1999 Cantabrian regional election

1999 Cantabrian regional election

← 1995 13 June 1999 2003 →

All 39 seats in the Parliament of Cantabria
20 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered465,168 Green arrow up6.8%
Turnout319,947 (68.8%)
Red arrow down5.2 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader José Joaquín Martínez Sieso Ángel Duque Miguel Ángel Revilla
Party PP PSOEp PRC
Leader since 1995 28 June 1998 1983
Last election 13 seats, 32.5% 10 seats, 25.1% 6 seats, 14.6%
Seats won 19 14 6
Seat change Green arrow up6 Green arrow up4 Blue arrow right0
Popular vote 134,924 105,004 42,896
Percentage 42.5% 33.1% 13.5%
Swing Green arrow up10.0 pp Green arrow up8.0 pp Red arrow down1.1 pp

President before election

José Joaquín Martínez Sieso
PP

Elected President

José Joaquín Martínez Sieso
PP

The 1999 Cantabrian regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Parliament of the autonomous community of Cantabria. All 39 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in 12 other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.