1951 Rhineland-Palatinate state election

Ballot paper Rhineland-Palatinate state election, 1951

The 1951 Rhineland-Palatinate state election was conducted on 29 April 1951 to elect members to the Landtag, the state legislature of Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany.

Ahead of the election, 7 December 1950 state electoral law divided the state into seven constituencies:

  • Constituency One (Wahlkreis 1) encompassed the northern part of Koblenz administrative district around Koblenz and returned 18 members.
  • Constituency Two (Wahlkreis 2) encompassed the southern part of Koblenz administrative district around Bad Kreuznach and returned 12 members.
  • Constituency Three (Wahlkreis 3) encompassed the whole Trier administrative district and returned 14 members.
  • Constituency Four (Wahlkreis 4) encompassed the whole Montabaur administrative district and returned 8 members.
  • Constituency Five (Wahlkreis 5) encompassed the whole Rheinhessen administrative district and returned 13 members.
  • Constituency Six (Wahlkreis 6) encompassed the eastern part of Pfalz administrative district around Ludwigshafen and returned 19 members.
  • Constituency Seven (Wahlkreis 7) encompassed the western part of Pfalz administrative district around Kaiserslautern and returned 16 members.
Summary of the 29 April 1951 Rhineland-Palatinate state Landtag election results
Party Vote % Vote % ± Seats Seats ±
Christian Democratic Union 39.2 –8.0 43 –5
Social Democratic Party 34.0 –0.3 38 +4
Free Democratic Party 16.9 +7.1 19 +8
Communist Party of Germany 4.3 –4.4 0 –8
Deutsche Reichspartei 0.5 N/A 0 N/A
Others 5.3 N/A 0 N/A
Total 100.0 — 100 –1
Source: parties-and-elections.de


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