1999 Canarian regional election

Election in the Spanish region of the Canary Islands 1999 Canarian regional election Canary Islands parliamentary no 1995 Canarian regional election 1995 2003 Canarian regional election 2003 All 60 seats in the Parliament of the Canary Islands 31 #Opinion polls 1,373,641 10px 10.0% 835,181 (60.8%)10px 3.4 pp 13 June 1999 170x170px Román Rodríguez Canarian Coalition 1999 Gran Canaria 21 seats, 32.8% 24 10px 3 306,658 36.9% 10px 4.1 pp 170x170px Jerónimo Saavedra Socialist Party of the Canaries 27 June 1998 Gran Canaria 16 seats, 23.1% 19 10px 3 199,503 24.0% 10px 0.9 pp 170x170px José Miguel Bravo de Laguna People's Party of the Canary Islands 1991 Gran Canaria 18 seats, 31.1% 15 10px 3 225,316 27.1% 10px 4.0 pp 170x170px Belén Allende Independent Herrenian Group 1999 El Hierro 1 seat, 0.3% 2 10px 1 2,773 0.3% 10px 0.0 pp 170x170px Juan Manuel García Ramos Canarian Nationalist Federation 1999 Tenerife (lost) 4 seats, 3.0%"PCN" Results for PCN in the 1995 election. 0 10px 4 39,947 4.8% 10px 1.8 pp CanaryDistrictMapParliament1999.png 400px Constituency results map for the Parliament of the Canary Islands President President after election Manuel Hermoso AIC (CC) Román Rodríguez ICAN (CC) A regional election was held in the Canary Islands on 13 June 1999 to elect the 5th Parliament of the autonomous community. All 60 seats in the Parliament were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election. Overview Under the 1982 Statute of Autonomy, the Parliament of the Canary Islands was the unicameral legislature of the homonymous autonomous community, having legislative power in devolved matters, as well as the ability to grant or withdraw confidence from a regional president.Statute 1982 arts. 9, 13 & 17. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions.LEPC 1987 final prov. 1 (am. amended by LEPC 1991 single art.). Date The term of the Parliament of the Canary Islands expired four years after the date of its previous ordinary election, with election day being fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years, but a 1998 amendment allowed for regional 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 Gazette of the Canaries (BOC).Statute 1982 art. 10; LEPC 1987 art. 14 (am. amended by LEPC 1991 single art.; suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 art. 42 & add. prov. 5). The previous election was held on 28 May 1995, setting the date for election day concurrently with that year's European Parliament election on 13 June 1999. The Parliament of the Canary Islands could not be dissolved before the expiration date of parliament, except in the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot. In such a case, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called, with elected lawmakers serving the remainder of its original four-year term.Statute 1982 art. 17. The election to the Parliament of the Canary Islands was officially called on 20 April 1999 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOC, setting election day for 13 June.Decree 158/1999 1999 art. 1. Electoral system Voting for the Parliament was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Canary Islands 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.Statute 1982 arts. 9–10; LEPC 1987 art. 2 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 2–3). The Parliament of the Canary Islands had a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 70 seats, with electoral provisions fixing its size at 60. All were elected in seven multi-member constituencies—corresponding to the islands of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife, each of which was assigned a fixed number of seats—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a 30 percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) in each constituency or six percent regionally.Statute 1982 art. 9 & trans. prov. 1. As a result of the aforementioned allocation, each Parliament constituency was entitled the following seats:Statute 1982 trans. prov. 1; Decree 158/1999 1999 art. 2. Seats Constituencies 15 Gran Canaria, Tenerife 8 La Palma, Lanzarote 7 Fuerteventura 4 La Gomera 3 El Hierro 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.LEPC 1987 art. 19 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 46 & 48). Outgoing parliament The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups in the chamber at the time of the election call.Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/acanarias.html Elecciones al Parlamento de Canarias (desde 1983) es Historia Electoral.com 26 April 2026https://www.parcan.es/composicion/grupos.py?legis=4 Los grupos parlamentarios. IV Legislatura es Parliament of the Canary Islands 3 May 2026 + Parliamentary composition in April 1999 Groups Parties Legislators Seats Total Canarian Coalition Parliamentary Group (CC) AIC 12 18 CCN 4 ICAN 1 AM 1 People's Parliamentary Group PP 18 18 Canarian Socialist Parliamentary Group PSOE 16 16 Mixed Parliamentary Group PIL 3 8 IF 1 AHI 1 PNC 1 INDEP 2José Luis Álamo and Pedro Medina, former CC legislators. 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 at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list.LEPC 1987 art. 16 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 art. 44). Below is a list of the main parties and alliances which contested the election: Candidacy Parties andalliances Candidate Ideology Previous result Gov. Government Ref. References Vote % Seats CC List on Canarian Independent Groups (AIC)– Tenerife Group of Independents (ATI)– La Palma Group of Independents (API)– Gomera Group of Independents (AGI) Nationalist Canarian Initiative (ICAN) Nationalist Canarian Centre (CCN) Majorera Assembly (AM) 50px Román Rodríguez RegionalismCanarian nationalismCentrism 32.8% 21 Cantero Marta 21 December 1998 La crisis de Coalición Canaria se salda con la elección de un nuevo líder https://elpais.com/diario/1998/12/21/espana/914194813_850215.html es El País Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 2 May 2026 PP List on People's Party (PP) 50px José Miguel Bravo de Laguna ConservatismChristian democracy 31.1% 18 PSOE List on Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 50px Jerónimo Saavedra Social democracy 23.1% 16 Díez 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 3 May 2026 FNC List on Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC) Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL) Independents of Fuerteventura (IF) 50px Juan Manuel García Ramos Canarian nationalism 3.0%"PCN" 4 AHI List on Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) 50px Belén Allende InsularismCanarian nationalismCentrism 0.3% 1 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; 31 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of the Canary Islands. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 27px|link=Canarian Coalition|CC 27px|link=People's Party of the Canary Islands|PP 17px|link=Socialist Party of the Canaries|PSOE 25px|link=Canarian United Left|IUC FNC 32px|link=Independent Herrenian Group|AHI Lead 1999 regional election 13 Jun 1999 60.8 36.975% Verdana 24 27.175% Verdana 15 24.075% Verdana 19 2.775% Verdana 0 4.875% Verdana 0 0.375% Verdana 2 9.8 Eco Consulting/ABCCanarias Coalición Canaria signe primera y sube http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1999/06/07/030.html es ABC 7 June 1999 24 May–2 Jun 1999?? 37.175% Verdana 22/23 31.075% Verdana 17/19 20.175% Verdana 15/17 – 3.375% Verdana 3/4 0.375% Verdana 1/2 6.1 Demoscopia/El PaísCoalición Canaria sigue siendo la fuerza más votada https://elpais.com/diario/1999/06/07/espana/928706426_850215.html es El País 7 June 1999 26 May–1 Jun 1999? 63 35.275% Verdana 21 33.775% Verdana 19/20 22.375% Verdana 16/17 4.775% Verdana 0 1.075% Verdana 2 0.375% Verdana 1 1.5 CISPreelectoral elecciones autonómicas y municipales, 1999. Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias (Estudio nº 2329. Mayo 1999) https://www.cis.es/es/visor?migrado=true&fichero=e232900html es CIS 4 June 1999Estudio CIS nº 2329. