1999 Basque foral elections
Foral elections were held in the Basque Country on 13 June 1999 to elect the 6th General Assemblies of Álava, Biscay and Guipúzcoa. All 153 seats in the three General Assemblies were up for election. They were held concurrently with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.
Overall
[edit]| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)1 | 401,965 | 34.70 | −4.54 | 56 | −6 | |
| Basque Citizens (EH)2 | 228,528 | 19.73 | +5.30 | 29 | +9 | |
| People's Party (PP) | 220,859 | 19.06 | +3.60 | 34 | +9 | |
| Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 212,167 | 18.31 | +1.59 | 29 | +3 | |
| United Left (IU/EB) | 53,525 | 4.62 | −3.51 | 3 | −6 | |
| Alavese Unity (UA) | 9,448 | 0.82 | −1.29 | 2 | −7 | |
| Basque Citizen Initiative (ICV/EHE) | 8,243 | 0.71 | −1.12 | 0 | −2 | |
| We, the Women of the Plaza (Plazandreok) | 2,177 | 0.19 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| The Greens (B/LV) | 2,034 | 0.18 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Humanist Party (PH) | 1,146 | 0.10 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Basque Country Greens (EHB) | 360 | 0.03 | −0.01 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 18,081 | 1.56 | −0.27 | |||
| Total | 1,158,533 | 153 | ±0 | |||
| Valid votes | 1,158,533 | 99.07 | ±0.00 | |||
| Invalid votes | 10,917 | 0.93 | ±0.00 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 1,169,450 | 64.83 | +0.91 | |||
| Abstentions | 634,355 | 35.17 | −0.91 | |||
| Registered voters | 1,803,805 | |||||
| Sources[1][2] | ||||||
Footnotes:
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Deputation control
[edit]The following table lists party control in the foral deputations.[1] Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.
| Province | Population | Previous control | New control | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Álava | 284,595 | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | People's Party (PP) | ||
| Biscay | 1,137,594 | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | ||
| Guipúzcoa | 676,019 | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | ||
Historical territories
[edit]Álava
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| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| People's Party (PP) | 44,607 | 28.75 | +11.62 | 16 | +7 | |
| Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)1 | 44,166 | 28.46 | −5.43 | 16 | −3 | |
| Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 26,122 | 16.83 | +2.42 | 9 | +2 | |
| Basque Citizens (EH)2 | 21,154 | 13.63 | +4.53 | 6 | +2 | |
| Alavese Unity (UA) | 9,448 | 6.09 | −9.92 | 2 | −7 | |
| United Left (IU/EB) | 7,181 | 4.63 | −3.16 | 2 | −1 | |
| Blank ballots | 2,500 | 1.61 | −0.07 | |||
| Total | 155,178 | 51 | ±0 | |||
| Valid votes | 155,178 | 99.03 | ±0.00 | |||
| Invalid votes | 1,522 | 0.97 | ±0.00 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 156,700 | 64.38 | +0.05 | |||
| Abstentions | 86,688 | 35.62 | −0.05 | |||
| Registered voters | 243,388 | |||||
| Sources[1][2] | ||||||
Footnotes:
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Biscay
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| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)1 | 227,768 | 36.56 | −3.63 | 21 | ±0 | |
| People's Party (PP) | 121,223 | 19.46 | +3.03 | 10 | +1 | |
| Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 117,872 | 18.92 | +2.01 | 10 | ±0 | |
| Basque Citizens (EH)2 | 102,341 | 16.43 | +4.56 | 9 | +4 | |
| United Left (IU/EB) | 32,705 | 5.25 | −4.07 | 1 | −3 | |
| Basque Citizen Initiative (ICV/EHE) | 8,243 | 1.32 | −2.04 | 0 | −2 | |
| Humanist Party (PH) | 1,146 | 0.18 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| The Greens (B/LV) | 1,119 | 0.18 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| We, the Women of the Plaza (Plazandreok) | 923 | 0.15 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 9,686 | 1.55 | −0.13 | |||
| Total | 623,026 | 51 | ±0 | |||
| Valid votes | 623,026 | 99.14 | +0.09 | |||
| Invalid votes | 5,398 | 0.86 | −0.09 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 628,424 | 64.32 | +0.63 | |||
| Abstentions | 348,666 | 35.68 | −0.63 | |||
| Registered voters | 977,090 | |||||
| Sources[1][2] | ||||||
Footnotes:
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Guipúzcoa
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| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)1 | 130,031 | 34.19 | −5.65 | 19 | −3 | |
| Basque Citizens (EH)2 | 105,033 | 27.62 | +6.68 | 14 | +3 | |
| Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 68,173 | 17.92 | +0.59 | 10 | +1 | |
| People's Party (PP) | 55,029 | 14.47 | +1.33 | 8 | +1 | |
| United Left (IU/EB) | 13,639 | 3.59 | −2.67 | 0 | −2 | |
| We, the Women of the Plaza (Plazandreok) | 1,254 | 0.33 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| The Greens (B/LV) | 915 | 0.24 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Basque Country Greens (EHB) | 360 | 0.09 | −0.04 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 5,895 | 1.55 | −0.60 | |||
| Total | 380,329 | 51 | ±0 | |||
| Valid votes | 380,329 | 98.96 | −0.17 | |||
| Invalid votes | 3,997 | 1.04 | +0.17 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 384,326 | 65.89 | +1.76 | |||
| Abstentions | 199,001 | 34.11 | −1.76 | |||
| Registered voters | 583,327 | |||||
| Sources[1][2] | ||||||
Footnotes:
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Lozano, Carles. "Elecciones a las Juntas Generales (desde 1979)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ^ a b c d "Resultados Electorales" (in Spanish). Basque Government. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
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