1999 Zaragoza municipal election

Election in the Spanish municipality of Zaragoza 1999 Zaragoza municipal election Zaragoza parliamentary no 1995 Zaragoza municipal election 1995 2003 Zaragoza municipal election 2003 All 31 seats in the City Council of Zaragoza 16 #Opinion polls 510,832 10px 2.8% 298,639 (58.5%)10px 8.6 pp 13 June 1999 170x170px Luisa Fernanda Rudi People's Party of Aragon 10 November 1994 15 seats, 46.8% 15 10px 0 125,693 42.3% 10px 4.5 pp 170x170px Juan Alberto Belloch Socialists' Party of Aragon 27 June 1998 6 seats, 18.8% 10 10px 4 88,482 29.8% 10px 11.0 pp 170x170px Antonio Gaspar Chunta Aragonesista 1995 2 seats, 6.0% 4 10px 2 40,333 13.6% 10px 7.6 pp 170x170px Fernando Labena Aragonese Party 1999 4 seats, 12.5% 2 10px 0 23,009 7.7% 10px 4.8 pp 170x170px José Luis Martínez Blasco United Left of Aragon 1999 4 seats, 13.3% 0 10px 4 12,926 4.4% 10px 8.9 pp Mayor Mayor after election Luisa Fernanda Rudi People's Party of Aragon Luisa Fernanda Rudi People's Party of Aragon A municipal election was held in Zaragoza on 13 June 1999 to elect the 6th City Council of the municipality. All 31 seats in the City Council were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election. Overview Under the 1978 Constitution, the governance of municipalities in Spain—part of the country's local government system—was centered on the figure of city councils (es ayuntamientos), local corporations with independent legal personality composed of a mayor, a government council and an elected legislative assembly.Constitution 1978 art. 140; LBRL 1985 art. 19. The mayor was indirectly elected by the local assembly, requiring an absolute majority; otherwise, the candidate from the most-voted party automatically became mayor (ties were resolved by drawing lots).LBRL 1985 art. 19; LOREG 1985 art. 196. In the case of Zaragoza, the top-tier administrative and governing body was the City Council of Zaragoza. Date The term of local assemblies in Spain expired four years after the date of their previous election, with election day being fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years, but a 1998 amendment allowed for local elections held in May 1995 to be held concurrently with European Parliament elections, provided that they were scheduled for within a four month-timespan. The election decree was required to be issued no later than 54 days before the scheduled election date and published on the following day in the Official State Gazette (BOE).LOREG 1985 arts. 42 & 194. The previous local elections were held on 28 May 1995, setting the date for election day concurrently with that year's European Parliament election on 13 June 1999. Local assemblies could not be dissolved before the expiration of their term, except in cases of mismanagement that seriously harmed the public interest and implied a breach of constitutional obligations, in which case the Council of Ministers could—optionally—decide to call a by-election.LBRL 1985 art. 61. Elections to the assemblies of local entities were officially called on 20 April 1999 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOE, setting election day for 13 June.Royal Decree 606/1999 1999 art. 1. Electoral system Voting for local assemblies was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered and residing in the municipality and with full political rights (provided that they had not been deprived of the right to vote by a final sentence, nor were legally incapacitated), as well as resident non-national European citizens, and those whose country of origin allowed reciprocal voting by virtue of a treaty.Constitution 1978 art. 13; LBRL 1985 art. 19; LOREG 1985 arts. 2–3 & 176. Local councillors were elected using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a five percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) in each municipality.LOREG 1985 arts. 163 & 180. Each municipality was a multi-member constituency, with a number of seats based on the following scale:LOREG 1985 art. 179. Population Councillors <250 5 251–1,000 7 1,001–2,000 9 2,001–5,000 11 5,001–10,000 13 10,001–20,000 17 20,001–50,000 21 50,001–100,000 25 >100,001 +1 per each 100,000 inhabitants or fraction+1 if total is an even number The law did not provide for by-elections to fill vacant seats; instead, any vacancies