1999 Hessian state election


The 1999 Hessian state election was held on 7 February 1999 to elect the members of the Landtag of Hesse. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party and The Greens led by Minister-President Hans Eichel was defeated. This came despite polls indicating the government would be returned with an increased majority and that the SPD would overtake the Christian Democratic Union as the largest party in the Landtag. After the election, the CDU and Free Democratic Party formed a coalition, with CDU leader Roland Koch elected as Minister-President.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Hesse.

Opinion polling

Election result

Summary of the 7 February 1999 election results for the Landtag of Hesse
! colspan="2" | Party
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
! Seats %
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! align=right colspan=2| Total
! align=right| 2,800,371
! align=right| 100.0
! align=right|
! align=right| 110
! align=right| ±0
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! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout
! align=right|
! align=right| 66.4
! align=right| 0.1
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