The 1999 Hessian state election was held on 7 February 1999 to elect the members of the 15th Landtag of Hesse. The outgoing government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Hans Eichel.

Quick Facts All 110 seats of the Landtag of Hesse 56 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...

1999 Hesse state election

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All 110 seats of the Landtag of Hesse 56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	2,800,371 (66.4%) 0.1%
First party Second party   Leader Roland Koch Hans Eichel Party CDU SPD Last election 45 seats, 39.2% 44 seats, 38.0% Seats won 50 46 Seat change 5 2 Popular vote 1,215,783 1,102,544 Percentage 43.4% 39.4% Swing 4.2% 1.4%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Evelin Schönhut-Keil Tarek Al-Wazir Ruth Wagner Party Greens FDP Last election 13 seats, 11.2% 8 seats, 7.4% Seats won 8 6 Seat change 5 2 Popular vote 201,194 142,845 Percentage 7.2% 5.1% Swing 4.0% 2.3%
Results for the single-member constituencies.
Minister-President before election Hans Eichel SPD Elected Minister-President Roland Koch CDU

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The government was unexpectedly defeated, with the opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) winning a comfortable plurality and forming a one-seat majority coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP). This was despite prior opinion polling indicating the SPD and Greens would be re-elected comfortably and increase their majority. CDU leader Roland Koch was elected Minister-President by the Landtag in early April.

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

During the campaign, the CDU collected signatures opposing the federal government's plan to relax Germany's high standards for dual citizenship, which drew accusations of xenophobia.^[1]