1999 Valencian regional election

Election in the Spanish region of the Valencian Community 1999 Valencian regional election Valencian Community parliamentary no 1995 Valencian regional election 1995 2003 Valencian regional election 2003 All 89 seats in the ca Corts Valencianes no 45 #Opinion polls 3,361,989 10px 7.4% 2,279,805 (67.8%)10px 8.2 pp 13 June 1999 170x170px Eduardo Zaplana People's Party of the Valencian Community 26 September 1993 Valencia 42 seats, 42.8% 49 10px 7 1,085,011 47.9% 10px 5.1 pp 170x170px Antoni Asunción PSOE–p 7 April 1999 Valencia 32 seats, 34.0% 35 10px 3 768,548 33.9% 10px 0.1 pp 170x170px Joan Ribó EUPV 1997 Valencia 10 seats, 11.5% 5 10px 5 137,212 6.1% 10px 5.4 pp x325px Vote winner strength by constituency x325px Election results by constituency President President after election Eduardo Zaplana People's Party of the Valencian Community Eduardo Zaplana People's Party of the Valencian Community A regional election was held in the Valencian Community on 13 June 1999 to elect the 5th ca Corts no of the autonomous community. All 89 seats in the ca Corts no 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. The People's Party (PP), which had ruled the community from 1995 in a coalition government, won an absolute majority of seats; a majority which it would maintain for the next 20 years. Its coalition partner, the Valencian Union (UV), fell just below the 5% threshold, resulting in it losing all seats and being expelled from the ca Corts no. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) remained static on its 1995 vote share, though it gained 3 additional seats thanks to United Left (IU) electoral collapse from 10 to 5 seats. Overview Under the 1982 Statute of Autonomy, the ca Corts Valencianes no were the unicameral legislature of the Valencian Community, having legislative power in devolved matters, as well as the ability to grant or withdraw confidence from a regional president.Statute 1982 arts. 10–11. The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions.LECV 1987 final prov. 1. Date The term of the ca Corts Valencianes no 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 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 Journal of the Valencian Government (DOGV).Statute 1982 art. 12; LGCV 1983 art. 16; LECV 1987 art. 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 ca Corts Valencianes no could not be dissolved before the expiration date of parliament.Statute 1982 art. 12; LGCV 1983 art. 64. The ca Corts Valencianes no were officially dissolved on 20 April 1999 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the DOGV, setting election day for 13 June and scheduling for the chamber to reconvene on 9 July.Decree 8/1999 1999 arts. 1–2 & 5. Electoral system Voting for the ca Corts no was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Valencian Community 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 art. 12; LECV 1987 art. 2 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 2–3). The ca Corts Valencianes no had a minimum of 75 and a maximum of 100 seats, with the electoral law fixing its size at 89. All were elected in three multi-member constituencies—corresponding to the provinces of Alicante, Castellón and Valencia, each of which was assigned an initial minimum of 20 seats and the remaining 29 distributed in proportion to population (with the seat-to-population ratio in any given province not exceeding three times that of any other)—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a five percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) regionally.Statute 1982 arts. 12–13; LECV 1987 arts. 10–12. As a result of the aforementioned allocation, each ca Corts no constituency was entitled the following seats:Decree 8/1999 1999 art. 3. Seats Constituencies 37 Valencia 30 Alicante 22 Castellón 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.LECV 1987 art. 13 (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 dissolution.Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/avalencia.html Eleccions a les Corts Valencianes (des de 1983) ca Historia Electoral.com 1 November 2025 + Parliamentary composition in April 1999 Groups Parties Legislators Seats Total People's Parliamentary Group PP 42 42 Socialist Parliamentary Group PSOE 30 30 United Left–The Greens Parliamentary Group EUPV 7 7 Valencian Union Nationalist Parliamentary Group UV 4 4 Mixed Group PDNI 3Francesc Colomer, Albert Taberner and Pedro Zamora, former EUPV legislators.Ferrandis Joaquín 13 September 1997 La expulsión de Nueva Izquierda dejará a IU sin sus líderes más conocidos en el País Valenciano https://elpais.com/diario/1997/09/13/espana/874101621_850215.html es El País Madrid 3 March 2026EFE 25 June 2013 El cuarto diputado no adscrito de la historia de las Cortes Valencianas https://elpais.com/ccaa/2013/06/25/valencia/1372161196_802461.html es El País Valencia 3 March 2026 5 IPCV 1Rafael Ferraro, former UV legislator.12 November 2005 Una larga historia de deserciones en la Cámara https://elpais.com/diario/2005/11/12/cvalenciana/1131826686_850215.html es El País Valencia 3 March 2026 INDEP 2Roberto García Blanes and Josep Garés, former PSOE legislators.Ferrandis Joaquín 16 February 1999 El Grupo Socialista registra su segundo tránsfuga en las Cortes en sólo diez días https://elpais.com/diario/1999/02/16/cvalenciana/919196281_850215.html es El País Valencia 3 March 2026 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.LECV 1987 art. 26 (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 PP List on People's Party (PP) 50px Eduardo Zaplana ConservatismChristian democracy 42.8% 42 28 September 1996 https://elpais.com/diario/1996/09/28/espana/843861614_850215.html El PP se refuerza en las regiones ante las próximas autonómicas es El País Madrid 27 February 202616 January 1999 https://elpais.com/diario/1999/01/16/cvalenciana/916517896_850215.html El PP nombra candidato a Zaplana y la oposición busca controlar TVV es El País Valencia 27 February 2026 PSOE–p List on Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Democratic Party of the New Left (PDNI) 50px Antoni Asunción Social democracy 34.0% 32 Torrent Josep 24 June 1997 https://elpais.com/diario/1997/06/24/espana/867103210_850215.html Lerma renuncia a repetir como líder de los socialistas valencianos es El País Valencia 3 March 2026Ferrandis Joaquín 7 July 1997 https://elpais.com/diario/1997/07/07/espana/868226418_850215.html El renovador Romero, nuevo líder del socialismo valenciano por tres votos es El País Valencia 27 February 202628 June 1998 https://elpais.com/diario/1998/06/28/espana/898984804_850215.html El secretario general Romero gana en la Comunidad Valenciana al ex ministro Asunción por sólo 450 votos es El País Valencia 27 February 2026Díez Anabel 23 February 1999 El PSOE y NI formarán coalición electoral en cinco regiones https://elpais.com/diario/1999/02/23/espana/919724407_850215.html es El País Madrid 23 November 202528 March 1999 https://elpais.com/diario/1999/03/28/cvalenciana/922652302_850215.html Los críticos y algunos lermistas descontentos con las listas fuerzan la dimisión de Romero es El País Valencia 27 February 2026Beltrán Adolf 29 March 1999 https://elpais.com/diario/1999/03/29/espana/922658410_850215.html Los socialistas valencianos certifican con la renuncia de Romero una larga crisis interna es El País Valencia 3 March 2026Prats Jaime 8 April 1999 https://elpais.com/diario/1999/04/08/cvalenciana/923599081_850215.html Asunción anuncia un vuelco electoral y acusa al PP de actuar como una "sociedad mercantil" es El País Valencia 27 February 2026 EUPV List on United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV)– Communist