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For the local elections held concurrently, see 1999 Spanish local elections.
1999 Spanish regional elections
← 1995 13 June 1999 2003 →
784 seats in the regional parliaments of Aragon, Asturias, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile and León, Castilla–La Mancha, Extremadura, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and Valencian Community
50 seats in the regional assemblies of Ceuta and Melilla
Registered18,265,203 Green arrow up5.0%
Turnout12,017,085 (65.8%)
Red arrow down6.6 pp
Regional administrations after the 1999 regional elections

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

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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

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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) (GIL in Aug. 1999; PP in 2001)
Melilla Independent Party of Melilla (PIM) Coalition for Melilla (CpM) (UPM in 2000)

Overall results

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← Summary of the 13 June 1999 regional election results in Spain →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ACm. ACt. 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
Popular vote
PP
 
 43.72%
PSOE–p
 
 35.89%
IU
 
 5.84%
CC
 
 2.57%
UPN
 
 1.05%
PAR
 
 0.72%
CHA
 
 0.60%
Others
 
 7.75%
Blank ballots
 
 1.85%

Summary by region

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Aragon

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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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

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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

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Ceuta

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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

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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

References

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  1. ^ General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985. Official State Gazette (Organic Law 5) (in Spanish). 19 June 1985. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Representation of the people Institutional Act". juntaelectoralcentral.es. Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  3. ^ "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] (PDF). gencat.cat (in Spanish). Institut d'Estudis Autonòmics. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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