Riojan parliamentary election, 1999

Riojan parliamentary election, 1999
La Rioja (Spain)
13 June 1999

All 33 seats in the Parliament of La Rioja
17 seats needed for a majority
Registered 229,569 Increase5.1%
Turnout 157,623 (68.7%)
Decrease7.5 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Pedro Sanz José Ignacio Pérez Miguel González de Legarra
Party PP PSOE PR
Leader since 2 October 1993 1987 16 December 1995
Last election 17 seats, 49.4% 12 seats, 34.1% 2 seats, 6.7%
Seats won 18 13 2
Seat change Increase1 Increase1 ±0
Popular vote 80,088 55,126 9,004
Percentage 51.3% 35.3% 5.8%
Swing Increase1.9 pp Increase1.2 pp Decrease0.9 pp

President before election

Pedro Sanz
PP

Elected President

Pedro Sanz
PP

The 1999 Riojan parliamentary election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Parliament of La Rioja, the regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of La Rioja. At stake were all 33 seats in the Parliament, determining the President of La Rioja.

The People's Party (PP) under incumbent President Pedro Sanz was re-elected for a second term in office with an increased absolute majority. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), with former President José Ignacio Pérez Sáenz standing as candidate, also gained 1 seat and saw a slight increase of its share. Both parties benefited of IU's expulsion from Parliament, after failing to meet the 5% threshold and losing all its 2 seats. The Riojan Party (PR) maintained its 2 seats, but lost some of the ground it had won in the previous election.

Electoral system

The number of seats in the Parliament of La Rioja was set to a fixed-number of 33. All Parliament members were elected in a single multi-member district, consisting of the Community's territory (the province of La Rioja), using the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation system.

Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. Only lists polling above 5% of valid votes in all of the community (which include blank ballotsfor none of the above) were entitled to enter the seat distribution.[1]

Results

Summary of the 13 June 1999 La Rioja Parliament election results
Party Vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Won +/−
People's Party (PP) 80,088 51.26 Increase1.82 18 Increase1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 55,126 35.28 Increase1.19 13 Increase1
Riojan Party (PR) 9,004 5.76 Decrease0.94 2 ±0
United Left La Rioja (IU) 6,104 3.91 Decrease3.30 0 Decrease2
The Greens (LV) 1,971 1.26 New 0 ±0
Movement to Humanist Socialism (MASH) 418 0.27 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 3,535 2.26 Increase0.53
Total 156,246 100.00 33 ±0
Valid votes 156,246 99.13 Decrease0.17
Invalid votes 1,377 0.87 Increase0.17
Votes cast / turnout 157,623 68.66 Decrease7.50
Abstentions 71,946 31.34 Increase7.50
Registered voters 229,569
Source: Argos Information Portal
Vote share
PP
 
51.26%
PSOE
 
35.28%
PR
 
5.76%
IU
 
3.91%
LV
 
1.26%
Others
 
0.27%
Blank ballots
 
2.26%
Parliamentary seats
PP
 
54.55%
PSOE
 
39.39%
PR
 
6.06%

References

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