1999 Thuringian state election

1999 Thuringia state election

12 September 1999
All 88 seats of the Landtag of Thuringia 45 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	1,161,181 (59.9%) 14.9%
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% 4.7% 11.1%
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.

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.

Name			Ideology	Leader(s)	1994 result
					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

Composition of the Landtag

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

Popular Vote CDU   51.02% PDS   21.35% SPD   18.50% DVU   3.13% B'90/GRÜNE   1.86% FDP   1.12% Other   3.01%

Landtag seats CDU   55.68% PDS   23.86% SPD   20.45%

Sources

• Landtagswahl 1999 in Thüringen - endgültiges Ergebnis