1999 Saarland state election
The 1999 Saarland state election was held on 5 September 1999 to elect the members of the Landtag of Saarland. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Reinhard Klimmt was defeated. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won a narrow majority of one seat. CDU leader Peter Müller was subsequently elected Minister-President.
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All 51 seats of the Landtag of Saarland 26 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 557,337 (68.7%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Saarland.
| Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 1994 result | |||
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| Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands |
Social democracy | Reinhard Klimmt | 49.4% | 27 / 51 | |
| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands |
Christian democracy | Peter Müller | 38.6% | 21 / 51 | |
| Grüne | Alliance 90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen |
Green politics | Christian Molitor | 5.5% | 3 / 51 | |
Opinion polling
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size |
SPD | CDU | Grüne | FDP | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 state election | 5 September 1999 | – | 44.4 | 45.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 1.1 |
| Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 31 Aug 1999 | 1,017 | 46 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Infratest dimap | 18 Aug 1999 | 1,000 | 43 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Infratest dimap | 14–18 Jul 1999 | 1,000 | 43 | 46 | 4.5 | 2 | 4.5 | 3 |
| Infratest dimap | 17–21 Jun 1999 | 1,000 | 42 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Emnid | 25–29 Mar 1999 | 1,000 | 45 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Forsa | March 1999 | ? | 51 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Forsa | 19 Feb 1999 | ? | 51 | 36 | ? | ? | ? | 15 |
| Emnid | 30 Jan 1999 | ? | 46 | 41 | 7 | 2 | ? | 5 |
| 1994 state election | 16 October 1994 | – | 49.4 | 38.6 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 10.8 |
Election result
Summary of the 5 September 1999 election results for the Landtag of Saarland
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
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| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 253,856 | 45.5 |  |
26 | |
51.0 | |
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 247,311 | 44.4 | |
25 | |
49.0 | |
| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 18,106 | 3.2 | |
0 | |
0 | |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 14,259 | 2.6 | |
0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| Others | 23,805 | 4.2 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 557,337 | 100.0 | 51 | ±0 | |||
| Voter turnout | 68.7 | |
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Sources
| Landtag of Saarland | |
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