apr 2007 1,000 43 33 8 7 3 6 10 Forsa 20 Feb–20 Mar 2007 1,006 45 29 9 6 4 7 16 Psephos 5–9 Mar 2007 1,001 46 31 8 6 3 6 15 Psephos 11–16 Dec 2006 1,002 45 31 10 5 2 7 14 Infratest dimap 8–11 Dec 2006 1,000 43 31 11 7 2 6 12 Psephos 11–14 Sep 2006 1,004 46 31 9 5 4 5 15 Forsa 9–15 Aug 2006 1,001 46 26 10 6 5 7 20 Infratest dimap 10–11 Jul 2006 1,000 46 31 9 6 3 5 15 Infratest dimap 15–16 May 2006 1,000 43 31 11 5 2 8 12 2006 state election 26 Mar 2006 – 45.6 32.8 8.0 4.6 2.6 6.4 12.8

Election result

Notes

References

Rhineland-Palatinate State Statistics Office

2011 Rhineland-Palatinate state election

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