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1999 Castilian-Leonese regional election

The 1999 Castilian-Leonese regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Cortes of the autonomous community of Castile and León. All 83 seats in the Cortes were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.

1999 Castilian-Leonese regional election
← 1995 13 June 1999 2003 →
All 83 seats in the Cortes of Castile and León
42 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered2,185,507 Green arrow up3.1%
Turnout1,476,858 (67.6%)
Red arrow down5.9 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Juan José Lucas Jaime González Antonio Herreros
Party PP PSOE IUCyL
Leader since 12 December 1990 14 June 1998 1991
Leader's seat Valladolid León Valladolid
Last election 50 seats, 52.2% 27 seats, 29.7% 5 seats, 9.6%
Seats won 48 30 1
Seat change Red arrow down2 Green arrow up3 Red arrow down4
Popular vote 737,982 483,675 79,390
Percentage 50.4% 33.1% 5.4%
Swing Red arrow down1.8 pp Green arrow up3.4 pp Red arrow down4.2 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Joaquín Otero Carlos Rad
Party UPL TC–PNC
Leader since 13 September 1997 1999
Leader's seat León Burgos
Last election 2 seats, 2.6% 0 seats, 0.6%
Seats won 3 1
Seat change Green arrow up1 Green arrow up1
Popular vote 54,158 20,274
Percentage 3.7% 1.4%
Swing Green arrow up1.1 pp Green arrow up0.8 pp
Constituency results map for the Cortes of Castile and León
President before election

Juan José Lucas
PP

Elected President

Juan José Lucas
PP

Overview

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Electoral system

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The Cortes of Castile and León were the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Castile and León, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Castilian-Leonese Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.[1] Voting for the Cortes was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Castile and León and in full enjoyment of their political rights.

All members of the Cortes of Castile and León were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Ávila, Burgos, León, Palencia, Salamanca, Segovia, Soria, Valladolid and Zamora, with each being allocated an initial minimum of three seats, as well as one additional member per each 45,000 inhabitants or fraction greater than 22,500.[1][2]

As a result of the aforementioned allocation, each Cortes constituency was entitled the following seats:

Seats Constituencies
14 León(–1), Valladolid
11 Burgos, Salamanca
8 Zamora
7 Ávila, Palencia
6 Segovia
5 Soria

In smaller constituencies, the use of the electoral method resulted in an effective threshold based on the district magnitude and the distribution of votes among candidacies.[3]

Election date

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The term of the Cortes of Castile and León expired four years after the date of their previous election. Elections to the Cortes were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. Legal amendments introduced in 1998 allowed for these to be held together with European Parliament elections, provided that they were scheduled for within a four month-timespan. The previous election was held on 28 May 1995, setting the election date for the Cortes concurrently with a European Parliament election on Sunday, 13 June 1999.[1][2][4]

After legal amendments earlier in 1999, the president was granted the prerogative to dissolve the Cortes of Castile and León and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election was due and some time requirements were met: namely, that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or within the legislature's last year ahead of its scheduled expiry, nor before one year had elapsed since a previous dissolution. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Cortes were to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called. Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected procurators merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.[1][5]

Parliamentary composition

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The Cortes of Castile and León were officially dissolved on 20 April 1999, after the publication of the dissolution decree in the Official Gazette of Castile and León.[6] The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups in the Cortes at the time of dissolution.[7]

Parliamentary composition in April 1999
Groups Parties Legislators
Seats Total
People's Parliamentary Group PP 50 50
Socialist Parliamentary Group PSOE 27 27
United Left–Left of Castile and León's Parliamentary Group IUCyL 4 4
Mixed Parliamentary Group UPL 1 3
INDEP 2[a]

Parties and candidates

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The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.[2][4]

Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:

Candidacy Parties and
alliances 		Leading candidate Ideology Previous result Gov. Ref.
Votes (%) Seats
PP
List
   Juan José Lucas Conservatism
Christian democracy 		52.20% 50  Y
PSOE
List
   Jaime González Social democracy 29.71% 27  N
IUCyL
List
   Antonio Herreros Socialism
Communism 		9.58% 5  N
UPL
List
   Joaquín Otero Regionalism
Autonomism 		2.55% 2  N
TC–PNC
List
   Carlos Rad Castilian nationalism
Progressivism 		0.62% 0  N

Opinion polls

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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 poll. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 42 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Cortes of Castile and León (43 until 1 January 1999).

Results

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Overall

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← Summary of the 13 June 1999 Cortes of Castile and León election results →
 
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 737,982 50.45 –1.75 48 –2
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 483,675 33.06 +3.35 30 +3
United Left of Castile and León (IUCyL) 79,390 5.43 –4.15 1 –4
Leonese People's Union (UPL) 54,158 3.70 +1.15 3 +1
Commoners' Land–Castilian Nationalist Party (TC–PNC) 20,274 1.39 +0.77 1 +1
Regionalist Unity of Castile and León (URCL) 11,195 0.77 +0.36 0 ±0
Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS) 10,422 0.71 New 0 ±0
Independent Candidacy of Valladolid (CIV) 6,784 0.46 +0.32 0 ±0
Party of El Bierzo (PB) 3,851 0.26 –0.17 0 ±0
Spanish Democratic Party (PADE) 3,237 0.22 New 0 ±0
Salamanca–Zamora–León–PREPAL (PREPAL) 3,043 0.21 –0.03 0 ±0
Humanist Party (PH) 2,333 0.16 New 0 ±0
Independent Salamancan Union (USI) 1,851 0.13 New 0 ±0
Zamoran People's Union (UPZ) 1,556 0.11 New 0 ±0
The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV) 1,383 0.09 ±0.00 0 ±0
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 1,012 0.07 ±0.00 0 ±0
Confederation of the Greens (LV) 791 0.05 New 0 ±0
Party of Self-employed of Spain and Spanish Independent Groups (PAE–I) 565 0.04 New 0 ±0
Nationalist Party of Castile and León (PANCAL) 276 0.02 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 39,036 2.67 +0.84
Total 1,462,814 83 –1
Valid votes 1,462,814 99.05 –0.06
Invalid votes 14,044 0.95 +0.06
Votes cast / turnout 1,476,858 67.58 –6.01
Abstentions 711,396 32.42 +6.01
Registered voters 2,185,507
Sources[10][11][12]
Popular vote
PP
 
