Castilian-Manchegan regional election, 1999

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13 June 1999

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All 47 seats in the Cortes of Castilla-La Mancha
24 seats needed for a majority

Registered

1,413,503

4.5%

Turnout

1,058,010 (74.9%)

3.9 pp

	First party	Second party

Leader	José Bono	Agustín Conde
Party	PSOE	PP
Leader since	25 March 1983	18 September 1996
Leader's seat	Toledo	Toledo
Last election	24 seats, 45.7%	22 seats, 44.3%
Seats won	26	21
Seat change	2	1
Popular vote	561,332	424,531
Percentage	53.4%	40.4%
Swing	7.7 pp	3.9 pp

Constituency results map for the Cortes of Castilla-La Mancha

President before election

José Bono
PSOE

Elected President

José Bono
PSOE

The 1999 Castilian-Manchegan regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th Cortes of the Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha. All 47 seats in the Cortes 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.

The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) recovered after its 1995 result and increased its absolute majority in the regional Cortes. The People's Party (PP), on the other hand, saw its share decrease 4 points to 40% and lost 1 seat from the previous election, not being able to maintain a part of its 1995 vote that it had received as a punishment to Felipe González's Socialist government.

United Left (IU) lost half of its votes as a result of the PSOE rise and lost its only seat in the Cortes, being expelled from the regional parliament as a result.

The Cortes of Castilla-La Mancha were the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Castilian-Manchegan Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to grant or revoke confidence from a President of the Junta of Communities. Voting for the Cortes was on the basis of universal suffrage, with all nationals over eighteen, registered in Castilla-La Mancha and in full enjoyment of all political rights entitled to vote.

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