1999 Bremen state election

State election in Bremen, Germany 1999 Bremen state election Bremen parliamentary no 1995 Bremen state election 1995 2003 Bremen state election 2003 All 100 seats in the Bürgerschaft of Bremen 51 6 June 1999 291,091 (60.1%) 8.5% 100px Henning Scherf Social Democratic Party of Germany 37 seats, 33.4% 47 123,875 10 42.6% 9.2% Christian Democratic Union (Germany) 37 seats, 32.6% 42 108,050 5 37.1% 4.5% Alliance 90/The Greens 14 seats, 13.1% 10 25,958 4 8.9% 4.2% German People's Union 0 seats, 2.5% 1 1 8,823 3.0% 0.5% Mayor Henning Scherf Social Democratic Party of Germany Henning Scherf Social Democratic Party of Germany The 1999 Bremen state election was held on 6 June 1999 to elect the members of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen, as well as the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The incumbent grand coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Mayor Henning Scherf retained its majority and continued in office. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Bürgerschaft of Bremen. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1995 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Henning Scherf 33.4% 37 100 Social Democratic Party of Germany CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy 32.6% 37 100 Christian Democratic Union of Germany Grüne Alliance 90/The GreensBündnis 90/Die Grünen Green politics 13.1% 14 100 Alliance 90/The Greens AFB Labour for Bremen and BremerhavenArbeit für Bremen und Bremerhaven Economic liberalism 10.7% 12 100 #63B8FF Election result File:1999 Bürgerschaft of Bremen.svg Summary of the 6 June 1999 election results for the Bürgerschaft of Bremen #E3000F Social Democratic Party (SPD) 123875 +10 47 #000000 Christian Democratic Union (CDU) +5 +9.2 +4.5 108050 42 #409A3C Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) -4 25958 10 #AA4422 German People's Union (DVU) +1 1 -4.2 +0.5 8823 #be3075 Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) ±0 0 8418 +0.5 #FFED00 Free Democratic Party (FDP) ±0 0 -0.9 7327 #63b8ff Labour for Bremen and Bremerhaven (AFB) -12 7110 0 -8.3 #DDDDBB Others ±0 1530 0Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 42.56 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 37.12 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 8.92 DVU German People's Union 3.03 PDS The Left (Germany) 2.89 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 2.52 AFB #63B8FF 2.44 Other #777777 0.53 Bürgerschaft seats #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 47.00 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 42.00 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 10.00 DVU German People's Union 1.00 References The Federal Returning Officer Category:Elections in Bremen (state) Bremen Bremen state election Category:20th century in Bremen (state)