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft2329_tot_y_provpdf es CIS 4 June 1999Bono e Ibarra repiten y el PSOE recuperará Asturias http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1999/06/05/pagina-15/34493084/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 5 June 1999 3–23 May 1999 1,599 64.0 36.575% Verdana 23/24 32.175% Verdana 18/19 21.175% Verdana 14/15 3.675% Verdana 0 4.375% Verdana 2/3 0.375% Verdana 1/2 4.4 Sigma Dos/El MundoCanarias: la incógnita de las alianzas https://www.elmundo.es/papel/hemeroteca/1999/05/24/espana/675802.html es El Mundo 24 May 1999ELECCIONES 13-J/BALANCE DE LAS ENCUESTAS https://www.elmundo.es/papel/hemeroteca/1999/06/06/espana/685357.html es El Mundo 6 June 1999 17–20 May 1999 1,000? 31.975% Verdana 19/22 31.675% Verdana 19/21 23.475% Verdana 17/19 5.375% Verdana 0 3.375% Verdana 0/2?75% Verdana 0/1 0.3 1996 general election 3 Mar 1996 69.1 25.1 37.6 30.0 5.5 – "CC" Within CC. 7.6 1995 regional election 28 May 1995 64.2 32.875% Verdana 21 31.175% Verdana 18 23.175% Verdana 16 5.175% Verdana 0 3.0"PCN"75% Verdana 4 0.375% Verdana 1 1.7 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 27px|link=Canarian Coalition|CC 27px|link=People's Party of the Canary Islands|PP 17px|link=Socialist Party of the Canaries|PSOE 25px|link=Canarian United Left|IUC FNC 32px|link=Independent Herrenian Group|AHI Lead 1999 regional election"CERA" Does not include non-resident citizens. 13 Jun 1999 22.8 16.7 14.8 1.6 2.9 0.2 38.2 6.1 CIS 3–23 May 1999 1,599 23.6 16.6 12.4 2.7 1.7 0.1 31.7 7.4 7.0 1996 general election"CERA" 3 Mar 1996 17.5 26.2 20.7 3.8 – "CC" 30.2 5.5 1995 regional election"CERA" 28 May 1995 21.0 19.8 14.7 3.3 1.9"PCN" 0.2 35.0 1.2 Victory preferences The table below lists opinion polling on the victory preferences for each party in the event of a regional election taking place. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 27px|link=Canarian Coalition|CC 27px|link=People's Party of the Canary Islands|PP 17px|link=Socialist Party of the Canaries|PSOE 25px|link=Canarian United Left|IUC FNC 32px|link=Independent Herrenian Group|AHI Other/None Lead CIS 3–23 May 1999 1,599 27.8 19.6 15.6 3.1 1.8 0.1 1.7 30.4 8.2 Victory likelihood The table below lists opinion polling on the perceived likelihood of victory for each party in the event of a regional election taking place. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 27px|link=Canarian Coalition|CC 27px|link=People's Party of the Canary Islands|PP 17px|link=Socialist Party of the Canaries|PSOE 25px|link=Canarian United Left|IUC FNC 32px|link=Independent Herrenian Group|AHI Other/None Lead CIS 3–23 May 1999 1,599 24.3 30.2 6.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 38.1 5.9 Preferred President The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become president of the Canary Islands. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px Other/None/Notcare Lead RodríguezCC Bravode LagunaPP SaavedraPSOE G. RamosFNC MartínezIUC CIS 3–23 May 1999 1,599 6.1 11.2 18.4 0.6 2.6 7.9 53.1 7.2 Results Overall + ← Summary of the 13 June 1999 Parliament of the Canary Islands election results → center|325px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Canarian Coalition (CC) 306,658 36.93 +4.13 24 +3 People's Party (PP) 225,316 27.13 −3.94 15 −3 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 199,503 24.03 +0.95 19 +3 Canarian Nationalist Federation (FNC)1 39,947 4.81 +1.81 0 −4 Canarian United Left (IUC) 22,768 2.74 −2.36 0 ±0 The Greens of the Canaries (Verdes) 12,146 1.46 New 0 ±0 Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS) 4,442 0.53 −0.14 0 ±0 Independent Herrenian Group (AHI) 2,773 0.33 +0.07 2 +1 Humanist Party (PH) 1,346 0.16 −0.04 0 ±0 Nationalist Maga Alternative (AMAGA) 864 0.10 New 0 ±0 Canarian Alternative–Independent Citizens of the Canaries (AC–CICA) 806 0.10 New 0 ±0 Pensionist Assembly of the Canaries (TPC) 692 0.08 New 0 ±0 Fuerteventura Popular Platform (PPF) 533 0.06 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 12,558 1.51 +0.37 Total 830,352 60 ±0 Valid