1999 Riojan regional election

1999 Riojan regional election

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All 33 seats in the Parliament of La Rioja 17 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered	229,569 5.1%
Turnout	157,623 (68.7%) 7.5 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Pedro Sanz José Ignacio Pérez Sáenz Miguel González de Legarra Party PP PSOE PR+ Leader since 2 October 1993 1987 16 December 1995 Last election 17 seats, 49.4% 12 seats, 34.1% 2 seats, 6.7% Seats won 18 13 2 Seat change 1 1 0 Popular vote 80,088 55,126 9,004 Percentage 51.3% 35.3% 5.8% Swing 1.9 pp 1.2 pp 0.9 pp
President before election Pedro Sanz PP Elected President Pedro Sanz PP

The 1999 Riojan regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Parliament of the autonomous community of La Rioja. All 33 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.

In a turnout below 69%, the People's Party (PP) under incumbent President Pedro Sanz was re-elected for a second term in office with an increased absolute majority. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) under former president José Ignacio Pérez Sáenz saw a slight increase in support, but the new PP majority meant that the party would remain in opposition. United Left (IU) failed to reach the 5% electoral threshold, resulting in the loss of all its 2 seats, while the Riojan Party (PR) maintained its 2 seats.^[1][2]