1999 European Parliament election in Spain
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All 64 Spanish seats in the European Parliament |
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Turnout | 21,334,948 (63.0%) 3.9 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.
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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:
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.
Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Turnout | PP | PSOE | IU | CiU | CN–EP | EH | BNG | CE | LV–IP | Lead |
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1999 EP election | 13 Jun 1999 | N/A | 63.0 | 39.7 27 |
35.3 24 |
5.8 4 |
4.4 3 |
2.9 2 |
1.5 1 |
1.6 1 |
3.2 2 |
1.4 0 |
4.4 |
Ipsos–Eco Consulting/ABC[p 1] | 24 May–2 Jun 1999 | 2,000 | ? | 40.9 28 |
35.2 24 |
10.4 7 |
4.5 3 |
2.4 1 |
0.5 0 |
0.5 0 |
1.8 1 |
– | 5.7 |
Demoscopia/El País[p 2] | 26 May–1 Jun 1999 | 17,500 | 67 | 41.1 28 |
35.6 24 |
8.8 5/6 |
5.2 3 |
2.9 1 |
– | 1.8 1 |
1.6 1 |
1.4 0/1 |
5.5 |
Sigma Dos/El Mundo[p 3][p 4] | 28–31 May 1999 | 2,600 | ? | 41.8 28/30 |
36.2 24/26 |
7.9 5 |
4.4 3 |
2.4 1 |
– | – | 1.9 1 |
1.2 0 |
5.6 |
CIS[p 5][p 6] | 3–26 May 1999 | 4,797 | ? | 41.5 28/29 |
35.5 24/25 |
8.1 5/6 |
4.2 2/3 |
2.3 1 |
1.0 0 |
1.0 0 |
2.3 1 |
2.4 1 |
6.0 |
Metra Seis/Colpisa[p 7] | 14–20 May 1999 | 1,200 | ? | 40.2 27/29 |
36.8 24/26 |
8.8 5/7 |
4.7 3 |
2.8 1/2 |
0.9 0 |
0.9 0 |
2.8 1/2 |
– | 3.4 |
Gallup/El Correo[p 8] | 5–30 Mar 1999 | 2,031 | ? | 41.0 28 |
38.0 26 |
9.0 6 |
4.0 2 |
? 1 |
– | – | ? 1 |
– | 3.0 |
Sigma Dos/El Mundo[p 9] | 26–27 Dec 1998 | 1,000 | ? | 43.4 30/31 |
35.1 24/25 |
8.2 5/6 |
4.1 2/3 |
2.3 1 |
– | – | – | – | 8.3 |
1994 EP election | 12 Jun 1994 | N/A | 59.1 | 40.1 28 |
30.8 22 |
13.4 9 |
4.7 3 |
4.1 2 |
1.0 0 |
0.7 0 |
– | – | 9.3 |
Results
Overall
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Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
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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 | ||||
bgcolor=" | 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] | |||||||||
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Distribution by European group
Groups | Parties | Seats | Total | % | |
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European People's Party–European Democrats (EPP–ED) |
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27 1 |
28 | 43.75 | |
Party of European Socialists (PES) | 22 2 |
24 | 37.50 | ||
Greens–European Free Alliance (G/EFA) |
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1 1 1 1 |
4 | 6.25 | |
European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) |
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4 | 4 | 6.25 | |
European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) | 2 1 |
3 | 4.69 | ||
Non-Inscrits (NI) |
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1 | 1 | 1.56 | |
Total | 64 | 64 | 100.00 |
Elected legislators
The following table lists the elected legislators:[16]
Notes
- ↑ Data for IU in the 1996 election, not including results in Catalonia.
- ↑ Includes Navarrese People's Union (UPN) as an integral part of the candidacy, running as a sister party in Navarre.
- ↑ 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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- ↑ 2.0 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)
- ↑ 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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External links
- European elections Spain in Europe Politique.