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.
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All 100 seats in the Bürgerschaft of Bremen 51 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 291,091 (60.1%) 8.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parties edit
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Bürgerschaft of Bremen.
| Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 1995 result | |||
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| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands |
Social democracy | Henning Scherf | 33.4% | 37 / 100
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| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands |
Christian democracy | 32.6% | 37 / 100
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| Grüne | Alliance 90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen |
Green politics | 13.1% | 14 / 100
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| AFB | Labour for Bremen and Bremerhaven Arbeit für Bremen und Bremerhaven |
Economic liberalism | 10.7% | 12 / 100
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Election result edit
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| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 123,875 | 42.56 | +9.2 | 47 | +10 | |
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 108,050 | 37.12 | +4.5 | 42 | +5 | |
| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 25,958 | 8.92 | -4.2 | 10 | -4 | |
| German People's Union (DVU) | 8,823 | 3.03 | +0.5 | 1 | +1 | |
| Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | 8,418 | 2.89 | +0.5 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 7,327 | 2.52 | -0.9 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Labour for Bremen and Bremerhaven (AFB) | 7,110 | 2.44 | -8.3 | 0 | -12 | |
| Others | 1,530 | 0.53 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Total | 291,091 | 100.00 | – | 100 | – | |