1998 Basque regional election|
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Opinion polls |
Registered | 1,821,608 4.1% |
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Turnout | 1,275,008 (70.0%) 10.3 pp |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Leader
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Juan José Ibarretxe
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Carlos Iturgaiz
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Arnaldo Otegi
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Party
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EAJ/PNV
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PP
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EH
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Leader since
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31 January 1998
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5 October 1996
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14 February 1998
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Leader's seat
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Álava
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Biscay
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Guipúzcoa
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Last election
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22 seats, 29.3%
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11 seats, 14.2%
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11 seats, 16.0%[a]
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Seats won
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21
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16
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14
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Seat change
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1
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5
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3
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Popular vote
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350,322
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251,743
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224,001
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Percentage
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27.6%
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19.9%
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17.7%
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Swing
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1.7 pp
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5.7 pp
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1.7 pp
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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Leader
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Nicolás Redondo
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Carlos Garaikoetxea
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Javier Madrazo
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Party
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PSE–EE (PSOE)
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EA
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IU/EB
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Leader since
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20 October 1997
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4 September 1986
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14 May 1994
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Leader's seat
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Biscay
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Guipúzcoa
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Biscay
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Last election
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12 seats, 16.8%
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8 seats, 10.1%
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6 seats, 9.0%
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Seats won
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14
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6
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2
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Seat change
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2
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2
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4
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Popular vote
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220,052
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108,635
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71,064
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Percentage
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17.4%
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8.6%
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5.6%
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Swing
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0.6 pp
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1.5 pp
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3.4 pp
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Vote winner strength by constituency
Election result by constituency |
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The 1998 Basque regional election was held on Sunday, 25 October 1998, to elect the 6th Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election.
The Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) won 21 seats, the People's Party (PP) came second for the first time with 16 seats, the Basque Citizens (EH) coalition and the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE) won 14 seats each.
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