1999 Spanish regional elections explained

The 1999 Spanish regional elections were held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the regional parliaments of thirteen of the seventeen autonomous communities—Aragon, Asturias, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile and León, Castilla–La Mancha, Extremadura, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and the Valencian Community, not including Andalusia, the Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia, which had separate electoral cycles. 784 of 1,178 seats in the regional parliaments were up for election, as well as the 50 seats in the regional assemblies of Ceuta and Melilla. The elections were held simultaneously with local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.

Election date

Determination of election day varied depending on the autonomous community, with each one having competency to establish its own regulations. Typically, thirteen out of the seventeen autonomous communities—all but Andalusia, the Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia—had their elections fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years, to be held together with nationwide local elections. Legal amendments introduced in 1998 allowed for these elections to be held together with European Parliament elections, in the event that they were scheduled for within a four month-timespan.^{[1] [2]}

In some cases, regional presidents had the prerogative to dissolve the regional parliament and call for extra elections at a different time, but newly elected assemblies were restricted to serving out what remained of their previous four-year terms without altering the period to their next ordinary election.^[3]

Regional governments

The following table lists party control in autonomous communities. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.

Region	Previous control		New control
Autonomous communities
Aragon		People's Party (PP)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Asturias		Asturian Renewal Union (URAS)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Balearic Islands		People's Party (PP)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Canary Islands		Canarian Coalition (CC)		Canarian Coalition (CC)
Cantabria		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)
Castile and León		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)
Castilla–La Mancha		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Extremadura		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
La Rioja		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)
Madrid		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)
Murcia		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)
Navarre		Navarrese People's Union (UPN)		Navarrese People's Union (UPN)
Valencian Community		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)
Autonomous cities
Ceuta		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)
Melilla		Independent Party of Melilla (PIM)		Coalition for Melilla (CpM)

Overall results

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 regional election results in Spain →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote		Seats
		Votes	%			Total
	People's Party (PP)	5,219,390	43.72	350	13	363
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE–p)	4,284,324	35.89	299	4	303
	United Left (IU)	697,555	5.84	28	0	28
	Canarian Coalition (CC)	306,658	2.57	24	0	24
	Navarrese People's Union (UPN)	125,497	1.05	22	0	22
	Aragonese Party (PAR)	86,519	0.72	10	0	10
	Aragonese Union (CHA)	72,101	0.60	5	0	5
	Leonese People's Union (UPL)	54,158	0.45	3	0	3
	Basque Citizens (EH)	47,271	0.40	8	0	8
	Asturian Renewal Union (URAS)	44,261	0.37	3	0	3
	Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)	42,896	0.36	6	0	6
	PSM–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN)	42,748	0.36	5	0	5
	Majorcan Union (UM)	26,682	0.22	3	0	3
	Convergence of Democrats of Navarre (CDN)	20,821	0.17	3	0	3
	Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)	20,274	0.17	1	0	1
	Liberal Independent Group (GIL)	20,123	0.17	0	19	19
	Progressive Pact+Coalition of Progressive Organizations (Pacte+COP)	17,697	0.15	7	0	7
	Basque Solidarity–Basque Nationalist Party (EA–PNV)	16,512	0.14	3	0	3
	Riojan Party (PR)	9,004	0.08	2	0	2
	Coalition for Melilla (CpM)	5,833	0.05	0	5	5
	Democratic and Social Party of Ceuta (PDSC)	3,340	0.03	0	3	3
	Melillan People's Union (UPM)	3,258	0.03	0	3	3
	Independent Party of Melilla (PIM)	2,941	0.02	0	3	3
	Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)	2,773	0.02	2	0	2
	Others	544,299	4.56	0	0	0
Blank ballots		221,450	1.85
Total		11,938,385		784	50	834
Valid votes		11,938,385	99.35
Invalid votes		78,700	0.65
Votes cast / turnout		12,017,085	65.79
Registered voters		18,265,203

Summary by region

Aragon

See main article: 1999 Aragonese regional election.

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PP	249,458	38.21	+0.71	28	+1
	PSOE	201,117	30.81	+5.09	23	+4
	PAR	86,519	13.25	–7.18	10	–4
	CHA	72,101	11.04	+6.19	5	+3
	IU	25,040	3.86	–5.36	1	–4
	Others	4,976	0.76		0	±0
Blank ballots		13,599	2.08	+0.50
Valid votes		652,810	99.29	–0.11
Invalid votes		4,654	0.71	+0.11
Votes cast / turnout		657,464	64.60	–6.52
Registered voters		1,017,735

Asturias

See main article: 1999 Asturian regional election.

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PSOE	284,972	46.00	+12.17	24	+7
	PP	200,164	32.31	–9.69	15	–6
	IU	55,747	9.00	–7.42	3	–3
	URAS	44,261	7.14	New	3	+3
	PAS	15,998	2.58	–0.61	0	–1
	Others	8,624	1.39		0	±0
Blank ballots		9,720	1.57	+0.39
Valid votes		619,486	99.40	–0.01
Invalid votes		3,756	0.60	+0.01
Votes cast / turnout		623,242	63.62	–5.43
Registered voters		979,618

Balearic Islands

See main article: 1999 Balearic regional election.

