| Election Name: | 2011 Rhineland-Palatinate state election |
| Country: | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Rhineland-Palatinate state election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Rhineland-Palatinate state election |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Seats For Election: | All 101 seats of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Majority Seats: | 51 |
| Election Date: | 27 March 2011 |
| Turnout: | 1,868,187 (61.8%) 3.2% |
| Leader1: | Kurt Beck |
| Party1: | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
| Last Election1: | 53 seats, 45.6% |
| Seats1: | 42 |
| Seat Change1: | 11 |
| Popular Vote1: | 666,817 |
| Percentage1: | 35.7% |
| Swing1: | 9.9% |
| Leader2: | Julia Klöckner |
| Party2: | Christian Democratic Union of Germany |
| Last Election2: | 38 seats, 32.8% |
| Seats2: | 41 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 658,474 |
| Percentage2: | 35.2% |
| Swing2: | 2.4% |
| Leader4: | Eveline Lemke Daniel Köbler |
| Party4: | Alliance 90/The Greens |
| Last Election4: | 0 seats, 4.6% |
| Seats4: | 18 |
| Seat Change4: | 18 |
| Popular Vote4: | 288,489 |
| Percentage4: | 15.4% |
| Swing4: | 10.8% |
| Leader5: | Herbert Mertin |
| Party5: | Free Democratic Party (Germany) |
| Last Election5: | 8.0% |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Seat Change5: | 10 |
| Popular Vote5: | 79,343 |
| Percentage5: | 4.2% |
| Swing5: | 3.8% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Minister-President | |
| Before Election: | Kurt Beck |
| Before Party: | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
| After Election: | Kurt Beck |
| After Party: | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
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.[1]
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate.
| Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 2006 result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes (%) | Seats | |||||||
| bgcolor= | SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany | Social democracy | Kurt Beck | 45.6% | |||
| bgcolor= | CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany | Christian democracy | Julia Klöckner | 32.8% | |||
| bgcolor= | FDP | Free Democratic Party | Classical liberalism | Herbert Mertin | 8.0% | |||
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | SPD | CDU | FDP | Grüne | Linke | Others | Lead | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 state election | data-sort-value="2011-03-27" | 27 Mar 2011 | – | 35.7 | 35.2 | 4.2 | 15.4 | 3.0 | 6.4 | 0.5 | |||
| Emnid | data-sort-value="2011-03-25" | 18–24 Mar 2011 | 1,000 | 38 | 35 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Emnid | data-sort-value="2011-03-20" | 11–17 Mar 2011 | 1,000 | 37 | 34 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | data-sort-value="2011-03-18" | 15–17 Mar 2011 | 1,300 | 37 | 35 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||
| Infratest dimap | data-sort-value="2011-03-17" | 14–17 Mar 2011 | 1,250 | 36 | 36 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 6 | data-sort-value="0" | Tie | ||
| Psephos | data-sort-value="2011-03-15" | 8–11 Mar 2011 | 1,003 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |||
| Emnid | data-sort-value="2011-03-12" | 4–10 Mar 2011 | 1,000 | 39 | 34 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |||
| Infratest dimap | data-sort-value="2011-03-10" | 4–7 Mar 2011 | 1,000 | 38 | 36 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Emnid | data-sort-value="2011-03-04" | 24 Feb–1 Mar 2011 | 1,000 | 40 | 34 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Emnid | data-sort-value="2011-02-27" | 18–24 Feb 2011 | 1,001 | 38 | 36 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Emnid | data-sort-value="2011-02-20" | 11–17 Feb 2011 | 1,001 | 38 | 35 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Infratest dimap | data-sort-value="2011-02-17" | 11–14 Feb 2011 | 1,000 | 38 | 36 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||
| Emnid | data-sort-value="2011-02-13" | 4–10 Feb 2011 | 1,002 | 40 | 34 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Emnid | data-sort-value="2011-02-06" | 31 Jan–3 Feb 2011 | 1,001 | 38 | 36 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |||
| Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | data-sort-value="2011-02-04" | 31 Jan–2 Feb 2011 | 1,060 | 37 | 35 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||
| Infratest dimap | data-sort-value="2011-01-27" | 21–24 Jan 2011 | 1,001 | 37 | 37 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 3 | data-sort-value="0" | Tie | ||
| Emnid | data-sort-value="2010-12-19" | 1–15 Dec 2010 | 1,002 | 39 | 37 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||
| Psephos | data-sort-value="2010-12-14" | 6–11 Dec 2010 | 1,001 | 41 | 35 | 5 | 10 | 5 | ? | 6 | |||
| Infratest dimap | data-sort-value="2010-12-09" | 3–6 Dec 2010 | 1,000 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 4 | data-sort-value="0" | Tie | ||
| Infratest dimap | data-sort-value="2010-09-23" | 17–20 Sep 2010 | 1,000 | 36 | 34 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |||
| Psephos | data-sort-value="2010-09-16" | 6–10 Sep 2010 | 1,002 | 42 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |||
| Psephos | data-sort-value="2010-06-22" | 11–17 Jun 2010 | 1,007 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Infratest dimap | data-sort-value="2010-04-22" | 16–19 Apr 2010 | 1,000 | 35 | 37 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Psephos | data-sort-value="2010-03-18" | 9–13 Mar 2010 | 1,005 | 39 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
| Infratest dimap | data-sort-value="2009-12-17" | 8–11 Dec 2009 | 1,003 | 36 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 6 | data-sort-value="0" | Tie | ||
| Infratest dimap | data-sort-value="2009-12-10" | 4–7 Dec 2009 | 1,000 | 32 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Infratest dimap | data-sort-value="2009-09-17" | 11–14 Sep 2009 | 1,000 | 33 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |||
