1999 Bremen state election
The Bremen state election, 1999, was conducted on 6 June 1999 to elect members to the Bürgerschaft of Bremen.
Issues and campaign
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Election system
The Bremen state elections have some differences from other German elections. The 80 seats elected from the city of Bremen and the 20 seats elected from the city of Bremerhaven are elected on the same day but with separate 5%-hurdles. So the DVU each took one seat from Bremerhaven, because of getting more than 5% in this city. The 80 MPs from Bremen are not only members of the state parliament, but are also the members of the city's parliament.
Results
| Party | Party-list votes | Vote percentage | Total seats | Seat percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 123,875 | 42.6% (+9.2) | 47 (+10) | 47.0% |
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 108,050 | 37.1% (+4.5) | 42 (+5) | 42.0% |
| Alliance '90/The Greens | 25,958 | 8.9% (-4.2) | 10 (-4) | 10.0% |
| Deutsche Volksunion (DVU) | 8,823 | 3.0% (+0.6) | 1 (+1) | 1.0% |
| Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | 8,418 | 2.9% (+0.5) | 0 (=) | 0.0% |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 7,327 | 2.5% (-0.9) | 0 (=) | 0.0% |
| Labour for Bremen and Bremerhaven | 7,110 | 2.4% (-8.3) | 0 (-12) | 0.0% |
| All Others | 1,530 | 0.5% (-1.4) | 0 (=) | 0.0% |
| Totals | 291,091 | 100.0% | 100 (=) | 100.0% |
Post-election
Dr. Henning Scherf (SPD) remained Mayor and Senate President, in an SPD-CDU coalition (so called grand coalition).
