The 1999 Brandenburg state election was held on 5 September 1999 to elect the members of the 3rd Landtag of Brandenburg. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) majority government led by Minister-President Manfred Stolpe lost its majority. The SPD subsequently formed a grand coalition with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and Stolpe continued as Minister-President.
Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 2nd Landtag of Brandenburg. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1994 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany Social democracy Manfred Stolpe 54.1% CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christian democracy Jörg Schönbohm 18.7% PDS Party of Democratic Socialism Democratic socialism 18.7%
Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize SPD CDU PDS Grüne FDP DVU Others Lead 1999 state election 5 Sep 1999 – 39.3 26.5 23.3 1.9 1.9 5.3 1.7 12.7 Infratest dimap 18–24 Aug 1999 1,000 44 23 23 2 1 5 2 21 dimap 2–11 Aug 1999 1,014 42 27 20 3 3 3 2 15 Forsa August 1999 1,002 44 23 23 2 2 4 2 19 Infratest dimap 28 Jun–4 Jul 1999 1,000 42 29 20 3 1 – 5 13 dimap 18–22 Jun 1999 1,021 40 27 21 3 2 – 7 13 Infratest dimap 17–22 May 1999 1,000 50 25 18 3 1 – 3 25 Infratest dimap 15–21 Mar 1999 1,000 51 23 18 3 2 – 3 28 Infratest dimap 23–28 Nov 1998 1,000 55 18 18 4 3 – 4 37 Infratest dimap 21–29 Mar 1998 1,000 58 15 17 4 2 – 4 43 1994 state election 5 Sep 1994 – 54.1 18.7 18.7 2.9 2.2 – 3.1 35.4
Election result
Sources The Federal Returning Officer