| Psephos | data-sort-value="2009-09-16" | 9–14 Sep 2009 | 1,003 | 36 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Psephos | data-sort-value="2009-06-24" | 16–20 Jun 2009 | 1,000 | 38 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
| Infratest dimap | data-sort-value="2009-05-28" | 22–25 May 2009 | 1,000 | 36 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | data-sort-value="0" | Tie | ||
| Psephos | data-sort-value="2009-03-20" | 11–17 Mar 2009 | 1,003 | 38 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Psephos | data-sort-value="2008-12-17" | 4–10 Dec 2008 | 1,003 | 41 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | |||
| Infratest dimap | data-sort-value="2008-12-11" | 4–8 Dec 2008 | 1,000 | 36 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||
| polis+sinus | data-sort-value="2008-11-24" | 29 Oct–15 Nov 2008 | 1,512 | 39 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Infratest dimap | data-sort-value="2008-09-18" | 15–16 Sep 2008 | 1,000 | 38 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | data-sort-value="0" | Tie | ||
| Psephos | data-sort-value="2008-09-10" | 2–9 Sep 2008 | 1,439 | 38 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||
| Infratest dimap | data-sort-value="2008-09-04" | 29 Aug–2 Sep 2008 | 1,000 | 36 | 38 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Psephos | data-sort-value="2008-06-19" | 9–12 Jun 2008 | 1,004 | 37 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Infratest dimap | data-sort-value="2008-04-10" | 8–9 Apr 2008 | 1,000 | 37 | 37 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | data-sort-value="0" | Tie | ||
| Infratest dimap | data-sort-value="2008-03-13" | 11–12 Mar 2008 | 1,000 | 39 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Psephos | data-sort-value="2008-03-13" | 1–7 Mar 2008 | 1,001 | 40 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 5 | ? | 6 | |||
| Psephos | data-sort-value="2007-12-18" | 8–13 Dec 2007 | 1,003 | 42 | 33 | 10 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 9 | |||
| Infratest dimap | data-sort-value="2007-12-13" | 5–10 Dec 2007 | 1,000 | 42 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Psephos | data-sort-value="2007-09-20" | 11–15 Sep 2007 | 1,003 | 43 | 33 | 9 | 5 | – | 10 | 10 | |||
| Forsa | data-sort-value="2007-08-30" | 6–28 Aug 2007 | 1,061 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||
| Infratest dimap | data-sort-value="2007-07-26" | 20–23 Jul 2007 | 1,000 | 43 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | |||
| Psephos | data-sort-value="2007-05-18" | 7–11 May 2007 | 1,006 | 44 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |||
| Forsa | data-sort-value="2007-04-26" | 26 Apr 2007 | ? | 43 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |||
| Infratest dimap | data-sort-value="2007-04-26" | 20–23 Apr 2007 | 1,000 | 43 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |||
| Forsa | data-sort-value="2007-03-22" | 20 Feb–20 Mar 2007 | 1,006 | 45 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |||
| Psephos | data-sort-value="2007-03-13" | 5–9 Mar 2007 | 1,001 | 46 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | |||
| Psephos | data-sort-value="2006-12-20" | 11–16 Dec 2006 | 1,002 | 45 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | |||
| Infratest dimap | data-sort-value="2006-12-14" | 8–11 Dec 2006 | 1,000 | 43 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |||
| Psephos | data-sort-value="2006-09-20" | 11–14 Sep 2006 | 1,004 | 46 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |||
| Forsa | data-sort-value="2006-08-17" | 9–15 Aug 2006 | 1,001 | 46 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | |||
| Infratest dimap | data-sort-value="2006-07-13" | 10–11 Jul 2006 | 1,000 | 46 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |||
| Infratest dimap | data-sort-value="2006-05-18" | 15–16 May 2006 | 1,000 | 43 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 2006 state election | data-sort-value="2006-03-26" | 26 Mar 2006 | – | 45.6 | 32.8 | 8.0 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 12.8 |
|-|colspan=8| |-! colspan="2" | Party! Votes! %! +/-! Seats ! +/-! Seats %|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD)| align=right| 666,817| align=right| 35.7| align=right| 9.9| align=right| 42| align=right| 11| align=right| 41.6|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU)| align=right| 658,474| align=right| 35.2| align=right| 2.4| align=right| 41| align=right| 3| align=right| 40.6|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)| align=right| 288,489| align=right| 15.4| align=right| 10.8| align=right| 18| align=right| 18| align=right| 17.8|-! colspan=8||-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP)| align=right| 79,343| align=right| 4.2| align=right| 3.8| align=right| 0| align=right| 10| align=right| 0|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | The Left (Linke)| align=right| 56,054| align=right| 3.0| align=right| 0.4| align=right| 0| align=right| ±0| align=right| 0|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Free Voters (FW)| align=right| 43,348| align=right| 2.3| align=right| 0.7| align=right| 0| align=right| ±0| align=right| 0|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Pirate Party Germany (Piraten)| align=right| 29,319| align=right| 1.6| align=right| New| align=right| 0| align=right| New| align=right| 0|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | National Democratic Party (NPD)| align=right| 20,586| align=right| 1.1| align=right| 0.1| align=right| 0| align=right| ±0| align=right| 0|-| bgcolor=|| align=left | Others| align=right| 25,757| align=right| 1.4| align=right| | align=right| 0| align=right| ±0| align=right| 0|-! align=right colspan=2| Total! align=right| 1,868,187! align=right| 100.0! align=right| ! align=right| 101! align=right| ±0! align=right| |-! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout! align=right| ! align=right| 61.8! align=right| 3.2! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |}