1999 Navarrese regional election

Election in the Spanish region of Navarre 1999 Navarrese regional election Navarre parliamentary no 1995 Navarrese regional election 1995 2003 Navarrese regional election 2003 All 50 seats in the Parliament of Navarre 26 #Opinion polls 461,729 10px 5.5% 305,880 (66.2%)10px 2.2 pp 13 June 1999 170x170px Miguel Sanz Navarrese People's Union 17 January 1995 17 seats, 31.3% 22 10px 5 125,497 41.4% 10px 10.1 pp 170x170px Juan José Lizarbe PSN–PSOE 18 December 1997 11 seats, 20.9% 11 10px 0 61,531 20.3% 10px 0.6 pp 170x170px Pernando Barrena Euskal Herritarrok 1998 5 seats, 11.4%"HB+Batzarre" Results for HB (9.2%, 5 seats) and Batzarre (2.2%, 0 seats) in the 1995 election. 8 10px 3 47,271 15.6% 10px 4.2 pp 170x170px Félix Taberna IU/EB 1991 5 seats, 9.3% 3 10px 2 20,879 6.9% 10px 2.4 pp 170x170px Juan Cruz Alli Convergence of Democrats of Navarre 10 April 1995 10 seats, 18.6% 3 10px 7 20,821 6.9% 10px 11.7 pp 170x170px Begoña Errazti EA–PNV 1995 2 seats, 5.6%"EA+PNV" Results for EA (4.6%, 2 seats) and NA (1.0%, 0 seats) in the 1995 election. 3 10px 1 16,512 5.4% 10px 0.2 pp President President after election Miguel Sanz Navarrese People's Union Miguel Sanz Navarrese People's Union A regional election was held in Navarre on 13 June 1999 to elect the 5th Parliament of the chartered community. All 50 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 Reintegration and Improvement of the Chartered Regime, the Parliament of Navarre was the unicameral legislature of the homonymous chartered community, having legislative power in devolved matters, as well as the ability to grant or withdraw confidence from a regional president.LORAFNA 1982 arts. 11–13 & 19–22. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions.LFEPN 1986 art. 2. Date The term of the Parliament of Navarre 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 Navarre (BON).LORAFNA 1982 art. 15; LFEPN 1986 arts. 12–14 (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 Navarre could not be dissolved before the expiration date of parliament.LORAFNA 1982 art. 15. The election to the Parliament of Navarre was officially called on 20 April 1999 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BON, setting election day for 13 June and scheduling for the chamber to reconvene on 2 July.Foral Decree 2/1999 1999 arts. 1 & 3. Electoral system Voting for the Parliament was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in Navarre 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.LORAFNA 1982 art. 15; LFEPN 1986 art. 3 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 2–3). The Parliament of Navarre had a minimum of 40 and a maximum of 60 seats, with electoral provisions fixing its size at 50. All were elected in a single multi-member constituency—corresponding to the chartered community's territory—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a three percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) regionally.LORAFNA 1982 art. 15; LFEPN 1986 arts. 1 & 9–10. 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.LFEPN 1986 art. 11 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 46 & 48). 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 a coalition ahead of an election 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 Navarre, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list.LFEPN 1986 art. 18 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 art. 44). 