Cantabrian regional election, 1999

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13 June 1999

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All 39 seats in the Parliament of Cantabria
20 seats needed for a majority

Registered

465,168

6.8%

Turnout

319,947 (68.8%)

5.2 pp

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	José Joaquín Martínez Sieso	Ángel Duque	Miguel Ángel Revilla
Party	PP	PSOE–p	PRC
Leader since	1995	28 June 1998	1983
Leader's seat	Cantabria	Cantabria	Cantabria
Last election	13 seats, 32.5%	10 seats, 25.1%	6 seats, 14.6%
Seats won	19	14	6
Seat change	6	4	0
Popular vote	134,924	105,004	42,896
Percentage	42.5%	33.1%	13.5%
Swing	10.0 pp	8.0 pp	1.1 pp

President before election

José Joaquín Martínez Sieso
PP

Elected President

José Joaquín Martínez Sieso
PP

The 1999 Cantabrian regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Parliament of the Autonomous Community of Cantabria. All 39 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.

The Parliament of Cantabria was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Cantabria, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Cantabrian Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to grant or revoke confidence from a President of the Autonomous Community. Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, with all nationals over eighteen, registered in Cantabria and in full enjoyment of all political rights, entitled to vote.

The 39 members of the Parliament of Cantabria were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 5 per 100 of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied regionally. Parties not reaching the threshold were not taken into consideration for seat distribution.

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