Party of the Valencian Country (PCPV)– Socialist Action Party (PASOC)– Republican Left (IR)– Revolutionary Workers' Party (POR)– Workers' Revolutionary Party (PRT) 50px Joan Ribó SocialismCommunism 11.5% 10 Ferrandis Joaquín 15 June 1998 https://elpais.com/diario/1998/06/15/cvalenciana/897938292_850215.html Ribó fuerza el consenso en EU y es reelegido como coordinador general es El País Valencia 27 February 202624 January 1999 https://elpais.com/diario/1999/01/24/cvalenciana/917209085_850215.html El PCPV propone a EU el tándem Ribó y Marcos para aspirar a la Generalitat es El País Valencia 27 February 2026Olivares Miguel 14 February 1999 https://elpais.com/diario/1999/02/14/cvalenciana/919023497_850215.html Ribó es proclamado candidato a la presidencia de la Generalitat es El País Valencia 27 February 2026 UV List on Valencian Union (UV) 50px Héctor Villalba BlaverismConservatism 7.0% 5 Ferrandis Joaquín 1 December 1996 https://elpais.com/diario/1996/12/01/espana/849394806_850215.html El presidente de las Cortes valencianas, González Lizondo, expulsado de su partido es El País Valencia 3 March 202624 December 1996 https://elpais.com/diario/1996/12/24/espana/851382017_850215.html Fallece Vicente González Lizondo, presidente de las Cortes Valencianas es El País Valencia 3 March 202617 January 1999 https://elpais.com/diario/1999/01/17/cvalenciana/916604280_850215.html Villalba, nominado candidato a la presidencia del Consell es El País Valencia 27 February 2026 BNV–EV List on Valencian Nationalist Bloc (BNV) The Greens (EV/LV) 50px Pere Mayor Valencian nationalismEco-socialismGreen politics 2.7%Results for UPV–BN in the 1995 election. 0 14 September 1998 https://elpais.com/diario/1998/09/14/cvalenciana/905800679_850215.html La ejecutiva del BNV ratifica hoy a Pere Mayor como candidato es El País Valencia 27 February 202615 March 1999 https://elpais.com/diario/1999/03/15/cvalenciana/921529083_850215.html Els Verds renuncian a la coalición con Esquerra Unida y acudirán a las elecciones junto al Bloc Nacionalista es El País Valencia 27 February 2026 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; 45 seats were required for an absolute majority in the ca Corts Valencianes no. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 27px|link=People's Party of the Valencian Community|PP 17px|link=Socialist Party of the Valencian Country|PSPV 27px|link=United Left of the Valencian Country|EUPV 27px|link=Valencian Union|UV 25px|link=Valencian Nationalist Bloc|Bloc–EV Lead 1999 regional election 13 Jun 1999 67.8 47.975% Verdana 49 33.975% Verdana 35 6.175% Verdana 5 4.775% Verdana 0 4.575% Verdana 0 14.0 Eco Consulting/ABCZaplana roza la mayoría absoluta al restar al menos un diputado al PSOE http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1999/06/07/023.html es ABC 7 June 1999 24 May–2 Jun 1999?? 42.575% Verdana 43/45 30.375% Verdana 30/31 12.575% Verdana 10/11 7.075% Verdana 5 – 12.2 Demoscopia/El PaísZaplana alcanza la mayoría absoluta https://elpais.com/diario/1999/06/07/espana/928706408_850215.html es El País 7 June 1999 26 May–1 Jun 1999? 69 49.075% Verdana 48/50 32.075% Verdana 31/33 9.975% Verdana 5/7 5.275% Verdana 0/4 3.675% Verdana 0 17.0 Sigma Dos/El MundoComunidad Valenciana: el nacionalismo se deshincha https://www.elmundo.es/papel/hemeroteca/1999/05/30/espana/680349.html es El Mundo 30 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 20–26 May 1999 1,200? 48.775% Verdana 47/50 33.275% Verdana 31/34 8.575% Verdana 7 4.975% Verdana 0/2 – 15.5 CISPreelectoral elecciones autonómicas y municipales, 1999. Comunidad Valenciana (Estudio nº 2338. Mayo 1999) https://www.cis.es/es/visor?migrado=true&fichero=e233800html es CIS 4 June 1999Estudio CIS nº 2338. