1999 Bremen state election

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

6 June 1999
All 100 seats in the Bürgerschaft of Bremen 51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	291,091 (60.1%) 8.5%
Leader Henning Scherf Party SPD CDU Last election 37 seats, 33.4% 37 seats, 32.6% Seats won 47 42 Seat change 10 5 Popular vote 123,875 108,050 Percentage 42.6% 37.1% Swing 9.2% 4.5%   Party Green DVU Last election 14 seats, 13.1% 0 seats, 2.5% Seats won 10 1 Seat change 4 1 Popular vote 25,958 8,823 Percentage 8.9% 3.0% Swing 4.2% 0.5%
Mayor before election Henning Scherf SPD Elected Mayor Henning Scherf SPD

Parties

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

Summary of the 6 June 1999 election results for the Bürgerschaft of Bremen

Party		Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-	Seats %
	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 (Grüne)	25,958	8.9	4.2	10	4	10.0
	German People's Union (DVU)	8,823	3.0	0.5	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 (AFB)	7,110	2.4	8.3	0	12	0
	Others	1,530	0.5		0	±0	0
Total		291,091	100.0		100	±0
Voter turnout			60.1	8.5

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

• The Federal Returning Officer