1999 Bremen state election

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.

1999 Bremen state election
6 June 1999
All 100 seats in the Bürgerschaft of Bremen
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout291,091 (60.1%)
8.5%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Henning Scherf
Party SPD CDU
Last election 37 seats, 33.4% 37 seats, 32.6%
Seats won 47 42
Seat change 10 5
Popular vote 123,875 108,050
Percentage 42.6% 37.1%
Swing 9.2% 4.5%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Green DVU
Last election 14 seats, 13.1% 0 seats, 2.5%
Seats won 10 1
Seat change 4 1
Popular vote 25,958 8,823
Percentage 8.9% 3.0%
Swing 4.2% 0.5%
Mayor before election

Henning Scherf
SPD

 Elected Mayor

Henning Scherf
SPD

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 Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands		 Social democracy Henning Scherf 33.4%
37 / 100
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands		 Christian democracy 32.6%
37 / 100
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen		 Green politics 13.1%
14 / 100
AFB Labour for Bremen and Bremerhaven
Arbeit für Bremen und Bremerhaven		 Economic liberalism 10.7%
12 / 100

Election result

Summary of the 6 June 1999 election results for the Bürgerschaft of Bremen

Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 123,875 42.6 9.2 47 10 47.0
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 108,050 37.1 4.5 42 5 42.0
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 25,958 8.9 4.2 10 4 10.0
German People's Union (DVU) 8,823 3.0 0.5 1 1 1.0
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 8,418 2.9 0.5 0 ±0 0
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 7,327 2.5 0.9 0 ±0 0
Labour for Bremen and Bremerhaven (AFB) 7,110 2.4 8.3 0 12 0
Others 1,530 0.5 0 ±0 0
Total 291,091 100.0 100 ±0
Voter turnout 60.1 8.5
Popular Vote
SPD
 
 42.56%
CDU
 
 37.12%
B'90/GRÜNE
 
 8.92%
DVU
 
 3.03%
PDS
 
 2.89%
FDP
 
 2.52%
AFB
 
 2.44%
Other
 
 0.53%
Bürgerschaft seats
SPD
 
 47.00%
CDU
 
 42.00%
B'90/GRÜNE
 
 10.00%
DVU
 
 1.00%
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