European Parliament election, 1999 (Germany)

Election for the 5th European Parliament^[1]

June 13, 1999[1]

All 99 German seats in the European Parliament Turnout 45.2%   First party Second party Third party   Party CDU/CSU SPD Green Seats before 47 40 12 Seats won 53 33 7 Seat change 6 7 5 Popular vote 13,168,231 8,307,085 1,741,494 Percentage 48.7% 30,7% 6.4% Swing 9.9% 1.5% 3.7%   Fourth party   Party PDS Seats before 0 Seats won 6 Seat change 6 Popular vote 1,567,745 Percentage 5.8% Swing 1.1%

The European Parliament election of 1999 in Germany was the election of MEP representing Germany constituency for the 1999-2004 term of the European Parliament.

Results

 Summary of the results of Germany's 13 June 1999 election to the European Parliament

← 1994 • 1999 • 2004 →
National party		European party	Main candidate	Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU) + Christian Social Union (CSU)	EPP	None	13,168,231	48.66	9.86	53 / 99	6
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	EPP		10,628,224	39.28	7.24	43 / 99	4
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	PES		8,307,085	30.70	1.46	33 / 99	7
	Christian Social Union (CSU)	EPP		2,540,007	9.39	2.63	10 / 99	2
	Alliance '90/The Greens (B'90/GRÜNEN)	EGP		1,741,494	6.44	3.62	7 / 99	5
	Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)	PEL		1,567,745	5.79	1.07	6 / 99	6
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	ELDR		820,371	3.03	1.04	0 / 99	0
	The Republicans (REP)	None		461,038	1.70	2.22	0 / 99	0
	Others (parties or candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats)			993,309	3.67	—	0 / 99	0
Valid votes				27,059,273	98.5
Blank and invalid votes				409,659	1.5
Totals				27,468,932	100.00	—	99 / 99	0
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout				60,786,904	45.19	14.83

(Source: Élections européennes (Allemagne) (French))

References

1. "Wahl zum 5. Europäischen Parlament am 13. Juni 1999" (in German). Bundeswahlleiter. Retrieved 2012-05-05.