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft2338_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 3–20 May 1999 2,100 75.1 48.175% Verdana 46/49 31.975% Verdana 31/33 9.575% Verdana 7/8 5.175% Verdana 0/4 3.275% Verdana 0 16.2 Tele 5Una encuesta da al PP la mayoría absoluta y otorga escaños al BNV https://elpais.com/diario/1999/05/04/cvalenciana/925845485_850215.html es El País 4 May 1999 4 May 1999?? 49.075% Verdana 46/48 34.075% Verdana 32/34 7.075% Verdana 5 3.075% Verdana 0 5.075% Verdana 2/4 15.0 Demoscopia/El PaísEl PP consolida su hegemonía y roza la mayoría absoluta en Valencia https://elpais.com/diario/1998/10/09/espana/907884022_850215.html es El País 9 October 1998El Partido Popular roza la mayoría absoluta https://elpais.com/diario/1998/10/09/cvalenciana/907960681_850215.html es El País 9 October 1998 9 Oct 1998? 74 45.0 34.5 8.0 6.7 – 10.5 1996 general election 3 Mar 1996 81.7 43.775% Verdana (42) 38.375% Verdana (38) 11.175% Verdana (9) 3.575% Verdana (0) 1.075% Verdana (0) 5.4 1995 regional election 28 May 1995 76.0 42.875% Verdana 42 34.075% Verdana 32 11.575% Verdana 10 7.075% Verdana 5 2.775% Verdana 0 8.8 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 27px|link=People's Party of the Valencian Community|PP 17px|link=Socialist Party of the Valencian Country|PSPV 27px|link=United Left of the Valencian Country|EUPV 27px|link=Valencian Union|UV 25px|link=Valencian Nationalist Bloc|Bloc–EV Lead 1999 regional election"CERA" Does not include non-resident citizens. 13 Jun 1999 32.1 22.7 4.1 3.1 3.0 32.0 9.4 CIS 3–20 May 1999 2,100 39.0 21.2 5.5 2.6 1.5 21.9 5.3 17.8 1996 general election"CERA" 3 Mar 1996 36.4 31.8 9.2 2.9 0.9 18.2 4.6 1995 regional election"CERA" 28 May 1995 32.7 25.8 8.8 5.3 2.1 23.4 6.9 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=People's Party of the Valencian Community|PP 17px|link=Socialist Party of the Valencian Country|PSPV 27px|link=United Left of the Valencian Country|EUPV 27px|link=Valencian Union|UV 25px|link=Valencian Nationalist Bloc|Bloc–EV Other/None Lead CIS 3–20 May 1999 2,100 43.7 26.3 6.3 2.7 1.4 1.2 18.4 17.4 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=People's Party of the Valencian Community|PP 17px|link=Socialist Party of the Valencian Country|PSPV 27px|link=United Left of the Valencian Country|EUPV 27px|link=Valencian Union|UV 25px|link=Valencian Nationalist Bloc|Bloc–EV Other/None Lead CIS 3–20 May 1999 2,100 74.1 5.7 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 19.5 68.4 Demoscopia/El País 9 Oct 1998? 67.0 18.0 – – – 15.0 49.0 Preferred President The table below lists opinion polling on leader preferences to become president of the Valencian Government. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px 55px Other/None/Notcare Lead ZaplanaPP RomeroPSOE AsunciónPSOE RibóEUPV VillalbaUV MayorBNV CIS 3–20 May 1999 2,100 48.9 – 15.5 1.1 1.7 1.4 3.9 27.5 33.4 Demoscopia/El País 9 Oct 1998? 44.0 21.9 – – – – 34.1 22.1 Results Overall + ← Summary of the 13 June 1999 ca Corts Valencianes no election results → center|335px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 1,085,011 47.88 +5.05 49 +7 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE–p) 768,548 33.91 −0.07 35 +3 United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV) 137,212 6.05 −5.48 5 −5 Valencian Union (UV) 106,119 4.68 −2.33 0 −5 Valencian Nationalist Bloc–The Greens (BNV–EV)1 102,700 4.53 +1.82 0 ±0 Valencian Community Alternative (ACV) 6,146 0.27 New 0 ±0 Liberal Centre (CL) 4,813 0.21 New 0 ±0 The Ecologist–Pacifist Greens (LVEP) 4,176 0.18 New 0 ±0 Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS) 2,978 0.13 −0.10 0 ±0 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) 2,973 0.13 +0.06 0 ±0 Independent Initiative (II) 2,524 0.11 New 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 2,253 0.10 +0.07 0 ±0 Valencian Nationalist Left (ENV) 2,070 0.09 +0.01 0 ±0 Federal Republican Left–Federal Republican