votes 830,352 99.42 −0.01 Invalid votes 4,829 0.58 +0.01 Votes cast / turnout 835,181 60.80 −3.40 Abstentions 538,460 39.20 +3.40 Registered voters 1,373,641 Sourceshttps://www.parcan.es/elecciones/1999/ Elecciones al Parlamento de Canarias. Elecciones 1999 es Parliament of the Canary Islands 26 April 20261 October 1999 Resolución de 22 de septiembre de 1999, por la que se hacen públicos los resultados del escrutinio general en el conjunto de las circunscripciones electorales de la Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias https://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/boc/1999/132/boc-1999-132-014.pdf es Official Gazette of Canaries 132 13986–13993 27 April 2026 left Footnotes: 1 Canarian Nationalist Federation results are compared to Nationalist Canarian Platform totals in the 1995 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px CC Canarian Coalition 36.93 PP People's Party of the Canary Islands 27.13 PSOE Socialist Party of the Canaries 24.03 FNC Canarian Nationalist Federation 4.81 IUC Canarian United Left 2.74 LV Confederation of the Greens 1.46 AHI Independent Herrenian Group 0.33 Others #777777 1.05 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.51 Seats #ddd 550px 500px CC Canarian Coalition 40.00 PSOE Socialist Party of the Canaries 31.67 PP People's Party of the Canary Islands 25.00 AHI Independent Herrenian Group 3.33 Distribution by constituency Constituency CC PP PSOE AHI % S % S % S % S El Hierro 22.8 − 23.1 1 51.3 2 Fuerteventura 34.7 3 21.1 2 26.7 2 Gran Canaria 31.8 5 40.3 7 18.4 3 La Gomera 31.2 1 10.9 − 50.3 3 La Palma 47.3 4 21.3 2 27.0 2 Lanzarote 28.5 4 13.3 1 24.2 3 Tenerife 43.0 7 16.2 3 28.6 5 Total 36.9 24 27.1 15 24.0 19 0.3 1 Sources Aftermath Government formation InvestitureNomination of Román Rodríguez (ICAN) Ballot → 14 July 1999 Required majority → 31 out of 60 15 Yes • CC (23) • PP (15) • AHI (2) 40 60 green 125px No • PSOE (18) 18 60 red 125px Abstentions 0 60 gray 125px Absentees • CC (1) • PSOE (1) 2 60 black 125px Sources 2001 motion of no confidence Motion of no confidenceNomination of Juan Carlos Alemán (PSOE) Ballot → 7 November 2001 Required majority → 31 out of 60 15 Yes • PSOE (19) 19 60 green 125px No • CC (24) • PP (15) 39 60 red 125px Abstentions • AHI (2) 2 60 gray 125px Absentees 0 60 black 125px SourcesPardellas Juan Manuel 7 November 2001 El socialista Alemán promete 'regenerar' Canarias en el debate de su moción de censura https://elpais.com/diario/2001/11/07/espana/1005087622_850215.html es El País Santa Cruz de Tenerife 4 May 2026 Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography 30em y Ley Orgánica 10/1982, de 10 de agosto, de Estatuto de Autonomía de Canarias Organic Law 10/1982 10 August 1982 version as of 5 August 1997 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1982-20821 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1982-20821&tn=1&p=19970805 26 April 2026 Statute 1982 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 5 October 2025 LOREG 1985 y Ley 3/1987, de 3 de abril, de medidas urgentes en materia electoral Law 3/1987 3 April 1987 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1987-9084 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-9084 27 April 2026 LEPC 1987 y Ley 2/1991, de 18 de marzo, de modificación de determinados artículos de la Ley Territorial 3/1987, de 3 de abril, de medidas urgentes en materia electoral Law 2/1991 18 March 1991 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1991-8593 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1991-8593 27 April 2026 LEPC 1991 y Decreto 158/1999, de 19 de abril, del Presidente de la Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias, por el que se convocan elecciones al Parlamento de Canarias Decree 158/1999 19 April 1999 Official Gazette of the Canaries es https://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/boc/1999/048/boc-1999-048-001.pdf 26 April 2026 Decree 158/1999 1999 Regional election Canary Islands Category:Regional elections in the Canary Islands Canary Islands