1999 Canarian Island Cabildo elections

The 1999 Canarian Island Cabildo elections were held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 6th Island Cabildos of El Hierro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife. All 139 seats in the seven Island Cabildos were up for election.

Island Cabildo control

The following table lists party control in the Island Cabildos.[1] Gains for a party are displayed with the cell's background shaded in that party's colour.

Cabildo	Previous control		New control
El Hierro		Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)		Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)
Fuerteventura		Independents of Fuerteventura (IF)		Canarian Coalition (CC)
Gran Canaria		People's Party (PP)		People's Party (PP)
La Gomera		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
La Palma		Canarian Coalition (CC)		Canarian Coalition (CC)
Lanzarote		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)		Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Tenerife		Canarian Coalition (CC)		Canarian Coalition (CC)

Islands

El Hierro

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 Island Cabildo of El Hierro election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)	2,562	58.17	+8.86	7	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	946	21.48	–2.41	2	–1
	People's Party (PP)	766	17.39	–1.86	2	±0
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	45	1.02	+0.16	0	±0
	Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS)	19	0.43	+0.24	0	±0
Blank ballots		66	1.50	+1.03
Total		4,404			11	±0
Valid votes		4,404	99.55	–0.16
Invalid votes		20	0.45	+0.16
Votes cast / turnout		4,424	65.18	–16.57
Abstentions		2,363	34.82	+16.57
Registered voters		6,787
Sources[1][2]

Fuerteventura

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 Island Cabildo of Fuerteventura election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition (CC)	9,233	35.64	+1.20	6	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	7,014	27.08	+6.96	5	+2
	Independents of Fuerteventura (IF)	4,241	16.37	–5.45	3	–1
	People's Party (PP)	4,238	16.36	–3.81	3	–1
	Fuerteventura Popular Platform (PPF)	558	2.15	New	0	±0
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	328	1.27	–0.96	0	±0
Blank ballots		291	1.12	+0.30
Total		25,903			17	±0
Valid votes		25,903	99.35	–0.03
Invalid votes		170	0.65	+0.03
Votes cast / turnout		26,073	63.21	–5.90
Abstentions		15,177	36.79	+5.90
Registered voters		41,250
Sources[1][3]

Gran Canaria

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 Island Cabildo of Gran Canaria election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	154,378	41.97	+2.14	14	±0
	Canarian Coalition (CC)	110,466	30.03	+2.64	10	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	60,688	16.50	–2.03	5	–1
	Party of Gran Canaria (PGC)	14,482	3.94	–0.27	0	±0
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	9,077	2.47	–2.34	0	±0
	The Greens of the Canaries (Verdes)	5,059	1.38	New	0	±0
	Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC)	3,388	0.92	New	0	±0
	Popular Democracy (PD)	1,478	0.40	New	0	±0
	Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS)	1,352	0.37	–0.06	0	±0
	The Blue Seagull (LAGA)	1,335	0.36	New	0	±0
	Nationalist Maga Alternative (AMAGA)	654	0.18	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	578	0.16	–0.06	0	±0
	Pensionist Assembly of the Canaries (TPC)	475	0.13	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		4,410	1.20	+0.17
Total		367,820			29	±0
Valid votes		367,820	99.41	±0.00
Invalid votes		2,166	0.59	±0.00
Votes cast / turnout		369,986	62.69	+3.96
Abstentions		220,152	37.31	–3.96
Registered voters		590,138
Sources[1][4]

La Gomera

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 Island Cabildo of La Gomera election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	6,305	59.98	+9.80	9	+2
	Canarian Coalition (CC)	2,759	26.25	–6.51	3	–1
	People's Party (PP)	746	7.10	–2.61	1	±0
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	545	5.19	–1.63	0	–1
	Gomera Group of Independents (AGI)	88	0.84	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		68	0.65	+0.13
Total		10,511			13	±0
Valid votes		10,511	99.32	–0.29
Invalid votes		72	0.68	+0.29
Votes cast / turnout		10,583	72.65	–3.86
Abstentions		3,984	27.35	+3.86
Registered voters		14,567
Sources[1][5]

La Palma

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 Island Cabildo of La Palma election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition (CC)	20,298	46.45	+10.15	10	+2
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	13,881	31.77	–6.74	7	–2
	People's Party (PP)	7,451	17.05	–1.28	4	±0
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	922	2.11	–2.64	0	±0
	The Greens of the Canaries (Verdes)	787	1.80	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		355	0.81	–0.03
Total		43,694			21	±0
Valid votes		43,694	99.37	–0.10
Invalid votes		276	0.63	+0.10
Votes cast / turnout		43,970	69.91	+1.52
Abstentions		18,928	30.09	–1.52
Registered voters		62,898
Sources[1][6]

Lanzarote

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 Island Cabildo of Lanzarote election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Lanzarote Independents Party (PIL)	11,438	30.85	–0.96	7	–1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	9,816	26.47	–0.51	6	–1
	Canarian Coalition (CC)	9,448	25.48	+10.51	6	+3
	People's Party (PP)	3,781	10.20	–4.59	2	–1
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	1,026	2.77	–0.63	0	±0
	Independent People's Group of Lanzarote (APIL)	635	1.71	New	0	±0
	Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS)	166	0.45	–2.47	0	±0
Blank ballots		769	2.07	+0.83
Total		37,079			21	±0
Valid votes		37,079	99.44	–0.10
Invalid votes		208	0.56	+0.10
Votes cast / turnout		37,287	54.80	–6.36
Abstentions		30,751	45.20	+6.36
Registered voters		68,038
Sources[1][7]

Tenerife

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 Island Cabildo of Tenerife election results →

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Canarian Coalition (CC)	150,296	44.75	+3.29	14	+2
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	94,660	28.18	+1.64	8	±0
	People's Party (PP)	52,601	15.66	–7.22	5	–1
	Canarian United Left (IUC)	12,276	3.65	–1.43	0	–1
	Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC)	10,379	3.09	New	0	±0
	The Greens of the Canaries (Verdes)	6,174	1.84	New	0	±0
	Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS)	2,735	0.81	+0.12	0	±0
	Canarian Alternative–Independent Citizens of the Canaries (AC–CICA)	776	0.23	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	562	0.17	+0.03	0	±0
Blank ballots		5,419	1.61	+0.50
Total		335,878			27	±0
Valid votes		335,878	99.41	+0.02
Invalid votes		1,997	0.59	–0.02
Votes cast / turnout		337,875	61.69	–0.82
Abstentions		209,837	38.31	+0.82
Registered voters		547,712
Sources[1][8]

See also

• 1999 Canarian regional election
• Results breakdown of the 1999 Spanish local elections (Canary Islands)

References

1. "Parliament of the Canaries and Island Cabildos elections since 1979". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Electoral History. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
2. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. June 1999. El Hierro". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
3. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. June 1999. Fuerteventura". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
4. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. June 1999. Gran Canaria". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
5. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. June 1999. La Gomera". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
6. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. June 1999. La Palma". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
7. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. June 1999. Lanzarote". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
8. "Electoral Results Consultation. Insular Cabildo. June 1999. Tenerife". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2020.