1996 Rhineland-Palatinate state election

1996 Rhineland-Palatinate state election

← 1991 24 March 1996 2001 →
All 101 seats of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate 51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	2,064,726 (70.8%) 3.1%
First party Second party   Leader Kurt Beck Johannes Gerster Party SPD CDU Last election 47 seats, 44.8% 40 seats, 38.7% Seats won 43 41 Seat change 4 1 Popular vote 821,539 798,166 Percentage 39.8% 38.7% Swing 5.0% 0.0%   Third party Fourth party   Party FDP Greens Last election 7 seats, 6.9% 7 seats, 6.5% Seats won 10 7 Seat change 3 0 Popular vote 184,426 142,665 Percentage 8.9% 6.9% Swing 2.0% 0.4%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election Kurt Beck SPD Elected Minister-President Kurt Beck SPD

The 1996 Rhineland-Palatinate state election was held on 24 March 1996 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.