1999 Saarland state election

The Saarland state election, 1999, was conducted on September 5, 1999, to elect members to the Landtag (state legislature) of Saarland.

Results

Party	Party List votes	Vote percentage	Total Seats	Seat percentage
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	253,856	45.5% (+6.9)	26 (+5)	51.0%
Social Democratic Party (SPD)	247,311	44.4% (-5.3)	25 (-2)	49.0%
Alliance '90/The Greens (Grüne)	18,106	3.2% (-2.3)	0 (-3)	0.0%
Free Democratic Party (FDP)	14,259	2.6% (+0.5)	0 (+0)	0.0%
The Republicans (REP)	7,328	1.3% (-0.1)	0 (+0)	0.0%
Family Party (Familie)	5,623	1.0% (+0.5)	0 (+0)	0.0%
All Others	10,845	2.0% (-0.6)	0 (+0)	0.0%
Totals	557,337	100.0%	51	100.0%

Post-election

The CDU gained an overall majority and Peter Müller was elected as Prime Minister instead of Reinhard Klimmt (SPD).

Sources

• The Federal Returning Officer