1999 Saarland state election

State election in Saarland, Germany 1999 Saarland state election Saarland parliamentary no 1994 Saarland state election 1994 2004 Saarland state election 2004 All 51 seats of the Landtag of Saarland 26 5 September 1999 557,337 (68.7%) 14.8% 100px Peter Müller Christian Democratic Union of Germany 21 seats, 38.6% 26 5 253,856 45.5% 6.9% 120px Reinhard Klimmt Social Democratic Party of Germany 27 seats, 49.4% 25 2 247,311 44.4% 5.0% Christian Molitor Alliance 90/The Greens 3 seats, 5.5% 0 3 18,106 3.2% 2.3% File:1999 Saarland State Election.svg Minister-President Reinhard Klimmt Social Democratic Party of Germany Peter Müller Christian Democratic Union of Germany 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. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Saarland. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1994 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Reinhard Klimmt 49.4% 27 51 Social Democratic Party of Germany CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Peter Müller 38.6% 21 51 Christian Democratic Union of Germany Grüne Alliance 90/The GreensBündnis 90/Die Grünen Green politics Christian Molitor 5.5% 3 51 Alliance 90/The Greens Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize SPD CDU Grüne FDP Others Lead 1999 state election 5 Sep 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 Oct 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 |- | colspan=8 | center|350px |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=Christian Democratic Union of Germany| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=right| 253,856 | align=right| 45.5 | align=right| 6.9 | align=right| 26 | align=right| 5 | align=right| 51.0 |- | bgcolor=Social Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | align=right| 247,311 | align=right| 44.4 | align=right| 5.0 | align=right| 25 | align=right| 2 | align=right| 49.0 |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=Alliance 90/The Greens| | align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | align=right| 18,106 | align=right| 3.2 | align=right| 2.3 | align=right| 0 | align=right| 3 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Free Democratic Party (Germany)| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=right| 14,259 | align=right| 2.6 | align=right| 0.5 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Other| | align=left | Others | align=right| 23,805 | align=right| 4.2 | align=right| | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 557,337 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 51 ! align=right| ±0 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 68.7 ! align=right| 14.8 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |} Sources The Federal Returning Officer https://web.archive.org/web/20041206235227/http://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/e/index_e.htm 2004-12-06 1999 Saarland Saarland state election Category:20th century in Saarland