1999 Bremen state election

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The 1999 Bremen state election was held on 6 June 1999 to elect the members of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen, as well as the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The incumbent grand coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Mayor Henning Scherf retained its majority and continued in office.

1999 Bremen state election

← 1995 6 June 1999 2003 →

All 100 seats in the Bürgerschaft of Bremen
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout291,091 (60.1%)
Decrease 8.5%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Henning Scherf
Party SPD CDU
Last election 37 seats, 33.4% 37 seats, 32.6%
Seats won 47 42
Seat change Increase 10 Increase 5
Popular vote 123,875 108,050
Percentage 42.6% 37.1%
Swing Increase 9.2% Increase 4.5%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Greens DVU
Last election 14 seats, 13.1% 0 seats, 2.5%
Seats won 10 1
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 1
Popular vote 25,958 8,823
Percentage 8.9% 3.0%
Swing Decrease 4.2% Increase 0.5%

Mayor before election

Henning Scherf
SPD

Elected Mayor

Henning Scherf
SPD

Parties

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The table below lists parties represented in the previous Bürgerschaft of Bremen.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1995 result
Votes (%) Seats
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy Henning Scherf 33.4%
37 / 100
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Christian democracy 32.6%
37 / 100
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Green politics 13.1%
14 / 100
AFB Labour for Bremen and Bremerhaven
Arbeit für Bremen und Bremerhaven
Economic liberalism 10.7%
12 / 100

Election result

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Summary of the 6 June 1999 election results for the Bürgerschaft of Bremen
 
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party (SPD)123,87542.56+9.247+10
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)108,05037.12+4.542+5
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)25,9588.92-4.210-4
German People's Union (DVU)8,8233.03+0.51+1
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)8,4182.89+0.50±0
Free Democratic Party (FDP)7,3272.52-0.90±0
Labour for Bremen and Bremerhaven (AFB)7,1102.44-8.30-12
Others1,5300.530±0
Total291,091100.00100
Popular Vote
SPD
42.56%
CDU
37.12%
B'90/GRÜNE
8.92%
DVU
3.03%
PDS
2.89%
FDP
2.52%
AFB
2.44%
Other
0.53%
Bürgerschaft seats
SPD
47.00%
CDU
42.00%
B'90/GRÜNE
10.00%
DVU
1.00%

References

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