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Germany 1999 European Parliament election

What was the result of the 1999 European Parliament election in Germany?

CDU/CSU won 53 of 99 seats with 48.7% of the vote. 45.2% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Germany
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : CDU/CSU won 53 of 99 seats with 48.7% of the vote; 45.2% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 14.8 points on 1994.

  • Christian Democratic Union of Germany 43 +4 seats 39.3% +7.3 points
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany 33 −7 seats 30.7% −1.5 points
  • Christian Social Union in Bavaria 10 +2 seats 9.4% +2.6 points
  • Alliance 90/The Greens 7 −5 seats 6.4% −3.7 points
  • PDS / The Left 6 +6 seats 5.8% +1.1 points
  • Free Democratic Party 0 0 seats 3.0% −1.1 points
  • The Republicans 0 0 seats 1.7% −2.2 points
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Germany 1994 European Parliament election, party by party.

Key numbers

  1. 48.7%

    Combined share of the vote of CDU/CSU

    It led Social Democratic Party of Germany by 18.0 points of the vote.

  2. +6 seats

    Seats gained by CDU/CSU

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1994. Social Democratic Party of Germany lost 7 seats.

  3. 45.2%

    Voter turnout

    Down 14.8 points on 1994.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Christian Democratic Union of Germany43+439.3+7.310,628,224
Social Democratic Party of Germany33−730.7−1.58,307,085
Christian Social Union in Bavaria10+29.4+2.62,540,007
Alliance 90/The Greens7−56.4−3.71,741,494
PDS / The Left6+65.8+1.11,567,745
Free Democratic Party003.0−1.1820,371
The Republicans001.7−2.2461,038

± is the change against the Germany 1994 European Parliament election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Christian Democratic Union of Germany 10,628,224
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany 8,307,085
  • Christian Social Union in Bavaria 2,540,007
  • Alliance 90/The Greens 1,741,494
  • PDS / The Left 1,567,745
  • Free Democratic Party 820,371
  • The Republicans 461,038

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

How many people voted?

45.2% of the 60,786,904 registered voters cast a ballot (27,468,932 ballots), down 14.8 points on 1994. 27,059,273 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1979.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • CDU/CSU48.7% of votes53.5% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany30.7% of votes33.3% of seats
  • Alliance 90/The Greens6.4% of votes7.1% of seats
  • PDS / The Left5.8% of votes6.1% of seats
  • Free Democratic Party3.0% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 4.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 2.9 by votes and 2.5 by seats; CDU/CSU led Social Democratic Party of Germany by 18.0 points of the vote.

Time and source Data as of