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European Parliament election in Spain, 1999
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All 64 Spanish seats in the European Parliament
Opinion polls
Registered33,840,432 7.2%
Turnout21,334,948 (63.0%)
3.9 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Loyola de Palacio Rosa Díez Alonso Puerta
Party PP PSOE–p IU–EUiA
Alliance EPP–ED PES GUE/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%
Seats won 27 24 4
Seat change 1 2 5
Popular vote 8,410,993 7,477,823 1,221,566
Percentage 39.7% 35.3% 5.8%
Swing 0.4 pp 4.5 pp 6.1 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Pere Esteve Isidoro Sánchez Josu Ortuondo
Party CiU CE CN–EP
Alliance ELDR
EPP–ED 		ELDR
Greens–EFA 		Greens/EFA
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 0 2 0
Popular vote 937,687 677,094 613,968
Percentage 4.4% 3.2% 2.9%
Swing 0.3 pp 1.0 pp 0.1 pp
Provincial results map for the European Parliament in Spain

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 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][4]

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][3]

Parties and leaders

Parties and coalitions Composition Ideology Candidate
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Party (Spain)/meta/color"| People's Party (PP)
List
 Liberal conservatism Loyola de Palacio[5]
bgcolor="Template:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color"| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE–p)
List
 Social democracy Rosa Díez[6]
bgcolor="Template:United Left (Spain)/meta/color"| United Left–United and Alternative Left (IU–EUiA)
List
 Communism Alonso Puerta[7][8]
bgcolor="Template:Convergence and Union/meta/color"| Convergence and Union (CiU)
List
 Catalan nationalism Pere Esteve[9]
bgcolor="Template:European Coalition (1999)/meta/color"| European Coalition (CE)
List
 Regionalism Isidoro Sánchez
bgcolor="Template:Nationalist Coalition–Europe of the Peoples/meta/color"| Nationalist Coalition–Europe of the Peoples (CN–EP)
List
 Peripheral nationalism Josu Ortuondo[10][11]
bgcolor="Template:Galician Nationalist Bloc/meta/color"| Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) Galician nationalism Camilo Nogueira
bgcolor="Template:Euskal Herritarrok/meta/color"| Basque Citizens (EH)
List
 Abertzale left Koldo Gorostiaga
bgcolor="Template:The Greens–Left of the Peoples/meta/color"| The Greens–Left of the Peoples (LV–IP)
List
 Left-wing nationalism Antoni Gutiérrez
bgcolor="Template:The Greens–Green Group/meta/color"| The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV) Green politics Esteban Cabal

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

For results by autonomous community/constituency, see Results breakdown of the European Parliament election in Spain, 1999.
← Summary of the 13 June 1999 European Parliament election results in Spain →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:People's Party (Spain)/meta/color"| People's Party (PP) 8,410,993 39.74 –0.38 27 –1
bgcolor="Template:Spanish Socialist Workers' Party/meta/color"| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE–p) 7,477,823 35.33 +4.54 24 +2
bgcolor="Template:United Left (Spain)/meta/color"| United Left–United and Alternative Left (IU–EUiA)1 1,221,566 5.77 –6.15 4 –5
bgcolor="Template:Convergence and Union/meta/color"| Convergence and Union (CiU) 937,687 4.43 –0.23 3 ±0
bgcolor="Template:European Coalition (1999)/meta/color"| European Coalition (CE)2 677,094 3.20 +1.03 2 +2
bgcolor="Template:Nationalist Coalition–Europe of the Peoples/meta/color"| Nationalist Coalition–Europe of the Peoples (CN–EP)3 613,968 2.90 +0.06 2 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Galician Nationalist Bloc/meta/color"| Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 349,079 1.65 +0.90 1 +1
bgcolor="Template:Euskal Herritarrok/meta/color"| Basque Citizens (EH)4 306,923 1.45 +0.48 1 +1
bgcolor="Template:The Greens–Left of the Peoples/meta/color"| 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
bgcolor="Template:Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)/meta/color"| Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS) 38,911 0.18 –0.81 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Leonese People's Union/meta/color"| Leonese People's Union (UPL) 33,604 0.16 New 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Confederation of Feminist Organizations/meta/color"| Confederation of Feminist Organizations (COFEM/FEMEK) 28,901 0.14 New 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain/meta/color"| Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) 26,189 0.12 –0.04 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Asturian Renewal Union/meta/color"| Asturian Renewal Union (URAS) 22,400 0.11 New 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Partit per la Independència/meta/color"| 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
bgcolor="Template:United Extremadura/meta/color"| United Extremadura (EU) 15,716 0.07 ±0.00 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Partíu Asturianista/meta/color"| 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
bgcolor="Template:Humanist Party (Spain)/meta/color"| 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
bgcolor="Template:National Democracy (Spain)/meta/color"| 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
bgcolor="Template:Extremaduran Coalition/meta/color"| Extremaduran Coalition (PREx–CREx)7 7,230 0.03 ±0.00 0 ±0
bgcolor="Template:Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country/meta/color"| 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[12][13]
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)[14]
Groups Parties Seats Total %
width="1" bgcolor="Template:European People's Party/meta/color"| European People's Party–European Democrats (EPP–ED)

