The 1999 Saxony state election was held on 19 September 1999 to elect the members of the 3rd
Landtag of Saxony
The Landtag of Saxony (), also known in English as the Saxon State Parliament, is the legislature of the Free State of Saxony, one of Germany's sixteen states. It is responsible for legislation, control of the government, and electing some sta ...
. The incumbent
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by
Minister-President Kurt Biedenkopf
Kurt Hans Biedenkopf (; 28 January 1930 – 12 August 2021) was a German jurist, academic teacher and politician of the Christian-Democratic Union (CDU) party. He was rector of the Ruhr University Bochum.
Biedenkopf made a political career ...
retained its majority and continued in office.
As of 2024, this is the most recent Saxony state election, where a party received more than 50% of the vote. Every Saxony state election since 1999, The CDU has seen its support in elections decrease.
Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the 2nd Landtag of Saxony.
Opinion polling
Election result
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! colspan="2" , Party
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
! Seats %
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Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
, align= 1,231,254
, align= 56.9
, align= 1.2
, align= 76
, align= 1
, align= 63.3
, -
, bgcolor=,
, align=left ,
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)
, align= 480,317
, align= 22.2
, align= 5.7
, align= 30
, align= 9
, align= 25.0
, -
, bgcolor=,
, align=left ,
Social Democratic Party
The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology.
Active parties
Form ...
(SPD)
, align= 232,311
, align= 10.7
, align= 5.9
, align= 14
, align= 8
, align= 11.7
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! colspan=8,
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, bgcolor=,
, align=left ,
Alliance 90/The Greens
Alliance 90/The Greens (, ), often simply referred to as Greens (, ), is a Green (politics), green political party in Germany. It was formed in 1993 by the merger of the Greens (formed in West Germany in 1980) and Alliance 90 (formed in East Ger ...
(Grüne)
, align= 55,609
, align= 2.6
, align= 1.5
, align= 0
, align= ±0
, align= 0
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,
, align=left , Pro Deutsche Mark (Pro DM)
, align= 46,469
, align= 2.1
, align= 2.1
, align= 0
, align= ±0
, align= 0
, -
, bgcolor=,
, align=left ,
The Republicans (REP)
, align= 32,793
, align= 1.5
, align= 0.2
, align= 0
, align= ±0
, align= 0
, -
, bgcolor=,
, align=left ,
National Democratic Party (NPD)
, align= 29,593
, align= 1.4
, align= 1.4
, align= 0
, align= ±0
, align= 0
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, bgcolor=,
, align=left ,
Free Democratic Party (FDP)
, align= 23,369
, align= 1.1
, align= 0.6
, align= 0
, align= ±0
, align= 0
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, bgcolor=,
, align=left , Others
, align= 32,357
, align= 1.5
, align=
, align= 0
, align= ±0
, align= 0
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! align=right colspan=2, Total
! align= 2,164,072
! align= 100.0
! align=
! align= 120
! align= ±0
! align=
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! align=right colspan=2, Voter turnout
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! align= 61.1
! align= 2.7
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References
1999
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1999 elections in Germany
Saxony state election
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