 50.45%
PSOE
 
 33.06%
IUCyL
 
 5.43%
UPL
 
 3.70%
TC–PNC
 
 1.39%
Others
 
 3.30%
Blank ballots
 
 2.67%
Seats
PP
 
 57.83%
PSOE
 
 36.14%
UPL
 
 3.61%
IUCyL
 
 1.20%
TC–PNC
 
 1.20%

Distribution by constituency

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Constituency PP PSOE IUCyL UPL TC–PNC
% S % S % S % S % S
Ávila 62.4 5 26.9 2 6.4 − 0.4 −
Burgos 48.7 6 31.6 4 6.8 − 7.4 1
León 42.5 6 31.0 5 4.0 − 18.4 3 0.1 −
Palencia 51.0 4 37.7 3 5.8 − 0.9 −
Salamanca 54.9 7 34.1 4 3.9 − 0.3 −
Segovia 53.7 4 32.1 2 5.8 − 0.6 −
Soria 56.7 3 32.1 2 5.8 − 0.8 −
Valladolid 48.7 8 36.1 5 7.5 1 0.8 −
Zamora 53.0 5 33.9 3 2.9 − 0.2 −
Total 50.4 48 33.1 30 5.4 1 3.7 3 1.4 1
Sources[10][11][12]

Aftermath

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Government formation

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Investiture
Juan José Lucas (PP)
Ballot → 13 July 1999
Required majority → 42 out of 83  Y
Yes
  • • PP (48)
48 / 83
No
35 / 83
Abstentions
0 / 83
Absentees
0 / 83
Sources[12]

2001 investiture

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Investiture
Juan Vicente Herrera (PP)
Ballot → 15 March 2001
Required majority → 42 out of 83  Y
Yes
  • • PP (48)
48 / 83
No
34 / 83
Abstentions
1 / 83
Absentees
0 / 83
Sources[12]

Notes

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  1. ^ Conchi Farto, former UPL legislator;[8] and Elena Pérez, former IUCyL legislator.[9]

References

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Opinion poll sources
  1. ^ "Lucas se garantiza su tercer mandato". ABC (in Spanish). 7 June 1999.
  2. ^ "Lucas refuerza el mayor feudo del PP". El País (in Spanish). 7 June 1999.
  3. ^ "Castilla y León: Lucas, presidente inamovible". El Mundo (in Spanish). 4 June 1999.
  4. ^ "ELECCIONES 13-J /BALANCE DE LAS ENCUESTAS". El Mundo (in Spanish). 6 June 1999.
  5. ^ "Preelectoral elecciones autonómicas y municipales, 1999. Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León (Estudio nº 2332. Mayo 1999)". CIS (in Spanish). 4 June 1999.
  6. ^ "Estudio CIS nº 2332. Ficha técnica" (PDF). CIS (in Spanish). 4 June 1999.
  7. ^ "Bono e Ibarra repiten y el PSOE recuperará Asturias". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 5 June 1999.
Other
  1. ^ a b c d Ley Orgánica 4/1983, de 25 de febrero, de Estatuto de Autonomía de Castilla-León (Organic Law 4) (in Spanish). 25 February 1983. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Ley 3/1987, de 30 de marzo, Electoral de Castilla y León (Law 3) (in Spanish). 30 March 1987. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  3. ^ Gallagher, Michael (30 July 2012). "Effective threshold in electoral systems". Trinity College, Dublin. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General (Organic Law 5) (in Spanish). 19 June 1985. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  5. ^ Ley Orgánica 4/1999, de 8 de enero, de reforma de la Ley Orgánica 4/1983, de Estatuto de Autonomía de Castilla y León (Organic Law 4) (in Spanish). 8 January 1999. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Decreto 66/1999, de 19 de abril, por el que se convocan elecciones a las Cortes de Castilla y León" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (94): 14620. 20 April 1999. ISSN 0212-033X.
  7. ^ "El Parlamento. Legislaturas anteriores. IV Legislatura". Cortes of Castile and León (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  8. ^ González, N. (10 January 2007). ""Son las bases las que me eligen y espero que se escuche su voz"". Diario de León (in Spanish). San Andrés. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  9. ^ "GP 6/4. Cambios habidos en la composición de los Grupos Parlamentarios Baja de Dña. Elena Pérez Martínez en el Grupo Parlamentario de Izquierda Unida - Izquierda de Castilla y León Alta de Dña. Elena Pérez Martínez en el Grupo Parlamentario Mixto" (PDF). Boletín Oficial de las Cortes de Castilla y León (in Spanish) (167): 10135–10136. 16 October 1997. ISSN 2253-7414.
  10. ^ a b "Elections to the Cortes of Castile and León". servicios.jcyl.es (in Spanish). Junta of Castile and León. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Cortes of Castile and León election results, 13 June 1999" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Electoral Commission of Castile and León. 6 August 1999. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  12. ^ a b c d "Elecciones a Cortes de Castilla y León (1983 - 2019)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
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