Spain 1999 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 1999 European Parliament election in Spain?
People's Party won 27 of 64 seats with 40.4% of the vote. 63.0% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Spain- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : People's Party won 27 of 64 seats with 40.4% of the vote; 63.0% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 3.9 points on 1994.
- People's Party 27 −1 seat 40.4% −0.2 points
- Spanish Socialist Workers' Party 24 +2 seats 35.9% +4.8 points
- Communist Party / United Left 4 −5 seats 5.9% −7.7 points
- Convergence and Union 3 0 seats 4.5% −0.2 points
- European Coalition 2 0 seats 3.3% +0.4 points
- Coalition for the Europe of the Peoples 2 +2 seats 3.0% +1.6 points
- Galician Nationalist Bloc 1 1.7%
- Batasuna 1 1.5%
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Spain 1994 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
40.4%
Share of the vote won by People's Party
It led Spanish Socialist Workers' Party by 4.5 points of the vote.
+2 seats
Seats gained by Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 1994. Communist Party / United Left lost 5 seats.
63.0%
Voter turnout
Up 3.9 points on 1994.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Party | 27 | −1 | 40.4 | −0.2 | 8,410,993 |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | 24 | +2 | 35.9 | +4.8 | 7,477,823 |
| Communist Party / United Left | 4 | −5 | 5.9 | −7.7 | 1,221,566 |
| Convergence and Union | 3 | 0 | 4.5 | −0.2 | 937,687 |
| European Coalition | 2 | 0 | 3.3 | +0.4 | 677,094 |
| Coalition for the Europe of the Peopleswith Basque Nationalist Party | 2 | +2 | 3.0 | +1.6 | 613,968 |
| Galician Nationalist Bloc | 1 | 1.7 | 349,079 | ||
| Batasuna | 1 | 1.5 | 306,923 | ||
| Left of the Peoples | 0 | 1.4 | 300,874 |
± is the change against the Spain 1994 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- People's Party 8,410,993
- Spanish Socialist Workers' Party 7,477,823
- Communist Party / United Left 1,221,566
- Convergence and Union 937,687
- European Coalition 677,094
- Coalition for the Europe of the Peoples 613,968
- Galician Nationalist Bloc 349,079
- Batasuna 306,923
- Left of the Peoples 300,874
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.
How many people voted?
63.0% of the 33,840,432 registered voters cast a ballot (21,334,948 ballots), up 3.9 points on 1994. 20,808,681 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1987 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- People's Party40.4% of votes42.2% of seats
- Spanish Socialist Workers' Party35.9% of votes37.5% of seats
- Communist Party / United Left5.9% of votes6.3% of seats
- Convergence and Union4.5% of votes4.7% of seats
- European Coalition3.3% of votes3.1% of seats
- Coalition for the Europe of the Peoples3.0% of votes3.1% of seats
- Galician Nationalist Bloc1.7% of votes1.6% of seats
- Batasuna1.5% of votes1.6% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.3 by votes and 3.1 by seats; People's Party led Spanish Socialist Workers' Party by 4.5 points of the vote.
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