1999 Basque foral elections

The 1999 Basque foral elections were held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 6th Juntas Generales of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. All 153 seats in the three Juntas Generales were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.

Overall

Summary of the 13 June 1999 Basque Juntas Generales election results
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNVEA)1 401,96534.70–4.54 56–6
Basque Citizens (EH)2 228,52819.73+5.30 29+9
People's Party (PP) 220,85919.06+3.60 34+9
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 212,16718.31+1.59 29+3
United Left (IU/EB) 53,5254.62–3.51 3–6
Alavese Unity (UA) 9,4480.82–1.29 2–7
Basque Citizen Initiative (ICV/EHE) 8,2430.71–1.12 0–2
We, the Women of the Plaza (Plazandreok) 2,1770.19New 0±0
The Greens (B/LV) 2,0340.18New 0±0
Humanist Party (PH) 1,1460.10New 0±0
Basque Country Greens (EHB) 3600.03–0.01 0±0
Blank ballots 18,0811.56–0.27
Total 1,158,533 153±0
Valid votes 1,158,53399.07±0.00
Invalid votes 10,9170.93±0.00
Votes cast / turnout 1,169,45064.83+0.91
Abstentions 634,35535.17–0.91
Registered voters 1,803,805
Sources[1][2]
Popular vote
PNV–EA
34.70%
EH
19.73%
PP
19.06%
PSE–EE (PSOE)
18.31%
IU/EB
4.62%
Others
2.02%
Blank ballots
1.56%

Foral deputation control

The following table lists party control in the foral deputations.[2] Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.

Deputation Previous control New control
Álava Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) People's Party (PP)
Biscay Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Gipuzkoa Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)

Historical territories

Álava

Summary of the 13 June 1999 Álava Juntas Generales election results
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 44,60728.75+11.62 16+7
Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNVEA)1 44,16628.46–5.43 16–3
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 26,12216.83+2.42 9+2
Basque Citizens (EH)2 21,15413.63+4.53 6+2
Alavese Unity (UA) 9,4486.09–9.92 2–7
United Left (IU/EB) 7,1814.63–3.16 2–1
Blank ballots 2,5001.61–0.07
Total 155,178 51±0
Valid votes 155,17899.03±0.00
Invalid votes 1,5220.97±0.00
Votes cast / turnout 156,70064.38+0.05
Abstentions 86,68835.62–0.05
Registered voters 243,388
Sources[1][2]

Biscay

Summary of the 13 June 1999 Biscay Juntas Generales election results
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNVEA)1 227,76836.56–3.63 21±0
People's Party (PP) 121,22319.46+3.03 10+1
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 117,87218.92+2.01 10±0
Basque Citizens (EH)2 102,34116.43+4.56 9+4
United Left (IU/EB) 32,7055.25–4.07 1–3
Basque Citizen Initiative (ICV/EHE) 8,2431.32–2.04 0–2
Humanist Party (PH) 1,1460.18New 0±0
The Greens (B/LV) 1,1190.18New 0±0
We, the Women of the Plaza (Plazandreok) 9230.15New 0±0
Blank ballots 9,6861.55–0.13
Total 623,026 51±0
Valid votes 623,02699.14+0.09
Invalid votes 5,3980.86–0.09
Votes cast / turnout 628,42464.32+0.63
Abstentions 348,66635.68–0.63
Registered voters 977,090
Sources[1][2]

Gipuzkoa

Summary of the 13 June 1999 Gipuzkoa Juntas Generales election results
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNVEA)1 130,03134.19–5.65 19–3
Basque Citizens (EH)2 105,03327.62+6.68 14+3
Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) 68,17317.92+0.59 10+1
People's Party (PP) 55,02914.47+1.33 8+1
United Left (IU/EB) 13,6393.59–2.67 0–2
We, the Women of the Plaza (Plazandreok) 1,2540.33New 0±0
The Greens (B/LV) 9150.24New 0±0
Basque Country Greens (EHB) 3600.09–0.04 0±0
Blank ballots 5,8951.55–0.60
Total 380,329 51±0
Valid votes 380,32998.96–0.17
Invalid votes 3,9971.04+0.17
Votes cast / turnout 384,32665.89+1.76
Abstentions 199,00134.11–1.76
Registered voters 583,327
Sources[1][2]

References

  1. "Election Results Archive". euskadi.eus (in Spanish). Basque Government. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. "Elecciones a las Juntas Generales (1979 - 2015)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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