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 UPN List on Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 50px Miguel Sanz ConservatismChristian democracyRegionalism 31.3% 17 PSN–PSOE List on Socialist Party of Navarre (PSN–PSOE) 50px Juan José Lizarbe Social democracy 20.9% 11 Belasko Ana 15 December 1997 https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/1997/diciembre/15/nacional/lizarbe.html Lizarbe se compromete a "perseguir con saña la corrupción" es El Mundo Pamplona 27 July 2026Muez Mikel 28 June 1998 https://elpais.com/diario/1998/06/29/paisvasco/899149207_850215.html Juan José Lizarbe reitera que su triunfo es la base para arrebatar el gobierno de Navarra a la derecha es El País Pamplona 27 July 2026 CDN List on Convergence of Democrats of Navarre (CDN) 50px Juan Cruz Alli Christian democracyRegionalism 18.6% 10 EH List on Popular Unity (HB)– Basque Nationalist Action (EAE/ANV) Assembly (Batzarre) Stand Up (Zutik) 50px Pernando Barrena Basque independenceAbertzale leftRevolutionary socialism 11.4%"HB+Batzarre" 5 IU/EB List on United Left (IU/EB)– Communist Party of the Basque Country (PCE/EPK)– Socialist Action Party (PASOC)– Republican Left (IR)– Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR)– Workers' Revolutionary Party (PRT) 50px Félix Taberna SocialismCommunism 9.3% 5 EA–PNV List on Basque Solidarity (EA) Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) 50px Begoña Errazti Basque nationalismSocial democracyChristian democracy 5.6%"EA+PNV" 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; 26 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Navarre. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 25px|link=Navarrese People's Union|UPN 17px|link=Socialist Party of Navarre|PSN–PSOE CDN 25px|link=United Left of Navarre|IU 28px|link=Herri Batasuna|HB 21px|link=Eusko Alkartasuna|EA 27px|link=Batzarre PNV 27px|link=Euskal Herritarrok|EH Lead 1999 regional election 13 Jun 1999 66.2 41.475% Verdana 22 20.375% Verdana 11 6.975% Verdana 3 6.975% Verdana 3 "EH" Within EH. 5.475% Verdana 3 "EH" "EA" Within EA. 15.675% Verdana 8 21.1 Eco Consulting/ABCUPN, el mejor colocado para volver a gobernar http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1999/06/07/024.html es ABC 7 June 1999 24 May–2 Jun 1999?? 36.775% Verdana 20 19.075% Verdana 10 15.675% Verdana 8 6.775% Verdana 3 "EH" 4.675% Verdana 2 "EH" "EA" 12.775% Verdana 7 17.7 Demoscopia/El PaísCDN se desploma mientras UPN gana seis puntos https://elpais.com/diario/1999/06/07/espana/928706411_850215.html es El País 7 June 1999 26 May–1 Jun 1999? 65 37.775% Verdana 21 24.675% Verdana 13 5.975% Verdana 3 8.975% Verdana 4 "EH" 6.575% Verdana 3 "EH" "EA" 11.975% Verdana 6 13.1 CIES/Diario de NavarraUPN y PSOE, los dos partidos mayoritarios, crecen, EH pasa a ser la tercera fuerza política y CDN cae http://diariodenavarra.mynewsonline.com/index.php?screen=preview&ref=NAV19990606G036 es Diario de Navarra 6 June 1999Sondeos electorales CIES http://www.ciessl.com/imagenes/Sondeos_electorales.pdf es CIES 22 May 2011 19 May 2019 4 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170704141451/http://ciessl.com/imagenes/Sondeos_electorales.pdf dead 26 May–1 Jun 1999 1,502 73 38.175% Verdana 20/22 25.275% Verdana 12/14 6.475% Verdana 3/4 8.175% Verdana 3/4 "EH" 5.475% Verdana 2/3 "EH" "EA" 13.075% Verdana 6/7 12.9 Sigma Dos/El MundoNavarra: tranquilidad para PP-UPN https://www.elmundo.es/papel/hemeroteca/1999/05/25/espana/676815.html es El Mundo 25 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 17–21 May 1999 600? 36.575% Verdana 20/21 22.975% Verdana 12/13 9.675% Verdana 5 9.975% Verdana 5 "EH" 4.975% Verdana 2 "EH" "EA" 9.875% Verdana 5 13.6 Ikerfel/Noticias 18–20 May 1999 841 67.1 42.175% Verdana 22 21.875% Verdana 11 8.675% Verdana 4 11.175% Verdana 5 "EH" 6.275% Verdana 3 "EH" "EA" 9.675% Verdana 5 20.3 CISPreelectoral elecciones autonómicas y municipales, 1999. Comunidad Foral de Navarra (Estudio nº 2337. Mayo 1999) https://www.cis.es/es/visor?migrado=true&fichero=e233700html es CIS 4 June 1999Estudio CIS nº 2337. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft2337pdf 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 3–19 May 1999 654 67.0 39.375% Verdana 20/21 21.675% Verdana 11/12 11.075% Verdana 5/6 7.175% Verdana 3/4 "EH" 4.675% Verdana 2 "EH" "EA" 11.375% Verdana 5/6 17.7 CIES/Diario de NavarraUPN supera su techo electoral con 21 escaños, CDN cae de 10 a 4 y EH se estrena con 6 http://diariodenavarra.mynewsonline.com/index.php?screen=preview&ref=NAV19990328G030 es Diario de Navarra 28 March 1999 17–24 Mar 1999 1,205? 40.575% Verdana 21 25.875% Verdana 13 7.575% Verdana 4 9.175% Verdana 4 "EH" 5.275% Verdana 2 "EH" "EA" 11.275% Verdana 6 14.7 Ikerfel/Noticias 1–2 Feb 1999 816 69.5 39.575% Verdana 21 23.575% Verdana 12 7.175% Verdana 3 11.175% Verdana 6 "EH" 4.075% Verdana 2 "EH" 2.575% Verdana 0 11.175% Verdana 6 16.0 CIES/Diario de NavarraUPN y PSN aumentan su representación en el Parlamento a costa del hundimiento de CDN http://diariodenavarra.mynewsonline.com/index.php?screen=preview&ref=NAV19980621G038 es Diario de Navarra 21 June 1998UPN intenta pactar el presupuesto navarro con Allí pese a su acercamiento a los abertzales http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1998/08/27/077.html es ABC 27 August 1998 9–12 Jun 1998 800? 38.175% Verdana 21 27.575% Verdana 15 6.075% Verdana 3 10.575% Verdana 5 8.575% Verdana 4 4.475% Verdana 2 2.175% Verdana 0 1.575% Verdana 0 – 10.6 Ikerfel/Noticias 16–18 Mar 1998 816 65.8 40.575% Verdana 21/22 26.375% Verdana 14 9.875% Verdana 5 11.075% Verdana 5/6 6.375% Verdana 3 3.475% Verdana 1 – 1.575% Verdana 0 – 14.2 1996 general election 3 Mar 1996 73.5 37.175% Verdana (20) 30.375% Verdana (16) 5.375% Verdana (2) 12.475% Verdana (6) 8.275% Verdana (4) 3.875% Verdana (2) – 1.075% Verdana (0) – 6.8 1995 regional election 28 May 1995 68.4 31.375% Verdana 17 20.975% Verdana 11 18.675% Verdana 10 9.375% Verdana 5 9.275% Verdana 5 4.675% Verdana 2 2.275% Verdana 0 1.075% Verdana 0 – 10.4 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 25px|link=Navarrese People's Union|UPN 17px|link=Socialist Party of Navarre|PSN–PSOE CDN 25px|link=United Left of Navarre|IU 28px|link=Herri Batasuna|HB 21px|link=Eusko Alkartasuna|EA 27px|link=Batzarre PNV 27px|link=Euskal Herritarrok|EH Lead 1999 regional election"CERA" Does not include non-resident citizens. 13 Jun 1999 27.4 13.4 4.6 4.6 "EH" 3.6 "EH" "EA" 10.3 33.0 14.0 CIS 3–19 May 1999 654 22.8 13.0 2.6 4.4 "EH" 2.3 "EH" "EA" 4.9 37.0 11.3 9.8 1996 general election"CERA" 3 Mar 1996 27.3 22.2 3.9 9.2 6.0 2.8 – 0.7 – 25.9 5.1 1995 regional election"CERA" 28 May 1995 21.5 14.3 12.7 6.4 6.4 3.2 1.5 0.7 – 30.8 7.2 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 25px|link=Navarrese People's Union|UPN 17px|link=Socialist Party of Navarre|PSN–PSOE CDN 25px|link=United Left of Navarre|IU 21px|link=Eusko Alkartasuna|EA 27px|link=Euskal Herritarrok|EH Other/None Lead CIS 3–19 May 1999 654 28.9 15.4 2.4 5.4 2.3 5.0 0.8 39.7 13.5 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 25px|link=Navarrese People's Union|UPN 17px|link=Socialist Party of Navarre|PSN–PSOE 25px|link=United Left of Navarre|IU 21px|link=Eusko Alkartasuna|EA 27px|link=Euskal Herritarrok|EH Other/None Lead CIS 3–19 May 1999 654 63.6 3.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 – 32.3 60.2 Preferred President The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become president of the Government of Navarre. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px Other/None/Notcare Lead SanzUPN LizarbePSN AlliCDN TabernaIUN ErraztiEA BarrenaEH CIS 3–19 May 1999 654 33.6 6.7 7.5 4.1 2.0 3.7 0.6 41.7 26.1 Results + ← Summary of the 13 June 1999 Parliament of Navarre election results → center|325px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Navarrese People's Union (UPN) 125,497 41.37 +10.02 22 +5 Socialist Party of Navarre (PSN–PSOE) 61,531 20.28 −0.59 11 ±0 Basque Citizens (EH)1 47,271 15.58 +4.17 8 +3 United Left (IU/EB) 20,879 6.88 −2.47 3 −2 Convergence of Democrats of Navarre (CDN) 20,821 6.86 −8.70 3 −7 Basque Solidarity–Basque Nationalist Party (EA–PNV)2 16,512 5.44 −0.12 3 +1 Independents of Navarre (IN) 2,835 0.93 New 0 ±0 Carlist Party (EKA) 869 0.29 +0.01 0 ±0 Blank ballots 7,126 2.35 +0.44 Total 303,341 50 ±0 Valid votes 303,341 99.17 −0.04 Invalid votes 2,539 0.83 +0.04 Votes cast / turnout 305,880 66.25 −2.15 Abstentions 155,849 33.75 +2.15 Registered voters 461,729 SourcesLozano Carles http://www.historiaelectoral.com/anavarra.html Elecciones al Parlamento de Navarra (Nafarroako Parlamentua) (desde 1979) es Historia Electoral.com 3 May 2026Resultados Electorales y Composición del Parlamento de Navarra. V Legislatura (1999-2003) https://parlamentodenavarra.es/es/contenido/v-legislatura es Parliament of Navarre 3 May 2026 left Footnotes: 1 Basque Citizens results are compared to the combined totals of Popular Unity and Assembly in the 1995 election. 2 Basque Solidarity–Basque Nationalist Party results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Solidarity and Nationalists of Navarre in the 1995 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px UPN Navarrese People's Union 41.37 PSN–PSOE Socialist Party of Navarre 20.28 EH Euskal Herritarrok 15.58 IU/EB United Left of Navarre 6.88 CDN Convergence of Democrats of Navarre 6.86 EA–PNV EA–PNV 5.44 Others #777777 1.22 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 2.35 Seats #ddd 550px 500px UPN Navarrese People's Union 44.00 PSN–PSOE Socialist Party of Navarre 22.00 EH Euskal Herritarrok 16.00 IU/EB United Left of Navarre 6.00 CDN Convergence of Democrats of Navarre 6.00 EA–PNV EA–PNV 6.00 Aftermath Government formation InvestitureNomination of Miguel Sanz (UPN) Ballot → 21 July 1999 23 July 1999 26 July 1999 Required majority → 26 out of 50 15 26 out of 50 15 Simple 15 Yes • UPN (22) 22 50 green 115px 22 50 green 115px 22 50 green 115px No • EH (7) • IU (3) • CDN (3) • EA–PNV (3) 16 50 red 115px 16 50 red 115px 16 50 red 115px Abstentions • PSN (11) (10 on 21 Jul) 10 50 gray 115px 11 50 gray 115px 11 50 gray 115px Absentees • PSN (1) (on 21 Jul) • EH (1) 2 50 black 115px 1 50 black 115px 1 50 black 115px Sources Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography y Ley Orgánica 13/1982, de 10 de agosto, de reintegración y amejoramiento del Régimen Foral de Navarra Organic Law 13/1982 10 August 1982 version as of 16 August 1982 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1982-20824 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1982-20824&tn=1&p=19820816 3 May 2026 LORAFNA 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 Foral 16/1986, de 17 de noviembre, reguladora de las elecciones al Parlamento de Navarra Foral Law 16/1986 17 November 1986 version as of 12 October 1998 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1987-1255 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-1255&tn=1&p=19981012 3 May 2026 LFEPN 1986 y Decreto Foral 2/1999, de 19 de abril, del Presidente del Gobierno de Navarra, por el que se convocan elecciones al Parlamento de Navarra Foral Decree 2/1999 19 April 1999 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1999-8730 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1999-8730 3 May 2026 Foral Decree 2/1999 1999 Regional election Navarre Category:Regional elections in Navarre Navarre