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PP	160,545	44.01	–0.76	28	–2
	PSIB–PSOE	80,327	22.02	+0.77	13	+1
	PSM–EN	42,748	11.72	–0.33	5	–1
	UM	26,682	7.31	+1.99	3	+1
	EU–EV	19,793	5.43	–3.14	3	±0
	Pacte+COP	17,697	4.85	+0.77	7	+2
	Others	10,262	2.81		0	±0
Blank ballots		6,777	1.86	+0.50
Valid votes		364,831	99.22	–0.15
Invalid votes		2,852	0.78	+0.15
Votes cast / turnout		367,683	57.50	–6.06
Registered voters		639,398

Canary Islands

See main article: 1999 Canarian regional election.

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	CC	306,658	36.93	+4.13	24	+3
	PP	225,316	27.13	–3.94	15	–3
	PSOE	199,503	24.03	+0.95	19	+3
	FNC	39,947	4.81	+1.81	0	–4
	IUC	22,768	2.74	–2.36	0	±0
	LVC	12,146	1.46	New	0	±0
	AHI	2,773	0.33	+0.07	2	+1
	Others	8,683	1.05		0	±0
Blank ballots		12,558	1.51	+0.37
Valid votes		830,352	99.42	–0.01
Invalid votes		4,829	0.58	+0.01
Votes cast / turnout		835,181	62.74	–1.46
Registered voters		1,331,110

Cantabria

See main article: 1999 Cantabrian regional election.

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PP	134,924	42.50	+10.00	19	+6
	PSOE–p	105,004	33.08	+7.94	14	+4
	PRC	42,896	13.51	–1.05	6	±0
	IUC	11,707	3.69	–3.67	0	–3
	UPCA	9,743	3.07	–13.55	0	–7
	Others	5,442	1.71		0	±0
Blank ballots		7,717	2.43	+0.50
Valid votes		317,433	99.21	+0.02
Invalid votes		2,514	0.79	–0.02
Votes cast / turnout		319,947	68.78	–5.27
Registered voters		465,168

Castile and León

See main article: 1999 Castilian-Leonese regional election.

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PP	737,982	50.45	–1.75	48	–2
	PSOE	483,675	33.06	+3.35	30	+3
	IUCyL	79,390	5.43	–4.15	1	–4
	UPL	54,158	3.70	+1.15	3	+1
	TC–PNC	20,274	1.39	+0.77	1	+1
	Others	48,299	3.30		0	±0
Blank ballots		39,036	2.67	+0.84
Valid votes		1,462,814	99.05	–0.06
Invalid votes		14,044	0.95	+0.06
Votes cast / turnout		1,476,858	67.58	–6.01
Registered voters		2,185,507

Castilla–La Mancha

See main article: 1999 Castilian-Manchegan regional election.

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PSOE–p	561,332	53.42	+7.72	26	+2
	PP	424,531	40.40	–3.90	21	–1
	IU–ICAM	35,881	3.41	–4.19	0	–1
	Others	14,191	1.35		0	±0
Blank ballots		14,929	1.42	+0.37
Valid votes		1,050,864	99.32	+0.04
Invalid votes		7,146	0.68	–0.04
Votes cast / turnout		1,058,010	74.85	–3.98
Registered voters		1,413,503

Extremadura

See main article: 1999 Extremaduran regional election.

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PSOE–p	313,417	48.48	+4.54	34	+3
	PP	258,657	40.01	+0.55	28	+1
	IU–CE	39,132	6.05	–4.49	3	–3
	EU	10,783	1.67	New	0	±0
	CREx–PREx	7,437	1.15	–2.67	0	–1
	Others	9,648	1.49		0	±0
Blank ballots		7,408	1.15	+0.27
Valid votes		646,482	99.38	+0.04
Invalid votes		4,045	0.62	–0.04
Votes cast / turnout		650,527	73.44	–4.89
Registered voters		885,753

La Rioja

See main article: 1999 Riojan regional election.

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PP	80,088	51.26	+1.82	18	+1
	PSOE	55,126	35.28	+1.19	13	+1
	PR	9,004	5.76	–0.94	2	±0
	IU	6,104	3.91	–3.30	0	–2
	LV	1,971	1.26	New	0	±0
	MASH	418	0.27	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,535	2.26	+0.53
Valid votes		156,246	99.13	–0.17
Invalid votes		1,377	0.87	+0.17
Votes cast / turnout		157,623	68.66	–7.50
Registered voters		229,569

Madrid

See main article: 1999 Madrilenian regional election.

