1999 Brandenburg state election

State election in Brandenburg, Germany 1999 Brandenburg state election Brandenburg parliamentary no 1994 Brandenburg state election 1994 2004 Brandenburg state election 2004 All 89 seats in the Landtag of Brandenburg 45 5 September 1999 1,102,360 (54.3%) 2.0% 150x150px Manfred Stolpe Social Democratic Party of Germany Cottbus II 52 seats, 54.1% 37 433,521 15 39.3% 14.8% Joerg Schoenbohm 01.jpg Jörg Schönbohm Christian Democratic Union (Germany) State-wide party list 18 seats, 18.7% 25 292,634 7 26.5% 7.8% PDS Wolfgang Thiel Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany) State-wide party list 18 seats, 18.7% 22 257,309 4 23.3% 4.6% DVU Axel Hesselbarth German People's Union Did not contest Did not run 5 58,247 5 5.3% 5.3% 1999 Brandenburg state election.svg 300px Results for the single-member constituencies Government Stolpe II SPD majority Government after election Stolpe III SPD–CDU The 1999 Brandenburg state election was held on 5 September 1999 to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Brandenburg. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) majority government led by Minister-President Manfred Stolpe lost its majority. The SPD subsequently formed a grand coalition with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and Stolpe continued as Minister-President. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 2nd Landtag of Brandenburg. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1994 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Manfred Stolpe 54.1% 52 88 Social Democratic Party of Germany CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Jörg Schönbohm 18.7% 18 88 Christian Democratic Union of Germany PDS Party of Democratic SocialismPartei des Demokratischen Sozialismus Democratic socialism 18.7% 18 88 The Left (Germany) Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize SPD CDU PDS Grüne FDP DVU Others Lead 1999 state election 5 Sep 1999 – 39.3 26.5 23.3 1.9 1.9 5.3 1.7 12.7 Infratest dimap 18–24 Aug 1999 1,000 44 23 23 2 1 5 2 21 dimap 2–11 Aug 1999 1,014 42 27 20 3 3 3 2 15 Forsa August 1999 1,002 44 23 23 2 2 4 2 19 Infratest dimap 28 Jun–4 Jul 1999 1,000 42 29 20 3 1 – 5 13 dimap 18–22 Jun 1999 1,021 40 27 21 3 2 – 7 13 Infratest dimap 17–22 May 1999 1,000 50 25 18 3 1 – 3 25 Infratest dimap 15–21 Mar 1999 1,000 51 23 18 3 2 – 3 28 Infratest dimap 23–28 Nov 1998 1,000 55 18 18 4 3 – 4 37 Infratest dimap 21–29 Mar 1998 1,000 58 15 17 4 2 – 4 43 1994 state election 5 Sep 1994 – 54.1 18.7 18.7 2.9 2.2 – 3.1 35.4 Election result File:1999 Brandenburg Landtag.svg Summary of the 5 September 1999 election results for the Landtag of Brandenburg Social Democratic Party (SPD) 433521 14.81 37 15 Christian Democratic Union 292634 7.83 25 7 Party of Democratic Socialism #be3075 257309 4.62 22 4 German People's Union (DVU) 58247 5.28 5 5 Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 21410 0.95 0 Free Democratic Party (FDP) 20472 0.34 0 Others 18767 0 54.3 2.0 Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 39.33 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 26.55 PDS The Left (Germany) 23.34 DVU German People's Union 5.28 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 1.94 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 1.86 Other #777777 1.70 Landtag seats #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 41.57 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 28.09 PDS The Left (Germany) 24.72 DVU German People's Union 5.62 Sources The Federal Returning Officer Category:Elections in Brandenburg Brandenburg Brandenburg state election Category:20th century in Brandenburg