arising after the proclamation of candidates and during the legislative term were filled by the next candidates on the party lists or, when required, by designated substitutes.LOREG 1985 arts. 46, 48 & 182. Parties and candidates The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, alliances and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form an alliance were required to inform the relevant electoral commission within 10 days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of a determined amount of the electors registered in the municipality for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list. In the case of Zaragoza, as its population was between 300,001 and 1,000,000, at least 5,000 signatures were required.LOREG 1985 arts. 44 & 187. Below is a list of the main parties and alliances which contested the election: Candidacy Parties andalliances Leading candidate Ideology Previous result Gov. Government Ref. References Vote % Seats PP List on People's Party (PP) 50px Luisa Fernanda Rudi ConservatismChristian democracy 46.8% 15 Casqueiro Javier 3 March 1999 El PP repite 35 candidatos a alcaldes de capitales, cambia 10 y duda sobre cinco https://elpais.com/diario/1999/03/03/espana/920415606_850215.html es El País Madrid 2 December 2025Casqueiro Javier 6 March 1999 El partido ultima las listas con la inclusión de más mujeres en las Diputaciones https://elpais.com/diario/1999/03/06/espana/920674805_850215.html es El País Madrid 2 December 2025 PSOE List on Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 50px Juan Alberto Belloch Social democracy 18.8% 6 Europa Press 15 May 1998 Belloch anuncia su candidatura al Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/1998/mayo/15/nacional/belloch.html es El Mundo Zaragoza 29 November 2025Díez Anabel 28 June 1998 Los candidatos oficialistas ganan las primarias https://elpais.com/diario/1998/06/28/espana/898984801_850215.html es El País Madrid 29 November 2025 IU List on United Left of Aragon (IU)– Communist Party of Aragon (PCE–A)– Socialist Action Party (PASOC)– Republican Left (IR)– Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR)– Workers' Revolutionary Party (PRT) 50px José Luis Martínez Blasco SocialismCommunism 13.3% 4 PAR List on Aragonese Party (PAR) 50px Fernando Labena RegionalismCentrism 12.5% 4 CHA List on Aragonese Union (CHA) 50px Antonio Gaspar Aragonese nationalismEco-socialism 6.0% 2 Opinion polls The tables below list opinion polling results 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. Voting intention estimates The table below lists weighted voting intention estimates. Refusals are generally excluded from the party vote percentages, while question wording and the treatment of "don't know" responses and those not intending to vote may vary between polling organisations. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 16 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Zaragoza. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 27px|link=People's Party of Aragon|PP 17px|link=Socialists' Party of Aragon|PSOE 25px|link=United Left of Aragon|IU 20px|link=Aragonese Party|PAR 32px|link=Chunta Aragonesista|CHA Lead 1999 municipal election 13 Jun 1999 58.5 42.375% Verdana 15 29.875% Verdana 10 4.475% Verdana 0 7.775% Verdana 2 13.675% Verdana 4 12.5 Demoscopia/El PaísRudi no logra la mayoría en Zaragoza https://elpais.com/diario/1999/06/06/espana/928620002_850215.html es El País 6 June 1999 26 May–1 Jun 1999???75% Verdana 15?75% Verdana 8?75% Verdana 2?75% Verdana 4?75% Verdana 2? 1996 general election 3 Mar 1996 76.8 48.675% Verdana (16) 28.375% Verdana (9) 11.675% Verdana (3) "PP" Within PP. 9.575% Verdana (3) 20.3 1995 municipal election 28 May 1995 67.1 46.875% Verdana 27 18.875% Verdana 6 13.375% Verdana 4 12.575% Verdana 4 6.075% Verdana 2 28.0 Results + ← Summary of the 13 June 1999 City Council of Zaragoza election results → center|315px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 125,693 42.30 −4.48 15 ±0 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 88,482 29.78 +10.97 10 +4 Aragonese Union (CHA) 40,333 13.57 +7.61 4 +2 Aragonese Party (PAR) 23,009 7.74 −4.79 2 −2 United Left of Aragon (IU) 12,926 4.35 −8.93 0 −4 Humanist Party (PH) 729 0.25 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 5,961 2.01 +0.31 Total 