1999 Valencia municipal election
All 33 seats in the City Council of Valencia 17 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 643,516 [画像:Increase] 2.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 403,583 (62.7%) [画像:Decrease] 10.4 pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A municipal election was held in Valencia on 13 June 1999 to elect the 6th City Council of the municipality. All 33 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
[edit ]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 (Spanish : ayuntamientos), local corporations with independent legal personality composed of a mayor, a government council and an elected legislative assembly.[1] 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).[2] In the case of Valencia, the top-tier administrative and governing body was the City Council of Valencia.
Date
[edit ]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).[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
Electoral system
[edit ]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.[6]
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.[7] Each municipality was a multi-member constituency, with a number of seats based on the following scale:[8]
| 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.[9]
Parties and candidates
[edit ]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 Valencia, as its population was between 300,001 and 1,000,000, at least 5,000 signatures were required.[10]
Below is a list of the main parties and alliances which contested the election:
| Candidacy | Parties and alliances |
Leading candidate | Ideology | Previous result | Gov. | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote % | Seats | ||||||||
| PP | List
|
Rita Barberá | Conservatism Christian democracy |
49.0% | 17 | [画像:Yes] | [11] | ||
| PSOE | List |
Ana Noguera | Social democracy | 24.1% | 8 | [画像:No] | [12] [13] [14] | ||
| EUPV | List
|
Antonio Montalbán | Socialism Communism |
14.8% | 5 | [画像:No] | [15] [16] | ||
| UV | List
|
Társilo Piles | Blaverism Conservatism |
9.0% | 3 | [画像:No] | |||
Opinion polls
[edit ]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
[edit ]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; 17 seats were required for an absolute majority in the City Council of Valencia.
| Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Turnout | PP | PSOE | EU | UV | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 municipal election | 13 Jun 1999 | N/a | 62.7 | 53.2 20 |
29.0 11 |
6.4 2 |
4.7 0 |
24.2 |
| Demoscopia/El País[p 1] | 26 May–1 Jun 1999 | ? | ? | 52.3 19 |
27.2 9 |
11.0 3 |
6.5 2 |
25.1 |
| Sigma Dos/El Mundo[p 2] [p 3] | 21–26 May 1999 | 400 | ? | 52.8 18/19 |
27.8 10 |
10.9 3/4 |
5.3 1/2 |
25.0 |
| CIS[p 4] | 3–20 May 1999 | ? | ? | 57.4 20/21 |
23.4 8/9 |
9.9 3 |
5.4 0/2 |
34.0 |
| Tele 5[p 5] | 4 May 1999 | ? | ? | 56.0 20/21 |
? 9/10 |
? 2 |
? 1/2 |
? |
| 1996 general election | 3 Mar 1996 | N/a | 80.2 | 47.6 (17) |
30.4 (10) |
13.1 (4) |
5.8 (2) |
17.2 |
| 1995 municipal election | 28 May 1995 | N/a | 73.1 | 49.0 17 |
24.1 8 |
14.8 5 |
9.0 3 |
24.9 |
Results
[edit ]| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| People's Party (PP) | 214,129 | 53.25 | +4.25 | 20 | +3 | |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 116,437 | 28.95 | +4.87 | 11 | +3 | |
| United Left of the Valencian Country (EUPV) | 25,602 | 6.37 | −8.41 | 2 | −3 | |
| Valencian Union (UV) | 19,070 | 4.74 | −4.23 | 0 | −3 | |
| Valencian Nationalist Bloc–The Greens (BNV–EV)1 | 12,897 | 3.21 | +2.27 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Valencian Community Alternative (ACV) | 3,389 | 0.84 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Unemployed and Marginalized General Union (UGDM) | 597 | 0.15 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS) | 572 | 0.14 | −0.22 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) | 498 | 0.12 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Federal Republican Left–Federal Republican Party (IRF–PRF) | 476 | 0.12 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| Valencian Nationalist Left (ENV) | 432 | 0.11 | ±0.00 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Humanist Party (PH) | 364 | 0.09 | +0.01 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Spanish Autonomous League (LAE) | 225 | 0.06 | +0.01 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 7,443 | 1.85 | +0.67 | |||
| Total | 402,131 | 33 | ±0 | |||
| Valid votes | 402,131 | 99.64 | −0.01 | |||
| Invalid votes | 1,452 | 0.36 | +0.01 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 403,583 | 62.72 | −10.34 | |||
| Abstentions | 239,933 | 37.28 | +10.34 | |||
| Registered voters | 643,516 | |||||
| Sources[17] [18] [19] [20] | ||||||
Footnotes:
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Aftermath
[edit ]Government formation
[edit ]| Investiture | |||
| Ballot → | 3 July 1999 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Required majority → | 17 out of 33 | ||
|
20 / 33 |
[画像:check]Y | |
11 / 33 |
[画像:X mark]N | ||
2 / 33 |
[画像:X mark]N | ||
| Abstentions/Blank ballots | 0 / 33 | ||
| Absentees | 0 / 33 | ||
| Sources[21] | |||
References
[edit ]Opinion poll sources
- ↑ "Barberá amplía su victoria en Valencia". El País (in Spanish). 6 June 1999.