27
1 		28 43.75
bgcolor="Template:Party of European Socialists/meta/color"| Party of European Socialists (PES)

24 24 37.50
bgcolor="Template:The Greens–European Free Alliance/meta/color"| The Greens–European Free Alliance (Greens–EFA)

1
1
1
1 		4 6.25
bgcolor="Template:European United Left–Nordic Green Left/meta/color"| European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL)

4 4 6.25
bgcolor="Template:European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party/meta/color"| European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR)

2
1 		3 4.69
bgcolor="Template:Non-Inscrits/meta/color"| Non-Inscrits (NI)

1 1 1.56
Total 64 64 100.00

Elected legislators

The following table lists the elected legislators:[15]

References

Opinion poll sources
  1. ^ "El PP aventaja en 5,6 puntos al PSOE en el último sondeo para las europeas". El Mundo (in Spanish). 7 June 1999.
  2. ^ "Sondejos". Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  3. ^ "El PP saca 5,7 puntos de ventaja al PSOE". ABC (in Spanish). 6 June 1999.
  4. ^ "El PP gana al PSOE, pero su ventaja cae a la mitad". El País (in Spanish). 5 June 1999.
  5. ^ "Preelectoral elecciones al Parlamento Europeo, 1999 (Estudio nº 2325. Mayo 1999)" (PDF). CIS (in Spanish). 4 June 1999.
  6. ^ "El PP conserva su poder municipal, autonómico y europeo, e IU se hunde". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 5 June 1999.
  7. ^ "Un sondeo da 3,4 puntos de ventaja al PP en las europeas". El País (in Spanish). 31 May 1999.
  8. ^ "Una encuesta adjudica al PP tres puntos de ventaja sobre el PSOE en las europeas". El País (in Spanish). 17 May 1999.
Other
  1. ^ Gallagher, Michael (30 July 2012). "Effective threshold in electoral systems". Trinity College, Dublin. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985. Official State Gazette (Organic Law 5) (in Spanish). 19 June 1985. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Representation of the people Institutional Act". juntaelectoralcentral.es. Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  4. ^ Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts. Official Journal of the European Communities. 10 November 1997. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  5. ^ Casqueiro, Javier (23 April 1999). "El PP designa a Loyola de Palacio para encabezar la lista al Parlamento Europeo". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  6. ^ Díez, Anabel (23 March 1999). "Rosa Díez encabezará la lista europea del PSOE para luchar contra el "nacionalismo excluyente"". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  7. ^ Rivas, Javier (3 March 1994). "Alonso Puerta encabezará la lista europea de IU con el rechazo de los 'duros' del PCE". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  8. ^ Serrano, Rodolfo (1 May 1999). "Alonso Puerta encabeza la candidatura europea de IU con mayoría comunista". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  9. ^ Mauri, Luis (17 November 1998). "Pujol 'aparca' a Esteve desplazándolo a las listas para las elecciones europeas". El País (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  10. ^ "La dirección del PNV propone a Ortuondo como cabeza de lista para las europeas". El País (in Spanish). Bilbao. 3 March 1999. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  11. ^ "La asamblea del PNV ratifica a Ortuondo como candidato a las europeas". El País (in Spanish). 18 April 1999. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. European Parliament. June 1999. National totals". infoelectoral.mir.es (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  13. ^ "European election 13 June 1999". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Electoral History. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Parlamento Europeo: Distribución de los Eurodiputados españoles en grupos parlamentarios". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  15. ^ Junta Electoral Central: "Acuerdo de 29 de junio de 1999, de la Junta Electoral Central, por el que se procede a la proclamación de Diputados electos al Parlamento Europeo en las elecciones celebradas el 13 de junio de 1999" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (156): 25068. 1 July 1999. ISSN 0212-033X.
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