Saxony state election, 1999

The Saxony state election of 1999 was held on September 19, 1999, to elect members of the Landtag of Saxony.

Results

 Summary of the 19 September 1999 election results for the Landtag of Saxony
Party Ideology Vote % (change) Seats (change) Seat %
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Center-right 56.9% −1.2% 76 −1 63.3%
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) [Now Linke] Left-wing 22.2% +5.7% 30 +9 25.0%
Social Democratic Party (SPD) Center-left 10.7% −5.9% 14 −8 11.7%
Alliance '90/The Greens (Die Grünen) Environmental, left-wing 2.6% −1.5%
Pro Deutschmark Initiative Single-Issue 2.1% +2.1%
The Republicans (Republikaner) national-conservative 1.5% +0.2%
National Democratic Party (NPD) Far-right, nationalist 1.4% +1.4%
Free Democratic Party (FDP) Free Market 1.1% −0.6%
German Social Union (DSU) national-conservative 0.4% −0.2%
Party of Bible-Loyal Christians (PBC) Religious, conservative 0.3% +0.3%
Gray Panthers (Graue) Pensioner's advocacy 0.3% +0.3%
All Others 0.4% −0.7%
Total 100.0%   118 +8 100.0%

Turnout was 61.1%, up from 58.4% in the previous Landtag elections in 1994.

Turnout was 61.1%, an increase of 2.7% over the previous Landtag elections.

The Five-Percent-Hurdle in German politics allows only parties receiving over 5% to gain seats.

See also


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