Party (IRF–PRF) 1,660 0.07 New 0 ±0 Valencian Independent Organization (OIV) 1,316 0.06 New 0 ±0 Spanish Autonomous League (LAE) 608 0.03 +0.01 0 ±0 Blank ballots 35,168 1.55 +0.50 Total 2,266,275 89 ±0 Valid votes 2,266,275 99.41 −0.03 Invalid votes 13,530 0.59 +0.03 Votes cast / turnout 2,279,805 67.81 −8.22 Abstentions 1,082,184 32.19 +8.22 Registered voters 3,361,989 SourcesOfficial Journal of the Valencian Government 3531 5 July 1999 es Acuerdo de 1 de julio de 1999, de la Junta Electoral de la Comunidad Valenciana, por el que se publican los resultados finales y de la relación de diputados y diputadas electos en las elecciones a las Cortes Valencianas, celebradas el día 13.06.1999 https://dogv.gva.es/datos/1999/07/05/pdf/1999_6310.pdf 0212-8195 12130–12131 25 February 2026https://www.cortsvalencianes.es/es/composicion/resultados/datos-electorales-elecciones-autonomicas-1999 Resultados electorales. Datos electorales - Elecciones autonómicas: 1999 es Corts Valencianes 10 November 2025 left Footnotes: 1 Valencian Nationalist Bloc–The Greens results are compared to Valencian People's Union–Nationalist Bloc totals in the 1995 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of the Valencian Community 47.88 PSOE–p Socialist Party of the Valencian Country 33.91 EUPV United Left of the Valencian Country 6.05 UV Valencian Union 4.68 BNV–EV Valencian Nationalist Bloc 4.53 Others #777777 1.39 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.55 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of the Valencian Community 55.06 PSOE–p Socialist Party of the Valencian Country 39.33 EUPV United Left of the Valencian Country 5.62 Distribution by constituency Constituency PP PSOE–p EUPV % S % S % S Alicante 48.7 16 36.0 12 6.1 2 Castellón 49.3 12 34.6 9 4.2 1 Valencia 47.1 21 32.6 14 6.4 2 Total 47.9 49 33.9 35 6.1 5 Sources Aftermath Government formation Investiture Candidate Ballot → 16 July 1999 Required majority → 45 out of 89 Eduardo Zaplana (PP) Yes • PP (49) 49 89 green 125px 15 No • PSOE (35) • EUPV (5) 40 89 red 125px Abstentions 0 89 gray 125px Absentees 0 89 black 125px Antoni Asunción (PSOE) Joan Ribó (EUPV) Sources 2002 investiture Investiture Candidate Ballot → 16 July 2002 Required majority → 45 out of 89 José Luis Olivas (PP) Yes • PP (49) 49 89 green 125px 15 No • PSOE (34) • EUPV (5) • EV–IPV (1) 40 89 red 125px Abstentions 0 89 gray 125px Absentees 0 89 black 125px Joan Ribó (EUPV) Sources Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography 30em y Ley Orgánica 5/1982, de 1 de julio, de Estatuto de Autonomía de la Comunidad Valenciana Organic Law 1/1982 1 July 1982 version as of 5 August 1997 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1982-17235 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1982-17235&tn=1&p=19970805 30 October 2025 Statute 1982 y Ley 5/1983, de 30 de diciembre, de Gobierno Valenciano Law 5/1983 30 December 1983 version as of 7 April 1995 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1984-3460 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1984-3460&tn=1&p=19950407 6 April 2026 LGCV 1983 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 1/1987, de 31 de marzo, Electoral Valenciana Law 1/1987 31 March 1987 version as of 6 April 1987 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1987-9636 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-9636&tn=1&p=19870406 30 October 2025 LECV 1987 y Decreto 8/1999, de 19 de abril, del presidente de la Generalitat Valenciana, de disolución y convocatoria de elecciones a las Cortes Valencianas Decree 8/1999 19 April 1999 Official Journal of the Valencian Government es https://dogv.gva.es/datos/2003/04/01/pdf/2003_3549.pdf 25 February 2026 Decree 8/1999 1999 Regional election Valencian Community Category:Regional elections in the Valencian Community Valencian Community