# 1999 Basque foral elections

The 1999 Basque foral elections were held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 6th General Assemblies of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa. All 153 seats in the three General Assemblies were up for election. The elections were held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.

## Overall

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 Basque General Assemblies election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)$^1$ | 401,965 | 34.70 | –4.54 | 56 | –6 |
| | Basque Citizens (EH)$^2$ | 228,528 | 19.73 | +5.30 | 29 | +9 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 220,859 | 19.06 | +3.60 | 34 | +9 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 212,167 | 18.31 | +1.59 | 29 | +3 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 53,525 | 4.62 | –3.51 | 3 | –6 |
| | Alavese Unity (UA) | 9,448 | 0.82 | –1.29 | 2 | –7 |
| | Basque Citizen Initiative (ICV/EHE) | 8,243 | 0.71 | –1.12 | 0 | –2 |
| | We, the Women of the Plaza (Plazandreok) | 2,177 | 0.19 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Greens (B/LV) | 2,034 | 0.18 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 1,146 | 0.10 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Basque Country Greens (EHB) | 360 | 0.03 | –0.01 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 18,081 | 1.56 | –0.27 | | |
| Total | Total | 1,158,533 | | | 153 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,158,533 | 99.07 | ±0.00 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 10,917 | 0.93 | ±0.00 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 1,169,450 | 64.83 | +0.91 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 634,355 | 35.17 | –0.91 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 1,803,805 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity in the 1995 elections.$^2$ Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 elections. |||||||
Popular vote
PNV–EA
34.70%
EH
19.73%
PP
19.06%
PSE–EE (PSOE)
18.31%
IU/EB
4.62%
Others
2.02%
Blank ballots
1.56% :

## Foral deputation control

The following table lists party control in the foral deputations. Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.
| Deputation | Previous control | New control |
| Álava | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | People's Party (PP) |
| Biscay | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |
| Gipuzkoa | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) |

## Historical territories
### Álava

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 Álava General Assembly election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | People's Party (PP) | 44,607 | 28.75 | +11.62 | 16 | +7 |
| | Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)$^1$ | 44,166 | 28.46 | –5.43 | 16 | –3 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 26,122 | 16.83 | +2.42 | 9 | +2 |
| | Basque Citizens (EH)$^2$ | 21,154 | 13.63 | +4.53 | 6 | +2 |
| | Alavese Unity (UA) | 9,448 | 6.09 | –9.92 | 2 | –7 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 7,181 | 4.63 | –3.16 | 2 | –1 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 2,500 | 1.61 | –0.07 | | |
| Total | Total | 155,178 | | | 51 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 155,178 | 99.03 | ±0.00 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,522 | 0.97 | ±0.00 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 156,700 | 64.38 | +0.05 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 86,688 | 35.62 | –0.05 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 243,388 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity in the 1995 election.$^2$ Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 election. |||||||

### Biscay

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 Biscay General Assembly election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)$^1$ | 227,768 | 36.56 | –3.63 | 21 | ±0 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 121,223 | 19.46 | +3.03 | 10 | +1 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 117,872 | 18.92 | +2.01 | 10 | ±0 |
| | Basque Citizens (EH)$^2$ | 102,341 | 16.43 | +4.56 | 9 | +4 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 32,705 | 5.25 | –4.07 | 1 | –3 |
| | Basque Citizen Initiative (ICV/EHE) | 8,243 | 1.32 | –2.04 | 0 | –2 |
| | Humanist Party (PH) | 1,146 | 0.18 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Greens (B/LV) | 1,119 | 0.18 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | We, the Women of the Plaza (Plazandreok) | 923 | 0.15 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 9,686 | 1.55 | –0.13 | | |
| Total | Total | 623,026 | | | 51 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 623,026 | 99.14 | +0.09 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 5,398 | 0.86 | –0.09 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 628,424 | 64.32 | +0.63 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 348,666 | 35.68 | –0.63 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 977,090 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity in the 1995 election.$^2$ Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 election. |||||||

### Gipuzkoa

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 Gipuzkoa General Assembly election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity (PNV–EA)$^1$ | 130,031 | 34.19 | –5.65 | 19 | –3 |
| | Basque Citizens (EH)$^2$ | 105,033 | 27.62 | +6.68 | 14 | +3 |
| | Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE–EE (PSOE)) | 68,173 | 17.92 | +0.59 | 10 | +1 |
| | People's Party (PP) | 55,029 | 14.47 | +1.33 | 8 | +1 |
| | United Left (IU/EB) | 13,639 | 3.59 | –2.67 | 0 | –2 |
| | We, the Women of the Plaza (Plazandreok) | 1,254 | 0.33 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Greens (B/LV) | 915 | 0.24 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Basque Country Greens (EHB) | 360 | 0.09 | –0.04 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 5,895 | 1.55 | –0.60 | | |
| Total | Total | 380,329 | | | 51 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 380,329 | 98.96 | –0.17 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 3,997 | 1.04 | +0.17 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 384,326 | 65.89 | +1.76 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 199,001 | 34.11 | –1.76 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 583,327 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Basque Nationalist Party–Basque Solidarity results are compared to the combined totals of Basque Nationalist Party and Basque Solidarity in the 1995 election.$^2$ Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1995 election. |||||||