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PP	1,324,596	51.07	+0.09	55	+1
	PSOE–p	944,819	36.43	+6.71	39	+7
	IU	199,488	7.69	–8.34	8	–9
	Others	70,251	2.71		0	±0
Blank ballots		54,341	2.10	+0.76
Valid votes		2,593,495	99.51	–0.11
Invalid votes		12,830	0.49	+0.11
Votes cast / turnout		2,606,325	60.88	–9.51
Registered voters		4,281,075

Murcia

See main article: 1999 Murcian regional election.

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PP	323,446	52.84	+0.61	26	±0
	PSOE	219,798	35.91	+4.04	18	+3
	IURM	42,839	7.00	–5.46	1	–3
	Others	17,148	2.80		0	±0
Blank ballots		8,839	1.44	+0.33
Valid votes		612,070	99.30	+0.16
Invalid votes		4,327	0.70	–0.16
Votes cast / turnout		616,397	67.66	–7.61
Registered voters		911,054

Navarre

See main article: 1999 Navarrese regional election.

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	UPN	125,497	41.37	+10.02	22	+5
	PSN–PSOE	61,531	20.28	–0.59	11	±0
	EH	47,271	15.58	+4.17	8	+3
	IU/EB	20,879	6.88	–2.47	3	–2
	CDN	20,821	6.86	–8.70	3	–7
	EA–PNV	16,512	5.44	–0.12	3	+1
	Others	3,704	1.22		0	±0
Blank ballots		7,126	2.35	+0.44
Valid votes		303,341	99.17	–0.04
Invalid votes		2,539	0.83	+0.04
Votes cast / turnout		305,880	66.25	–2.15
Registered voters		461,729

Valencian Community

See main article: 1999 Valencian regional election.

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	PP	1,085,011	47.88	+5.05	49	+7
	PSOE–p	768,548	33.91	–0.07	35	+3
	EUPV	137,212	6.05	–5.48	5	–5
	UV	106,119	4.68	–2.33	0	–5
	BNV–EV	102,700	4.53	+1.82	0	±0
	Others	31,517	1.39		0	±0
Blank ballots		35,168	1.55	+0.50
Valid votes		2,266,275	99.41	–0.03
Invalid votes		13,530	0.59	+0.03
Votes cast / turnout		2,279,805	67.81	–8.22
Registered voters		3,361,989

Autonomous cities

Ceuta

See main article: 1999 Ceuta Assembly election.

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	GIL	12,721	38.15	New	12	+12
	PP	9,334	27.99	–2.86	8	–1
	PDSC	3,340	10.02	+4.98	3	+2
	PSOE	2,481	7.44	–5.68	2	–1
	PSPC	1,467	4.40	–3.63	0	–2
	IU	1,321	3.96	+2.19	0	±0
	CEU	1,297	3.89	–10.62	0	–4
	PFC	625	1.87	–18.24	0	–6
	PC	356	1.07	+0.77	0	±0
Blank ballots		400	1.20	+0.22
Valid votes		33,342	99.51	–0.07
Invalid votes		163	0.49	+0.07
Votes cast / turnout		33,505	61.35	+4.70
Registered voters		54,609

Melilla

See main article: 1999 Melilla Assembly election.

Parties and alliances		Votes	%	±pp	Seats	+/−
	GIL	7,402	25.93	New	7	+7
	CpM	5,833	20.44	+4.97	5	+1
	PP	5,338	18.70	–28.50	5	–9
	UPM	3,258	11.41	+1.51	3	+1
	PIM	2,941	10.30	New	3	+3
	PSOE	2,674	9.37	–10.51	2	–3
	PSDM	498	1.74	New	0	±0
	Others	303	1.06		0	±0
Blank ballots		297	1.04	+0.03
Valid votes		28,544	99.67	+0.09
Invalid votes		94	0.33	–0.09
Votes cast / turnout		28,638	60.44	–1.29
Registered voters		47,386

External links

• www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission – Regional elections
• www.argos.gva.es (in Spanish). Argos Information Portal – Electoral Historical Archive
• www.historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish and Catalan). Electoral History – Regional elections since 1980

Notes and References

1. General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985 . Organic Law . 5 . . es . 19 June 1985 . 28 December 2016.
2. Web site: Representation of the people Institutional Act . . . juntaelectoralcentral.es . Central Electoral Commission . 16 June 2017.
3. Web site: Un paso más hacia la ruptura de la homogeneidad del calendario electoral de las comunidades autónomas: la reforma de la Ley Orgánica 13/1982, de 10 de agosto, de Reintegración y Amejoramiento del Régimen Foral de Navarra . A further step towards breaking the homogeneity of the electoral calendar of the autonomous communities: the reform of the Organic Law 13/1982, of August 10, on Reintegration and Improvement of the Foral Regime of Navarre . gencat.cat . Institut d'Estudis Autonòmics . es . 5 September 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103345/http://www10.gencat.cat/drep/binaris/_Navarra_esp_tcm112-131870.pdf . 2 April 2015 .