1999 Thuringian state election
The 1999 Thuringian state election was held on 12 September 1999 to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Thuringia. The incumbent government was a grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Bernhard Vogel. The CDU won an absolute majority in the election and formed government alone; Vogel continued as Minister-President.
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All 88 seats of the Landtag of Thuringia 45 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 1,161,181 (59.9%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the 2nd Landtag of Thuringia.
Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 1994 result | |||
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Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands |
Christian democracy | Bernhard Vogel | 42.6% | 42 / 88 | |
SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands |
Social democracy | Richard Dewes | 29.6% | 29 / 88 | |
PDS | Party of Democratic Socialism Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus |
Democratic socialism | Bodo Ramelow | 16.6% | 17 / 88 |
Election result
Summary of the 12 September 1999 election results for the Landtag of Thuringia
Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
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Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 592,474 | 51.0 | 49 | 55.7 | |||
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | 247,906 | 21.3 | 21 | 23.9 | |||
Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 214,801 | 18.5 | 18 | 20.5 | |||
German People's Union (DVU) | 36,386 | 3.1 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ||
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 21,617 | 1.9 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ||
Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 31,001 | 1.1 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ||
Others | 34,996 | 3.0 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ||
Total | 1,161,181 | 100.0 | 88 | ±0 | |||
Voter turnout | 59.9 |
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