2001 Rhineland-Palatinate state election

2001 Rhineland-Palatinate state election

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All 101 seats of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate 51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	1,833,846 (62.2%) 8.6%
First party Second party   Leader Kurt Beck Christoph Böhr Party SPD CDU Last election 43 seats, 39.8% 41 seats, 38.7% Seats won 49 38 Seat change 6 3 Popular vote 820,610 647,238 Percentage 44.7% 35.3% Swing 5.0% 3.4%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Hans-Artur Bauckhage Party FDP Greens Last election 10 seats, 8.9% 7 seats, 6.9% Seats won 8 6 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 143,427 95,567 Percentage 7.8% 5.2% Swing 1.1% 1.7%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election Kurt Beck SPD Elected Minister-President Kurt Beck SPD

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.