European Parliament election, 1999 (Spain)

European Parliament election in Spain, 1999
Spain
13 June 1999
All 64 Spanish seats in the European Parliament
Registered 33,840,432 7.2%
Turnout 21,334,948 (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 European-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 13 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 dependant 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, with all nationals and non-national European citizens over eighteen and in full enjoyment of all political rights entitled to vote.[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 at least the signature of 15,000 electors entered in electoral register. 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
People's Party (PP) Liberal conservatism Loyola de Palacio[5]
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE–p) Social democracy Rosa Díez[6]
United Left–United and Alternative Left (IU–EUiA) Communism Alonso Puerta[7][8]
Convergence and Union (CiU) Catalan nationalism Pere Esteve[9]
European Coalition (CE) Regionalism Isidoro Sánchez
Nationalist Coalition–Europe of the Peoples (CN–EP) Peripheral nationalism Josu Ortuondo[10][11]
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) Galician nationalism Camilo Nogueira
Basque Citizens (EH) Abertzale left Koldo Gorostiaga
The Greens–Left of the Peoples (LV–IP) Left-wing nationalism Antoni Gutiérrez
The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV) Green politics Esteban Cabal

Results

Overall

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 European Parliament election results in Spain →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
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
The Greens–Left of the Peoples (LV–IP)5 300,874 1.42 –0.11 0 ±0
Blank ballots 357,583 1.69 +0.54
Total 21,166,264 100.00 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
Source(s): Ministry of the Interior, historiaelectoral.com
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)[12]
Groups Parties Seats Total %
European People's Party–European Democrats (EPP–ED)

27
1		 28 43.75
Party of European Socialists (PES)

24 24 37.50
The Greens–European Free Alliance (Greens–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

References

  1. ↑ "Effective threshold in electoral systems". Trinity College, Dublin. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985, Organic Law No. 5 of June 19, 1985 Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved on 6 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 "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, November 10, 1997 Official Journal of the European Communities. Retrieved on 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. ↑ "Parlamento Europeo: Distribución de los Eurodiputados españoles en grupos parlamentarios". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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