- ↑ "Valencia: Barberá, mayoría de calle". El Mundo (in Spanish). 30 May 1999.
- ↑ "ELECCIONES 13-J /BALANCE DE LAS ENCUESTAS". El Mundo (in Spanish). 6 June 1999.
- ↑ "El PP conserva su poder municipal, autonómico y europeo, e IU se hunde". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 5 June 1999.
- ↑ "Una encuesta da al PP la mayoría absoluta y otorga escaños al BNV". El País (in Spanish). 4 May 1999.
Other
- ↑ Constitution (1978) , art. 140; LBRL (1985) , art. 19.
- ↑ LBRL (1985) , art. 19; LOREG (1985) , art. 196.
- ↑ LOREG (1985) , arts. 42 & 194.
- ↑ LBRL (1985) , art. 61.
- ↑ Royal Decree 606/1999 (1999) , art. 1.
- ↑ Constitution (1978) , art. 13; LBRL (1985) , art. 19; LOREG (1985) , arts. 2–3 & 176.
- ↑ LOREG (1985) , arts. 163 & 180.
- ↑ LOREG (1985) , art. 179.
- ↑ LOREG (1985) , arts. 46, 48 & 182.
- ↑ LOREG (1985) , arts. 44 & 187.
- ↑ Prats, Jaime (29 March 1999). "El PP proclama a Barberá y Giner en un clima de euforia al que no es ajeno la crisis del PSPV". El País (in Spanish). Valencia. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ García del Moral, Juanjo (13 June 1998). "Comienza la "batalla de Valencia"". El País (in Spanish). Valencia. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ↑ Díez, Anabel (28 June 1998). "Los candidatos oficialistas ganan las primarias". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ "El triunfo de Noguera en Valencia precipita la renuncia de Martínez". El País (in Spanish). Valencia. 29 June 1998. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ↑ "El ex secretario general de CC OO Antonio Montalbán, elegido nuevo responsable comarcal de EU en Valencia". El País (in Spanish). Valencia. EFE. 19 July 1998. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ↑ "Antonio Montalbán es elegido candidato de EU a la alcaldía de Valencia por sólo cuatro votos de diferencia". El País (in Spanish). Valencia. 20 December 1998. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
- ↑ Lozano, Carles. "Eleccions municipals a València (des de 1979)". Historia Electoral.com (in Catalan). Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ↑ "Consultes electorals. 1. Eleccions municipals" (PDF). City Council of Valencia (in Catalan). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ↑ "Elecciones celebradas. Resultados electorales" (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior . Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ↑ "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" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (178 (Supplement)): 1–1182. 27 July 1999. ISSN 0212-033X . Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ↑ Simón, Federico (4 July 1999). "Barberá se propone en su tercer mandato lograr una ciudad líder en Europa". El País. Valencia. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
Bibliography
[edit ]- Constitución Española (Constitution). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 27 December 1978 [version as of 28 August 1992]. BOE-A-1978-31229. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local (Law 7/1985). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 2 April 1985 [version as of 22 April 1999]. BOE-A-1985-5392. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General (Organic Law 5/1985). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 19 June 1985 [version as of 22 April 1999]. BOE-A-1985-11672. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- 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). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 19 April 1999. BOE-A-1999-8719. Retrieved 26 November 2025.