1999 Thuringian state election

The 1999 Thuringian state election was held on 12 September 1999 to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Thuringia. The incumbent government was a grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Bernhard Vogel. The CDU won an absolute majority in the election and formed government alone; Vogel continued as Minister-President.

1999 Thuringia state election
12 September 1999
All 88 seats of the Landtag of Thuringia
45 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,161,181 (59.9%)
Decrease 14.9%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Bernhard Vogel Bodo Ramelow Richard Dewes
Party CDU PDS SPD
Last election 42 seats, 42.6% 17 seats, 16.6% 29 seats, 29.6%
Seats won 49 21 18
Seat change Increase 7 Increase 4 Decrease 11
Popular vote 592,474 247,906 214,801
Percentage 51.0% 21.3% 18.5%
Swing Increase 8.4% Increase 4.7% Decrease 11.1%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election

Bernhard Vogel
CDU

 Elected Minister-President

Bernhard Vogel
CDU

Parties

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

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1994 result
Votes (%) Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands		 Christian democracy Bernhard Vogel 42.6%
42 / 88
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands		 Social democracy Richard Dewes 29.6%
29 / 88
PDS Party of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus		 Democratic socialism Bodo Ramelow 16.6%
17 / 88

Election result
Summary of the 12 September 1999 election results for the Landtag of Thuringia
Party Votes  % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 592,474 51.0 Increase8.4 49 Increase7 55.7
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 247,906 21.3 Increase4.7 21 Increase4 23.9
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 214,801 18.5 Decrease11.1 18 Decrease11 20.5
German People's Union (DVU) 36,386 3.1 Increase3.1 0 ±0 0
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 21,617 1.9 Decrease2.6 0 ±0 0
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 31,001 1.1 Decrease2.1 0 ±0 0
Others 34,996 3.0 0 ±0 0
Total 1,161,181 100.0 88 ±0
Voter turnout 59.9 Decrease14.9
Popular Vote
CDU
 
 51.02%
PDS
 
 21.35%
SPD
 
 18.50%
DVU
 
 3.13%
B'90/GRÜNE
 
 1.86%
FDP
 
 1.12%
Other
 
 3.01%
Landtag seats
CDU
 
 55.68%
PDS
 
 23.86%
SPD
 
 20.45%

Sources


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