1999 Hessian state election

State election in Hesse, Germany 1999 Hesse state election Hesse parliamentary no 1995 Hessian state election 1995 2003 Hessian state election 2003 All 110 seats of the Landtag of Hesse 56 7 February 1999 2,800,371 (66.4%) 0.1% 105px Roland Koch Christian Democratic Union of Germany 45 seats, 39.2% 50 5 1,215,783 43.4% 4.2% 150px Hans Eichel Social Democratic Party of Germany 44 seats, 38.0% 46 2 1,102,544 39.4% 1.4% 105px Evelin Schönhut-KeilTarek Al-Wazir Alliance 90/The Greens 13 seats, 11.2% 8 5 201,194 7.2% 4.0% 105px Ruth Wagner Free Democratic Party (Germany) 8 seats, 7.4% 6 2 142,845 5.1% 2.3% 1999 Hessian state election.svg 250px Results for the single-member constituencies. Minister-President Hans Eichel Social Democratic Party of Germany Roland Koch Christian Democratic Union of Germany The 1999 Hessian state election was held on 7 February 1999 to elect the members of the 15th Landtag of Hesse. The outgoing government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Hans Eichel. The government was unexpectedly defeated, with the opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) winning a comfortable plurality and forming a one-seat majority coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP). This was despite prior opinion polling indicating the SPD and Greens would be re-elected comfortably and increase their majority. CDU leader Roland Koch was elected Minister-President by the Landtag in early April. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Hesse. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1995 result Votes (%) Seats CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Roland Koch 39.2% 45 110 Christian Democratic Union of Germany SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Hans Eichel 38.0% 44 110 Social Democratic Party of Germany Grüne Alliance 90/The GreensBündnis 90/Die Grünen Green politics Priska HinzRupert von Plottnitz 11.2% 13 110 Alliance 90/The Greens FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism Ruth Wagner 7.4% 8 110 Free Democratic Party (Germany) Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize 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 Campaign During the campaign, the CDU collected signatures opposing the federal government's plan to relax Germany's high standards for dual citizenship, which drew accusations of xenophobia.staatsbuergerschaft Rhein Zeitung online, 5 January 1999 Election result Party Constituency Party list Totalseats +/- Votes % Seats Votes % +/- Seats Christian Democratic Union 1,265,942 45.34 34 1,215,783 43.42 +4.26 16 50 5 Social Democratic Party 1,158,663 41.50 21 1,102,544 39.37 +1.40 25 46 2 Alliance 90/The Greens 168,325 6.03 0 201,194 7.18 -4.01 8 8 5 Free Democratic Party 98,095 3.51 0 142,845 5.10 -2.35 6 6 2 The Republicans 79,273 2.84 0 75,114 2.68 +0.70 0 0 0 Human Environment Animal Protection Party 2,056 0.07 0 12,856 0.46 New 0 0 New League of Free Citizens 8,760 0.31 0 10,811 0.39 +0.08 0 0 0 Free Voters 405 0.01 0 10,057 0.36 New 0 0 New Feminist Party of Germany 1,745 0.06 0 6,691 0.24 New 0 0 New National Democratic Party 2,231 0.08 0 5,933 0.21 -0.07 0 0 0 Party of Bible-abiding Christians 2,164 0.08 0 4,999 0.18 -0.06 0 0 0 German Communist Party 1,181 0.04 0 3,881 0.14 +0.02 0 0 0 Natural Law Party 1,515 0.05 0 2,499 0.09 -0.07 0 0 0 Ecological Democratic Party 138 0.00 0 2,053 0.07 -0.12 0 0 0 Party of Willing Workers and Disadvantaged 95 0.00 0 1,909 0.07 New 0 0 0 Civil Rights Movement Soliarity 627 0.02 0 612 0.02 0.00 0 0 0 German Homeland Party 91 0.00 0 591 0.02 -0.01 0 0 0 Independents 540 0.02 0 – 0 0 Total 2,791,846 100.00 55 2,800,372 100.00 55 110 0 Invalid 53,740 1.89 45,214 1.59 Turnout 2,845,586 66.45 2,845,586 66.45 +0.18 Registered voters 4,282,397 4,282,397 References Sources The Federal Returning Officer 1999 Hesse Hessian state election Category:1990s in Hesse