1971 Rhineland-Palatinate state election

The 1971 Rhineland-Palatinate state election was conducted on 21 March 1971 to elect members to the Landtag, the state legislature of Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany.

This election was the only one held with six constituencies under the 7 July 1970 state electoral law:

• Constituency One (Wahlkreis 1) centered around Neuwied elected 15 members.
• Constituency Two (Wahlkreis 2) centered around Koblenz, elected 22 members.
• Constituency Three (Wahlkreis 3) centered around Trier elected 15 members.
• Constituency Four (Wahlkreis 4) centered around Mainz elected 14 members.
• Constituency Five (Wahlkreis 5) centered around Ludwigshafen elected 21 members.
• Constituency Six (Wahlkreis 6) centered around Kaiserslautern elected 15 members.

All seats would be distributed via Hare method.

Summary of the 21 March 1971 Rhineland-Palatinate state Landtag election results

Party		Vote %	Vote % ±	Seats	Seats ±
	Christian Democratic Union	50.0	+3.3	53	+4
	Social Democratic Party	40.5	+3.7	44	+5
	Free Democratic Party	5.9	–2.4	3	–5
	National Democratic Party	2.7	–4.2	0	–4
	German Communist Party	0.9	N/A	0	N/A
Total		100.0	—	100	±0
Source: parties-and-elections.de