Riojan regional election, 1999

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13 June 1999

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All 33 seats in the Parliament of La Rioja
17 seats needed for a majority

Registered

229,569

5.1%

Turnout

157,623 (68.7%)

7.5 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
Leader's seat	La Rioja	La Rioja	La Rioja
Last election	17 seats, 49.4%	12 seats, 34.1%	2 seats, 6.7%
Seats won	18	13	2
Seat change	1	1	0
Popular vote	80,088	55,126	9,004
Percentage	51.3%	35.3%	5.8%
Swing	1.9 pp	1.2 pp	0.9 pp

President before election

Pedro Sanz
PP

Elected President

Pedro Sanz
PP

The 1999 Riojan regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Parliament of the Autonomous Community of La Rioja. All 33 seats in the Parliament 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.

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.

The Parliament of La Rioja was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of La Rioja, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Riojan 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 La Rioja and in full enjoyment of all political rights entitled to vote.

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