1999 Thuringia state election

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All 88 seats of the Landtag of Thuringia 45 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	1,161,181 (59.9%) 14.9 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Bernhard Vogel Bodo Ramelow Richard Dewes Party CDU PDS SPD Last election 42 seats, 42.6% 17 seats, 16.6% 29 seats, 29.6% Seats won 49 21 18 Seat change 7 4 11 Popular vote 592,474 247,906 214,801 Percentage 51.0% 21.3% 18.5% Swing 8.4 pp 4.7 pp 11.1 pp
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election Bernhard Vogel CDU Elected Minister-President Bernhard Vogel CDU

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.

Contents

• Parties
• Election result
• Sources

As of 2024, this is the most recent Thuringian state election, where a party received more than 50% of the vote.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 2nd Landtag of Thuringia.

Election result

Summary of the 12 September 1999 election results for the Landtag of Thuringia

Party		Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-	Seats %
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	592,474	51.0	8.4	49	7	55.7
	Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)	247,906	21.3	4.7	21	4	23.9
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	214,801	18.5	11.1	18	11	20.5
	German People's Union (DVU)	36,386	3.1	3.1	0	±0	0
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	21,617	1.9	2.6	0	±0	0
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	13,001	1.1	2.1	0	±0	0
	Others	34,996	3.0		0	±0	0
Total		1,161,181	100.0		88	±0
Voter turnout			59.9	14.9

Sources

• Landtagswahl 1999 in Thüringen - endgültiges Ergebnis

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