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1999 Saarland state election

State election in Saarland, Germany

Field	Value
election_name	1999 Saarland state election
country	Saarland
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1994 Saarland state election
previous_year	1994
next_election	2004 Saarland state election
next_year	2004
seats_for_election	All 51 seats of the Landtag of Saarland
majority_seats	26
election_date	5 September 1999
turnout	557,337 (68.7%)
14.8%
image1	[[File:Peter Müller (2009).jpg	100px]]
leader1	Peter Müller
party1	Christian Democratic Union of Germany
last_election1	21 seats, 38.6%
seats1	26
seat_change1	5
popular_vote1	253,856
percentage1	45.5%
swing1	6.9%
image2	[[File:2018-06-29 Reinhard Klimmt ZDF Fernsehrat 0090.jpg	120px]]
leader2	Reinhard Klimmt
party2	Social Democratic Party of Germany
last_election2	27 seats, 49.4%
seats2	25
seat_change2	2
popular_vote2	247,311
percentage2	44.4%
swing2	5.0%
leader3	Christian Molitor
party3	Alliance 90/The Greens
last_election3	3 seats, 5.5%
seats3	0
seat_change3	3
popular_vote3	18,106
percentage3	3.2%
swing3	2.3%
map_image	File:1999 Saarland State Election.svg
title	Minister-President
before_election	Reinhard Klimmt
before_party	Social Democratic Party of Germany
after_election	Peter Müller
after_party	Christian Democratic Union of Germany

14.8%

The 1999 Saarland state election was held on 5 September 1999 to elect the members of the Landtag of Saarland. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Reinhard Klimmt was defeated. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won a narrow majority of one seat. CDU leader Peter Müller was subsequently elected minister-president.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Saarland.

Name	Ideology	Leader(s)	1994 result
Social Democratic Party of Germany}}		SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands	Social democracy	Reinhard Klimmt	49.4%
Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}		CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands	Christian democracy	Peter Müller	38.6%
Alliance 90/The Greens}}		Grüne	Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen	Green politics	Christian Molitor	5.5%

Opinion polling

Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Sample
size	SPD	CDU	Grüne	FDP	Others	Lead	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};"		Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};"	Alliance 90/The Greens}};"	Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};"
[1999 state election](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/saarland.htm)	5 Sep 1999	–	44.4	45.5	3.2	2.6	4.2	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	1.1
[Forschungsgruppe Wahlen](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/saarland.htm)	31 Aug 1999	1,017	46	45	4	4	1	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	1
[Infratest dimap](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/saarland.htm)	18 Aug 1999	1,000	43	45	5	3	4	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	2
[Infratest dimap](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/saarland.htm)	14–18 Jul 1999	1,000	43	46	4.5	2	4.5	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	3
[Infratest dimap](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/saarland.htm)	17–21 Jun 1999	1,000	42	46	4	3	5	Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	4
[Emnid](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/saarland.htm)	25–29 Mar 1999	1,000	45	42	6	3	4	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	3
[Forsa](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/saarland.htm)	March 1999	?	51	41	4	2	2	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	10
[Forsa](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/saarland.htm)	19 Feb 1999	?	51	36	?	?	?	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	15
[Emnid](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/saarland.htm)	30 Jan 1999	?	46	41	7	2	?	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	5
[1994 state election](http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/saarland.htm)	16 Oct 1994	–	49.4	38.6	5.5	2.1	4.4	Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"	10.8

Election result

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Sources

The Federal Returning Officer

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