1999 Saarland state election

1999 Saarland state election
← 1994 5 September 1999 2004 →
All 51 seats of the Landtag of Saarland
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout557,337 (68.7%)
Decrease 14.8%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Peter Müller Reinhard Klimmt Christian Molitor
Party CDU SPD Greens
Last election 21 seats, 38.6% 27 seats, 49.4% 3 seats, 5.5%
Seats won 26 25 0
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 2 Decrease 3
Popular vote 253,856 247,311 18,106
Percentage 45.5% 44.4% 3.2%
Swing Increase 6.9% Decrease 5.0% Decrease 2.3%
Minister-President before election

Reinhard Klimmt
SPD

Elected Minister-President

Peter Müller
CDU

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 Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands 		Social democracy Reinhard Klimmt 49.4%
27 / 51
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands 		Christian democracy Peter Müller 38.6%
21 / 51
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen 		Green politics Christian Molitor 5.5%
3 / 51

Opinion polling

Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size 		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
Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 253,856 45.5 Increase6.9 26 Increase5 51.0
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 247,311 44.4 Decrease5.0 25 Decrease2 49.0
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 18,106 3.2 Decrease2.3 0 Decrease3 0
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 14,259 2.6 Increase0.5 0 ±0 0
Others 23,805 4.2 0 ±0 0
Total 557,337 100.0 51 ±0
Voter turnout 68.7 Decrease14.8

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