The Saxony state election of 1999 was held on September 19, 1999, to elect members of the Landtag of Saxony.
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| Party | Ideology | Vote % (change) | Seats (change) | Seat % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | Center-right | 56.9% | -1.2% | 76 | -1 | 63.3% | |
| Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) [Now Linke] | Far-left | 22.2% | +5.7% | 30 | +9 | 25.0% | |
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | Center-left | 10.7% | -5.9% | 14 | -8 | 11.7% | |
| Alliance '90/The Greens (Die Grünen) | Environmental, left-wing | 2.6% | -1.5% | ||||
| Pro Deutschmark Initiative | Single-Issue | 2.1% | +2.1% | ||||
| The Republicans (Republikaner) | national-conservative | 1.5% | +0.2% | ||||
| National Democratic Party (NPD) | Far-right, nationalist | 1.4% | +1.4% | ||||
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | Free Market | 1.1% | -0.6% | ||||
| German Social Union (DSU) | national-conservative | 0.4% | -0.2% | ||||
| Party of Bible-Loyal Christians (PBC) | Religious, conservative | 0.3% | +0.3% | ||||
| Gray Panthers (Graue) | Pensioner's advocacy | 0.3% | +0.3% | ||||
| All Others | 0.4% | -0.7% | |||||
| Total | 100.0% | 118 | +8 | 100.0% | |||
Turnout was 61.1%, up from 58.4% in the previous Landtag elections in 1994.
Turnout was 61.1%, an increase of 2.7% over the previous Landtag elections.
The Five-Percent-Hurdle in German politics allows only parties receiving over 5% to gain seats.
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