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2011 Rhineland-Palatinate state election

Field	Value
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%
image1	[[File:Kurt Beck.jpg	150x150px]]
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%
image2	[[File:Kloeckner 2010.jpg	150x150px]]
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%
image4	[[File:2014-02-19 - Eveline Lemke - Landesregierung Rheinland-Pfalz - 2223.jpg	70px]][[File:2014-02-19 - Daniel Köbler - Landtag Rheinland-Pfalz - 2469.jpg	70px]]
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_image	2011 Rhineland-Palatinate state election.svg
map_size	300px
map_caption	Results for the single-member constituencies
<!-- Before/after -->	title	Government
before_election	Fourth Beck cabinet
before_party	SPD
posttitle	Government after election
after_election	Fifth Beck cabinet
after_party	SPD–Green

3.2%

Daniel Köbler

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
Social Democratic Party of Germany}}		SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands	Social democracy	Kurt Beck	45.6%
Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}		CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands	Christian democracy	Julia Klöckner	32.8%
Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}		FDP	Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei	Classical liberalism	Herbert Mertin	8.0%

Opinion polling

Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Sample
size	SPD	CDU	FDP	Grüne	Linke	Others	Lead	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};"		Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};"		Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};"	Alliance 90/The Greens}};"	The Left (Germany)}};"
2011 state election	27 Mar 2011	–		35.7	35.2	4.2	15.4	3.0	6.4	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	0.5
Emnid	18–24 Mar 2011	1,000		38	35	5	13	4	5	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	3
Emnid	11–17 Mar 2011	1,000		37	34	6	14	4	5	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	3
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen	15–17 Mar 2011	1,300		37	35	5	13	4	6	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	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	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	5
Emnid	4–10 Mar 2011	1,000		39	34	6	10	5	6	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	5
Infratest dimap	4–7 Mar 2011	1,000		38	36	7	10	5	4	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	2
Emnid	24 Feb–1 Mar 2011	1,000		40	34	5	11	5	5	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	6
Emnid	18–24 Feb 2011	1,001		38	36	5	12	5	4	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	2
Emnid	11–17 Feb 2011	1,001		38	35	5	12	5	5	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	3
Infratest dimap	11–14 Feb 2011	1,000		38	36	5	12	4	5	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	2
Emnid	4–10 Feb 2011	1,002		40	34	4	13	5	4	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	6
Emnid	31 Jan–3 Feb 2011	1,001		38	36	4	13	5	6	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	2
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen	31 Jan–2 Feb 2011	1,060		37	35	5	13	4	6	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	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	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	2
Psephos	6–11 Dec 2010	1,001		41	35	5	10	5	?	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	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	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	2
Psephos	6–10 Sep 2010	1,002		42	34	6	8	5	5	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	8
Psephos	11–17 Jun 2010	1,007		41	33	8	7	5	6	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	7
Infratest dimap	16–19 Apr 2010	1,000	35		37	8	11	5	4	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	2
Psephos	9–13 Mar 2010	1,005		39	34	10	7	5	5	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	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	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	6
Infratest dimap	11–14 Sep 2009	1,000	33		35	13	7	7	5	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	2
Psephos	9–14 Sep 2009	1,003		36	33	14	7	6	5	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	3
Psephos	16–20 Jun 2009	1,000		38	31	13	7	5	6	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	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	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	6
Psephos	4–10 Dec 2008	1,003		41	34	11	6	5	3	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	7
Infratest dimap	4–8 Dec 2008	1,000		36	35	12	8	5	4	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	1
polis+sinus	29 Oct–15 Nov 2008	1,512		39	35	11	7	4	4	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	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	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	3
Infratest dimap	29 Aug–2 Sep 2008	1,000	36		38	10	6	6	4	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	2
Psephos	9–12 Jun 2008	1,004		37	36	11	6	7	3	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	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	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	2
Psephos	1–7 Mar 2008	1,001		40	34	10	6	5	?	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	6
Psephos	8–13 Dec 2007	1,003		42	33	10	4.5	5.5	5	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	9
Infratest dimap	5–10 Dec 2007	1,000		42	37	8	6	4	3	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	5
Psephos	11–15 Sep 2007	1,003		43	33	9	5	–	10	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	10
Forsa	6–28 Aug 2007	1,061		40	34	8	5	6	7	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	6
Infratest dimap	20–23 Jul 2007	1,000		43	36	6	6	5	4	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	7
Psephos	7–11 May 2007	1,006		44	32	10	6	3	5	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	12
Forsa	26 Apr 2007	?		43	31	9	6	4	7	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	12
Infratest dimap	20–23 Apr 2007	1,000		43	33	8	7	3	6	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	10
Forsa	20 Feb–20 Mar 2007	1,006		45	29	9	6	4	7	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	16
Psephos	5–9 Mar 2007	1,001		46	31	8	6	3	6	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	15
Psephos	11–16 Dec 2006	1,002		45	31	10	5	2	7	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	14
Infratest dimap	8–11 Dec 2006	1,000		43	31	11	7	2	6	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	12
Psephos	11–14 Sep 2006	1,004		46	31	9	5	4	5	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	15
Forsa	9–15 Aug 2006	1,001		46	26	10	6	5	7	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	20
Infratest dimap	10–11 Jul 2006	1,000		46	31	9	6	3	5	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	15
Infratest dimap	15–16 May 2006	1,000		43	31	11	5	2	8	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	12
2006 state election	26 Mar 2006	–		45.6	32.8	8.0	4.6	2.6	6.4	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	12.8

Election result

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Notes

References

Rhineland-Palatinate State Statistics Office

References

(February 13, 2011). "SPD and Greens set for power in Hamburg". The Local.

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