1999 Saxony state election

The 1999 Saxony state election was held on 19 September 1999 to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Saxony. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Kurt Biedenkopf retained its majority and continued in office.

1999 Saxony state election
19 September 1999
All 120 seats in the Landtag of Saxony
61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout2,164,072 (61.1%)
Increase 2.7%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Kurt Biedenkopf Peter Porsch Karl-Heinz Kunckel
Party CDU PDS SPD
Last election 77 seats, 58.1% 21 seats, 16.5% 22 seats, 16.6%
Seats won 76 30 14
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 9 Decrease 8
Popular vote 1,231,254 480,317 204,438
Percentage 56.9% 22.2% 10.7%
Swing Decrease 1.2% Increase 5.7% Decrease 5.9%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election

Kurt Biedenkopf
CDU

 Elected Minister-President

Kurt Biedenkopf
CDU

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 2nd Landtag of Saxony.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1994 result
Votes (%) Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands		 Christian democracy Kurt Biedenkopf 58.1%
77 / 120
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands		 Social democracy Karl-Heinz Kunckel 16.6%
22 / 120
PDS Party of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus		 Democratic socialism Peter Porsch 16.5%
21 / 120

Opinion polling
Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size		 CDU SPD PDS Grüne FDP Others Lead
1999 state election 19 Sep 1999 – 56.9 10.7 22.2 2.6 1.1 6.5 34.7
Infratest dimap Sep 1999 – 57 16 18 3 1 5 39
Emnid Jul–Aug 1999 1,132 53 18 19 3 2 5 34
Infratest dimap Aug 1999 – 54 16 20 3 2 5 34
Infratest Burke Jul–Aug 1999 900 57 20 17 2 1 3 37
1999 European election 13 Jun 1999 – 54.5 14.0 18.4 3.0 2.5 7.6 36.1
Infratest Burke Apr–May 1999 900 52 17 22 3 2 4 35
Emnid Apr 1999 1,028 49 21 19 4 2 5 28
Infratest Burke Mar 1999 900 51 24 18 4 1 2 27
Emnid Dec 1998 – 43 26 19 4 2 6 17
1998 federal election 27 Sep 1998 – 32.8 29.1 20.0 4.4 3.6 10.2 3.7
Emnid Nov 1997 – 44 22 19 8 2 5 22
Emnid Nov 1996 – 49 19 18 8 1 5 30
Emnid Mar 1996 – 53 14 19 7 1 6 34
Emnid Jun 1995 – 50 16 19 6 4 5 31
Emnid Jan 1995 – 55 18 19 4 1 3 36
1994 state election 11 Sep 1994 – 58.1 16.6 16.5 4.1 1.7 2.9 41.5

Election result

Summary of the 19 September 1999 election results for the Landtag of Saxony
Party Votes  % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 1,231,254 56.9 Decrease1.2 76 Decrease1 63.3
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 480,317 22.2 Increase5.7 30 Increase9 25.0
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 232,311 10.7 Decrease5.9 14 Decrease8 11.7
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 55,609 2.6 Decrease1.5 0 ±0 0
Pro Deutsche Mark (Pro DM) 46,469 2.1 Increase2.1 0 ±0 0
The Republicans (REP) 32,793 1.5 Increase0.2 0 ±0 0
National Democratic Party (NPD) 29,593 1.4 Increase1.4 0 ±0 0
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 23,369 1.1 Decrease0.6 0 ±0 0
Others 32,357 1.5 0 ±0 0
Total 2,164,072 100.0 120 ±0
Voter turnout 61.1 Increase2.7
Popular Vote
CDU
 
 59.60%
PDS
 
 22.20%
SPD
 
 10.73%
B'90/GRÜNE
 
 2.57%
Other
 
 7.61%
Landtag seats
CDU
 
 63.33%
PDS
 
 25.00%
SPD
 
 11.67%


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