297,133 31 ±0 Valid votes 297,133 99.50 −0.01 Invalid votes 1,506 0.50 +0.01 Votes cast / turnout 298,639 58.46 −8.62 Abstentions 212,193 41.54 +8.62 Registered voters 510,832 SourcesLozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/mzaragoza.html Elecciones municipales en Zaragoza (desde 1979) es Historia Electoral.com 4 November 2025https://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales es Ministry of the Interior 5 November 2025 5 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240805154842/https://infoelectoral.interior.gob.es/es/elecciones-celebradas/resultados-electorales/ dead Official State Gazette 178 (Supplement) 27 July 1999 es Acuerdo de 15 de julio de 1999, de la Junta Electoral Central, por el que se procede a la publicación del resumen de los resultados de las elecciones locales convocadas por Real Decreto 606/1999, de 19 de abril, y celebradas el 13 de junio, según los datos que figuran en las actas de proclamación remitidas por cada una de las Juntas Electorales de Zona https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1999/07/27/pdfs/C00001-01182.pdf 0212-033X 1–1182 26 November 2025 Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of Aragon 42.30 PSOE Socialists' Party of Aragon 29.78 CHA Chunta Aragonesista 13.57 PAR Aragonese Party 7.74 IU United Left of Aragon 4.35 PH Humanist Party (Spain) 0.25 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 2.01 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of Aragon 48.39 PSOE Socialists' Party of Aragon 32.26 CHA Chunta Aragonesista 12.90 PAR Aragonese Party 6.45 Aftermath Government formation Investiture Ballot → 3 July 1999 Required majority → 16 out of 31 Luisa Fernanda Rudi (PP) • PP (15) 15 31 People's Party of Aragon 125px yellow 15 Juan Alberto Belloch (PSOE) • PSOE (10) 10 31 Socialists' Party of Aragon 125px 15 Antonio Gaspar (CHA) • CHA (4) 4 31 Chunta Aragonesista 125px 15 Fernando Labena (PAR) • PAR (2) 2 31 Aragonese Party 125px 15 Abstentions/Blank ballots 0 31 gray 125px Absentees 0 31 black 125px SourcesMontserrat Concha 3 July 1999 https://elpais.com/diario/1999/07/03/espana/930952803_850215.html Luisa Fernanda Rudi retiene la alcaldía de Zaragoza es El País Zaragoza 30 November 20254 July 1999 https://elpais.com/diario/1999/07/04/espana/931039218_850215.html El PP mantiene Zaragoza y Teruel, pero pierde Huesca es El País Zaragoza 30 November 2025 2000 investiture Investiture Ballot → 8 April 2000 Required majority → 16 out of 31 José Atarés (PP) • PP (15) 15 31 People's Party of Aragon 125px yellow 15 Juan Alberto Belloch (PSOE) • PSOE (9) 9 31 Socialists' Party of Aragon 125px 15 Antonio Gaspar (CHA) • CHA (4) 4 31 Chunta Aragonesista 125px 15 Fernando Labena (PAR) • PAR (2) 2 31 Aragonese Party 125px 15 Abstentions/Blank ballots 0 31 gray 125px Absentees • PSOE (1) 1 31 black 125px SourcesEFE 8 April 2000 Atarés, elegido nuevo alcalde de Zaragoza https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2000/04/8/espana/955203376.html es El Mundo Zaragoza 22 November 2025 Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography y Constitución Española Constitution 27 December 1978 version as of 28 August 1992 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1978-31229 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1978-31229&tn=1&p=19920828 27 December 2016 Constitution 1978 y Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local Law 7/1985 2 April 1985 version as of 22 April 1999 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-5392 es https://boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-5392&tn=1&p=19990422 4 November 2025 LBRL 1985 y Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General Organic Law 5/1985 19 June 1985 version as of 22 April 1999 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-11672 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672&tn=1&p=19990422 4 November 2025 LOREG 1985 y Real Decreto 606/1999, de 19 de abril, de convocatoria de elecciones Locales y a las Asambleas de Ceuta y Melilla Royal Decree 606/1999 19 April 1999 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1999-8719 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1999-8719 26 November 2025 Royal Decree 606/1999 1999 Municipal election Zaragoza Category:Elections in Zaragoza Zaragoza