Murcian parliamentary election, 1999

Murcian parliamentary election, 1999

13 June 1999

All 45 seats in the Regional Assembly of Murcia 23 seats needed for a majority Registered 911,054 8.8% Turnout 616,397 (67.7%) 8.3 pp   First party Second party Third party   Leader Ramón Luis Valcárcel Ramón Ortiz Antonio Joaquín Dólera Party PP PSOE IU Leader since 5 October 1991 1995 1995 Last election 26 seats, 52.3% 15 seats, 31.7% 4 seats, 12.5% Seats won 26 18 1 Seat change ±0 3 3 Popular vote 323,446 219,798 42,839 Percentage 52.8% 35.9% 7.0% Swing 0.5 pp 4.2 pp 5.5 pp

President before election Ramón Luis Valcárcel PP Elected President Ramón Luis Valcárcel PP

The 1999 Murcian parliamentary election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Regional Assembly of Murcia, the regional legislature of the Spanish autonomous community of the Region of Murcia. At stake were all 45 seats in the Assembly, determining the President of the Region of Murcia.

Electoral system

The number of seats in the Regional Assembly of Murcia was set to a fixed-number of 45. All Assembly members were elected in 5 multi-member districts using the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation system. Unlike other regions, districts did not coincide with provincial limits, being determined by law as such:

• District One, comprising the municipalities of: Lorca, Aguilas, Puerto Lumbreras, Totana, Alhama de Murcia, Librilla, Aledo and Mazarrón.
• District Two, comprising the municipalities of: Cartagena, La Unión, Fuente Alamo de Murcia, Torre-Pacheco, San Javier and San Pedro del Pinatar.
• District Three, comprising the municipalities of: Murcia, Alcantarilla, Beniel, Molina de Segura, Alguazas, Las Torres de Cotillas, Lorquí, Ceutí, Cieza, Abarán, Blanca, Archena, Ricote, Ulea, Villanueva del Río Segura, Ojós, Fortuna, Abanilla and Santomera.
• District Four, comprising the municipalities of: Caravaca, Cehegín, Calasparra, Moratalla, Bullas, Pliego, Mula, Albudeite and Campos del Río.
• District Five, comprising the municipalities of: Jumilla and Yecla.

Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. Only lists polling above 5% of valid votes in all of the community (which include blank ballots—for none of the above) were entitled to enter the seat distribution. This meant that in the case a list polled above 5% in one or more of the districts but below 5% in the community totals, it would remain outside of the seat apportionment.^[1]

Results

Overall

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 Murcian Regional Assembly election results →

Party		Vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	323,446	52.84	0.49	26	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	219,798	35.91	4.17	18	3
	United Left of the Region of Murcia (IURM)	42,839	7.00	5.48	1	3
	The Greens (LV)	5,683	0.93	New	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)	5,527	0.90	New	0	±0
	Centrist Union-Democratic and Social Centre (UC-CDS)	1,845	0.30	0.39	0	±0
	Minor Sea Independent Party-MIV (PIMM-MIV)	1,579	0.26	New	0	±0
	Union of the Peoples of Murcia (UPM)	1,502	0.25	New	0	±0
	Southeast Citizen Convergence (CCSE)	844	0.14	New	0	±0
	Workers' National Party (PNT)	168	0.03	New	0	±0
	Blank ballots	8,839	1.44	0.32
Total		612,070	100.00		45	±0
Valid votes		612,070	99.30	0.14
Invalid votes		4,327	0.70	0.14
Votes cast / turnout		616,397	67.66	8.30
Abstentions		294,657	32.34	8.30
Registered voters		911,054
Source(s): Argos Information Portal

Vote share
PP			52.84%
PSOE			35.91%
IURM			7.00%
Others			2.80%
Blank ballots			1.44%

Parliamentary seats
PP			57.78%
PSOE			40.00%
IURM			2.22%

References

1. "Law 2/1987, of 12 February, electoral of the Region of Murcia".