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%)
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 7 4 11
Popular vote 592,474 247,906 214,801
Percentage 51.0% 21.3% 18.5%
Swing 8.4% 4.7% 11.1%
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 8.4 49 7 55.7
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 247,906 21.3 4.7 21 4 23.9
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 214,801 18.5 11.1 18 11 20.5
German People's Union (DVU) 36,386 3.1 3.1 0 ±0 0
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 21,617 1.9 2.6 0 ±0 0
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 31,001 1.1 2.1 0 ±0 0
Others 34,996 3.0 0 ±0 0
Total 1,161,181 100.0 88 ±0
Voter turnout 59.9 14.9
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%

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