1999 Saxony state election

The 1999 Saxony state election was held on 19 September 1999 to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Saxony. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Kurt Biedenkopf retained its majority and continued in office.

1999 Saxony state election

19 September 1999
All 120 seats in the Landtag of Saxony 61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	2,164,072 (61.1%) 2.7%
Leader Kurt Biedenkopf Peter Porsch Karl-Heinz Kunckel Party CDU PDS SPD Last election 77 seats, 58.1% 21 seats, 16.5% 22 seats, 16.6% Seats won 76 30 14 Seat change 1 9 8 Popular vote 1,231,254 480,317 204,438 Percentage 56.9% 22.2% 10.7% Swing 1.2% 5.7% 5.9%
Minister-President before election Kurt Biedenkopf CDU Elected Minister-President Kurt Biedenkopf CDU

Parties

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

Name			Ideology	Leader(s)	1994 result
					Votes (%)	Seats
	CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands	Christian democracy	Kurt Biedenkopf	58.1%	77 / 120
	SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands	Social democracy	Karl-Heinz Kunckel	16.6%	22 / 120
	PDS	Party of Democratic Socialism Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus	Democratic socialism	Peter Porsch	16.5%	21 / 120

Opinion polling

Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Sample size	CDU	SPD	PDS	Grüne	FDP	Others	Lead
1999 state election	19 Sep 1999	–	56.9	10.7	22.2	2.6	1.1	6.5	34.7
Infratest dimap	Sep 1999	–	57	16	18	3	1	5	39
Emnid	Jul–Aug 1999	1,132	53	18	19	3	2	5	34
Infratest dimap	Aug 1999	–	54	16	20	3	2	5	34
Infratest Burke	Jul–Aug 1999	900	57	20	17	2	1	3	37
1999 European election	13 Jun 1999	–	54.5	14.0	18.4	3.0	2.5	7.6	36.1
Infratest Burke	Apr–May 1999	900	52	17	22	3	2	4	35
Emnid	Apr 1999	1,028	49	21	19	4	2	5	28
Infratest Burke	Mar 1999	900	51	24	18	4	1	2	27
Emnid	Dec 1998	–	43	26	19	4	2	6	17
1998 federal election	27 Sep 1998	–	32.8	29.1	20.0	4.4	3.6	10.2	3.7
Emnid	Nov 1997	–	44	22	19	8	2	5	22
Emnid	Nov 1996	–	49	19	18	8	1	5	30
Emnid	Mar 1996	–	53	14	19	7	1	6	34
Emnid	Jun 1995	–	50	16	19	6	4	5	31
Emnid	Jan 1995	–	55	18	19	4	1	3	36
1994 state election	11 Sep 1994	–	58.1	16.6	16.5	4.1	1.7	2.9	41.5

Election result

Summary of the 19 September 1999 election results for the Landtag of Saxony

Party		Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-	Seats %
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	1,231,254	56.9	1.2	76	1	63.3
	Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)	480,317	22.2	5.7	30	9	25.0
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	232,311	10.7	5.9	14	8	11.7
	Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)	55,609	2.6	1.5	0	±0	0
	Pro Deutsche Mark (Pro DM)	46,469	2.1	2.1	0	±0	0
	The Republicans (REP)	32,793	1.5	0.2	0	±0	0
	National Democratic Party (NPD)	29,593	1.4	1.4	0	±0	0
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	23,369	1.1	0.6	0	±0	0
	Others	32,357	1.5		0	±0	0
Total		2,164,072	100.0		120	±0
Voter turnout			61.1	2.7

Popular Vote CDU   59.60% PDS   22.20% SPD   10.73% B'90/GRÜNE   2.57% Other   7.61%

Landtag seats CDU   63.33% PDS   25.00% SPD   11.67%