1999 European Parliament election in Spain

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1999 European Parliament election in Spain
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All 64 Spanish seats in the European Parliament
Opinion polls
Registered 33,840,432 Green Arrow Up Darker.svg7.2%
Turnout 21,334,948 (63.0%)
Green Arrow Up Darker.svg3.9 pp
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Loyola de Palacio Rosa Díez Alonso Puerta
Party PP PSOE–p IU–EUiA
Alliance EPP–ED PES EUL–NGL
Leader since 22 April 1999 22 March 1999 2 March 1994
Leader's seat Spain Spain Spain
Last election 28 seats, 40.1% 22 seats, 30.8% 9 seats, 11.9%[lower-alpha 1]
Seats won 27 24 4
Seat change Red Arrow Down.svg1 Green Arrow Up Darker.svg2 Red Arrow Down.svg5
Popular vote 8,410,993 7,477,823 1,221,566
Percentage 39.7% 35.3% 5.8%
Swing Red Arrow Down.svg0.4 pp Green Arrow Up Darker.svg4.5 pp Red Arrow Down.svg6.1 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Leader Pere Esteve Isidoro Sánchez Josu Ortuondo
Party CiU CE CN–EP
Alliance ELDR
EPP–ED		 ELDR
Greens/EFA		 Greens–European Free Alliance
Leader since 16 November 1998 1999 17 April 1999
Leader's seat Spain Spain Spain
Last election 3 seats, 4.7% 0 seats, 2.2% 2 seats, 2.8%
Seats won 3 2 2
Seat change Arrow Blue Right 001.svg0 Green Arrow Up Darker.svg2 Arrow Blue Right 001.svg0
Popular vote 937,687 677,094 613,968
Percentage 4.4% 3.2% 2.9%
Swing Red Arrow Down.svg0.3 pp Green Arrow Up Darker.svg1.0 pp Green Arrow Up Darker.svg0.1 pp
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The 1999 European Parliament election in Spain was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, as part of the EU-wide election to elect the 5th European Parliament. All 64 seats allocated to Spain as per the Treaty of Amsterdam were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

Electoral system

The 64 members of the European Parliament allocated to Spain as per the Treaty of Amsterdam were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with no electoral threshold being applied in order to be entitled to enter seat distribution. However, the use of the D'Hondt method might result in an effective threshold depending on the district magnitude.[1] Seats were allocated to a single multi-member constituency comprising the entire national territory. Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals and resident non-national European citizens over eighteen and in full enjoyment of their political rights.[2][3]

The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, they were required to secure the signature of at least 15,000 registered electors. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Parties, federations and coalitions were allowed to replace this requirement with the signature of at least 50 elected officials—deputies, senators, MEPs or members from the legislative assemblies of autonomous communities or from local city councils—. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days from the election call.[2]

Parties and coalitions

Below is a list of the main parties and coalitions which contested the election:

Parties and coalitions[4] Alliance Ideology Candidate Seats
before[5][6]
People's Party (PP)[lower-alpha 2] EPP–ED Conservatism
Christian democracy		 Loyola de Palacio[7] 28
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE–p)
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)[lower-alpha 3]
Democratic Party of the New Left (PDNI)		 PES Social democracy Rosa Díez[8] 21
United Left–United and Alternative Left (IU–EUiA)
United Left (IU)
United and Alternative Left (EUiA)		 GUE/NGL Socialism
Communism		 Alonso Puerta[9][10] 8
Convergence and Union (CiU)
Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC)
Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC)
Valencian Nationalist Bloc (BNV)
PSM–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN)		 ELDR (CDC)
EPP–ED (UDC)		 Catalan nationalism
Centrism		 Pere Esteve[11] 2 (CDC)
1 (UDC)
European Coalition (CE)
Canarian Coalition (CC)
Andalusian Party (PA)
Valencian Union (UV)
Aragonese Party (PAR)		 ERA (PAR) Regionalism Isidoro Sánchez 1 (PAR)
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 The Greens–Left of the Peoples (LV–IP)
Initiative for Catalonia–Greens (IC–V)
The Greens (LV)
Aragonese Union (CHA)
Left of Galicia (EdeG)
Andalusian Left (IA)		 GUE/NGL (IC–V) Green politics
Eco-socialism
Left-wing nationalism		 Antoni Gutiérrez 1 (IC–V)
Nationalist Coalition–Europe of the Peoples (CN–EP)
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Basque Solidarity (EA)
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)
Majorcan Union (UM)
The Greens–Ecologist Confederation of Catalonia (EV–CEC)		 — Peripheral nationalism Josu Ortuondo[12][13] 0
Basque Citizens (EH)
Popular Unity (HB)
Assembly (Batzarre)
Stand up (Zutik)		 — Basque independence
Left-wing nationalism		 Koldo Gorostiaga 0
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) — Galician nationalism
Socialism		 Camilo Nogueira 0

Opinion polls

The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font.

