1999 Hessian state election
The 1999 Hessian state election was held on 7 February 1999 to elect the members of the Landtag of Hesse. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Hans Eichel was defeated. This came despite polls indicating the government would be returned with an increased majority and that the SPD would overtake the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) as the largest party in the Landtag. After the election, the CDU and Free Democratic Party (FDP) formed a coalition, with CDU leader Roland Koch elected as Minister-President.
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All 110 seats of the Landtag of Hesse 56 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 2,800,371 (66.4%) 0.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Hesse.
| Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 1995 result | |||
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| Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands |
Christian democracy | Roland Koch | 39.2% | 45 / 110 | |
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands |
Social democracy | Hans Eichel | 38.0% | 44 / 110 | |
| Grüne | Alliance 90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen |
Green politics | Priska Hinz Rupert von Plottnitz |
11.2% | 13 / 110 | |
| FDP | Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei |
Classical liberalism | Ruth Wagner | 7.4% | 8 / 110 | |
Opinion polling
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size |
CDU | SPD | Grüne | FDP | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 state election | 7 February 1999 | – | 43.4 | 39.4 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.0 |
| Polis | 30 Jan 1999 | 1,016 | 36 | 41 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 25–28 Jan 1999 | 1,025 | 39 | 42 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 3 |
| Infratest dimap | 18–24 Jan 1999 | 1,000 | 37.5 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| Forsa | 20 Jan 1999 | ? | 36 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Forsa | 14 Jan 1999 | ? | 37 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Infratest dimap | 4–10 Jan 1999 | 1,000 | 39 | 42 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 30 Nov–3 Dec 1998 | 1,011 | 37 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 2–5 Nov 1998 | 1,021 | 38 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 1995 state election | 19 February 1995 | – | 39.2 | 38.0 | 11.2 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 1.2 |
Election result
Summary of the 7 February 1999 election results for the Landtag of Hesse
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
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| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 1,215,783 | 43.4 | 4.2 |
50 | 5 |
45.5 | |
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 1,102,544 | 39.4 | 1.4 |
46 | 2 |
41.8 | |
| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 201,194 | 7.2 |  4.0 |
8 | 5 |
7.3 | |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 142,845 | 5.1 | 2.3 |
6 | 2 |
5.5 | |
| The Republicans (REP) | 75,113 | 2.7 | 0.7 |
0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| Others | 62,892 | 2.2 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2,800,371 | 100.0 | 110 | ±0 | |||
| Voter turnout | 66.4 | 0.1 |
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Sources
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