The 2001 Rhineland-Palatinate state election was held on 25 March 2001 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 and continued in office.
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All 101 seats of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate 51 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 1,833,846 (62.2%) 8.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results for the single-member constituencies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate.
| Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 1996 result | |||
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| Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | Social democracy | Kurt Beck | 39.8% | 43 / 101 | |
| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | Christian democracy | Christoph Böhr | 38.7% | 41 / 101 | |
| FDP | Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei | Classical liberalism | Hans-Artur Bauckhage | 8.9% | 10 / 101 | |
| Grüne | Alliance 90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | Green politics | 6.9% | 7 / 101 | ||
Opinion polling
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | SPD | CDU | FDP | Grüne | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 state election | 25 Mar 2001 | – | 44.8 | 35.3 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 9.5 |
| Infratest dimap | 9–14 Mar 2001 | 1,000 | 43 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 5–8 Mar 2001 | 1,010 | 44 | 36 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Infratest dimap | 19–24 Feb 2001 | 1,000 | 44 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Psephos | 9–12 Feb 2001 | 1,004 | 41 | 37 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Forsa | 1 Feb 2001 | ? | 40 | 37 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| polis | 4 Jan 2001 | ? | 42 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| Infratest dimap | 20–25 Nov 2000 | 1,000 | 43 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Psephos | Oct 2000 | 1,006 | 41 | 38 | 9 | 6 | ? | 3 |
| Infratest dimap | 18–23 Sep 2000 | 1,000 | 40 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Psephos | 3–7 Aug 2000 | 1,002 | 42 | 36 | 10 | 6 | ? | 6 |
| Infratest dimap | 19–24 Jun 2000 | 1,000 | 41 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Psephos | 16–20 May 2000 | 1,002 | 40 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Infratest dimap | 13–19 Mar 2000 | 1,000 | 43 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Infratest dimap | Dec 1999 | ? | 36 | 43 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Infratest dimap | Sep 1999 | ? | 37 | 44 | 8 | 6 | ? | 7 |
| Infratest dimap | Jul 1999 | 1,003 | 37 | 44 | 7 | 7 | ? | 7 |
| Infratest dimap | Mar 1999 | ? | 40 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Infratest dimap | Dec 1998 | ? | 43 | 36 | 8 | 7 | ? | 7 |
| Infratest dimap | Jun 1998 | 1,002 | 44 | 34 | 9 | 6 | ? | 10 |
| Infratest dimap | Mar 1998 | ? | 46 | 33 | 8 | 6 | ? | 13 |
| Infratest dimap | Dec 1997 | 1,002 | 41 | 36 | 8 | 8 | ? | 5 |
| Infratest dimap | Sep 1997 | ? | 42 | 35 | 8 | 8 | ? | 7 |
| 1996 state election | 24 Mar 1996 | – | 39.8 | 38.7 | 8.9 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 1.1 |
Election result
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
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| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 820,610 | 44.8 |  5.0 | 49 | 6 | 48.5 | |
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 647,238 | 35.3 | 3.4 | 38 | 3 | 37.6 | |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 143,427 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 8 | 2 | 7.9 | |
| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 95,567 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 6 | 1 | 5.9 | |
| Free Voters (FW) | 46,549 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| The Republicans (REP) | 44,586 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| Others | 35,869 | 2.0 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1,833,846 | 100.0 | 101 | ±0 | |||
| Voter turnout | 62.2 | 8.6 | |||||