Results

Overall

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For results by autonomous community/constituency, see Results breakdown of the 1999 European Parliament election in Spain.
← Summary of the 13 June 1999 European Parliament election results in Spain →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes  % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 8,410,993 39.74 –0.38 27 –1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE–p) 7,477,823 35.33 +4.54 24 +2
United Left–United and Alternative Left (IU–EUiA)1 1,221,566 5.77 –6.15 4 –5
Convergence and Union (CiU) 937,687 4.43 –0.23 3 ±0
European Coalition (CE)2 677,094 3.20 +1.03 2 +2
Nationalist Coalition–Europe of the Peoples (CN–EP)3 613,968 2.90 +0.06 2 ±0
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 349,079 1.65 +0.90 1 +1
Basque Citizens (EH)4 306,923 1.45 +0.48 1 +1
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 The Greens–Left of the Peoples (LV–IP)5 300,874 1.42 –0.11 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:The Greens–Green Group/meta/color"| The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV) 138,835 0.66 +0.07 0 ±0
Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS) 38,911 0.18 –0.81 0 ±0
Leonese People's Union (UPL) 33,604 0.16 New 0 ±0
Confederation of Feminist Organizations (COFEM/FEMEK) 28,901 0.14 New 0 ±0
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) 26,189 0.12 –0.04 0 ±0
Asturian Renewal Union (URAS) 22,400 0.11 New 0 ±0
Party for Independence (PI) 17,544 0.08 New 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Spanish Democratic Party/meta/color"| Spanish Democratic Party (PADE) 16,001 0.08 New 0 ±0
United Extremadura (EU) 15,716 0.07 ±0.00 0 ±0
Asturianist Party (PAS) 15,299 0.07 –0.01 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Falange Española Independiente/meta/color"| Independent Spanish Phalanx (FEI) 13,940 0.07 +0.04 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Commoners' Land/meta/color"| Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC)6 13,267 0.06 +0.04 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:National Alliance (Spain)/meta/color"| Alliance for National Unity (AUN) 12,486 0.06 New 0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH) 12,415 0.06 +0.02 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:La Falange (1999)/meta/color"| The Phalanx (FE) 10,792 0.05 New 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Independent Socialists of Extremadura/meta/color"| Independent Socialists of Extremadura (SIEx) 10,040 0.05 New 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Regionalist Unity of Castile and León/meta/color"| Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL) 9,950 0.05 ±0.00 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Andalusia Assembly/meta/color"| Andalusia Assembly (A) 8,750 0.04 New 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Natural Law Party (Spain)/meta/color"| Natural Law Party (PLN) 8,671 0.04 New 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Party of Self-employed, Retirees and Widows/meta/color"| Party of Self-employed of Spain and Spanish Independent Groups (PAE–I) 8,394 0.04 New 0 ±0
Valencian Community Alternative (ACV) 8,073 0.04 New 0 ±0
National Democracy (DN) 8,053 0.04 New 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Andecha Astur/meta/color"| Andecha Astur (AA) 7,321 0.03 New 0 ±0
Union of Regions (UDR) 7,251 0.03 New 0 ±0
Extremaduran Coalition (PREx–CREx)7 7,230 0.03 ±0.00 0 ±0
Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country (PREPAL) 6,977 0.03 ±0.00 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color"| Coalition for the Repeal of the Maastricht Treaty (DM)8 5,664 0.03 –0.01 0 ±0
Blank ballots 357,583 1.69 +0.54
Total 21,166,264 64 ±0
Valid votes 21,166,264 99.21 –0.33
Invalid votes 168,684 0.79 +0.33
Votes cast / turnout 21,334,948 63.05 +3.91
Abstentions 12,505,484 36.95 –3.91
Registered voters 33,840,432
Sources[14][4]
Popular vote
PP
  
 39.74%
PSOE–p
  
 35.33%
IU–EUiA
  
 5.77%
CiU
  
 4.43%
CE
  
 3.20%
CN–EP
  
 2.90%
BNG
  
 1.65%
EH
  
 1.45%
LV–IP
  
 1.42%
Others
  
 2.42%
Blank ballots
  
 1.69%
Seats
PP
  
 42.19%
PSOE–p
  
 37.50%
IU–EUiA
  
 6.25%
CiU
  
 4.69%
CE
  
 3.13%
CN–EP
  
 3.13%
BNG
  
 1.56%
EH
  
 1.56%

Distribution by European group

Summary of political group distribution in the 5th European Parliament (1999–2004)[15]
Groups Parties Seats Total  %
European People's Party–European Democrats (EPP–ED) 27
1		 28 43.75
Party of European Socialists (PES) 22
2		 24 37.50
Greens–European Free Alliance (G/EFA) 1
1
1
1		 4 6.25
European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) 4 4 6.25
European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) 2
1		 3 4.69
Non-Inscrits (NI) 1 1 1.56
Total 64 64 100.00

Elected legislators

The following table lists the elected legislators:[16]

Notes

  1. ↑ Data for IU in the 1996 election, not including results in Catalonia.
  2. ↑ Includes Navarrese People's Union (UPN) as an integral part of the candidacy, running as a sister party in Navarre.
  3. ↑ Includes the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC) as an integral part of the candidacy, running as a sister party in Catalonia.

References

Opinion poll sources
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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General, Organic Law No. 5 of 19 June 1985 Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Español)
  3. ↑ Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts, 10 November 1997 Official Journal of the European Communities
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