The 1998 Basque regional election was held on Sunday, 25 October 1998, to elect the 6th Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community. All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election.
The 75 members of the Basque Parliament were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed listproportional representation, with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Álava, Biscay and Guipúzcoa, with each being allocated a fixed number of 25 seats in order to provide for an equal parliamentary representation of the three provinces, as required under the regional statute of autonomy.[1][2]
Election dateedit
The term of the Basque Parliament expired four years after the date of its previous election, unless it was dissolved earlier. The election decree was required to be issued no later than the twenty-fifth day prior to the date of expiry of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of the Basque Country (BOPV), with election day taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication. The previous election was held on 23 October 1994, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 23 October 1998. The election decree was required to be published in the BOPV no later than 29 September 1998, with the election taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication, setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Sunday, 22 November 1998.[1][2]
The lehendakari had the prerogative to dissolve the Basque Parliament at any given time and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a lehendakari within a sixty-day period from the Parliament re-assembly, the Parliament was to be dissolved and a fresh election called.[3]
Parties and candidatesedit
The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.[2][4]
Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a poll. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 38 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Basque Parliament.
^ abc"Ley 5/1990, de 15 de junio, de Elecciones al Parlamento Vasco". Law No. 5 of 15 June 1990 (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2017.
^"Ley 7/1981, de 30 de junio, sobre Ley de Gobierno". Law No. 7 of 30 June 1981 (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2017.
^"Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General". Organic Law No. 5 of 19 June 1985 (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2016.
^ abc"Elecciones al Parlamento Vasco / Eusko Legebilitzarra (1980 - 2020)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
^ ab"Election Results Archive". euskadi.eus (in Spanish). Basque Government. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
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The 1998 Basque regional election was held on Sunday 25 October 1998 to elect the 6th Parliament of the Basque Autonomous Community All 75 seats in the Parliament were up for election 1998 Basque regional election 1994 25 October 1998 2001 All 75 seats in the Basque Parliament38 seats needed for a majorityOpinion pollsRegistered1 821 608 4 1 Turnout1 275 008 70 0 10 3 pp First party Second party Third party Leader Juan Jose Ibarretxe Carlos Iturgaiz Arnaldo OtegiParty EAJ PNV PP EHLeader since 31 January 1998 5 October 1996 14 February 1998Leader s seat Alava Biscay GuipuzcoaLast election 22 seats 29 3 11 seats 14 2 11 seats 16 0 a Seats won 21 16 14Seat change 1 5 3Popular vote 350 322 251 743 224 001Percentage 27 6 19 9 17 7 Swing 1 7 pp 5 7 pp 1 7 pp Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party Leader Nicolas Redondo Carlos Garaikoetxea Javier MadrazoParty PSOE EA IULeader since 20 October 1997 4 September 1986 14 May 1994Leader s seat Biscay Guipuzcoa BiscayLast election 12 seats 16 8 8 seats 10 1 6 seats 9 0 Seats won 14 6 2Seat change 2 2 4Popular vote 220 052 108 635 71 064Percentage 17 4 8 6 5 6 Swing 0 6 pp 1 5 pp 3 4 ppConstituency results map for the Basque ParliamentLehendakari before electionJose Antonio ArdanzaEAJ PNV Elected Lehendakari Juan Jose IbarretxeEAJ PNVThe Basque Nationalist Party EAJ PNV won 21 seats the People s Party PP came second for the first time with 16 seats the Basque Citizens EH coalition and the Socialist Party of the Basque Country Basque Country Left PSE EE won 14 seats each Contents 1 Overview 1 1 Electoral system 1 2 Election date 2 Parties and candidates 3 Opinion polls 4 Results 4 1 Overall 4 2 Distribution by constituency 5 Aftermath 6 Notes 7 ReferencesOverview editElectoral system edit The Basque Parliament was the devolved unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of the Basque Country having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Basque Statute of Autonomy as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a lehendakari 1 Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age registered in the Basque Country and in full enjoyment of their political rights The 75 members of the Basque Parliament were elected using the D Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation with an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes which included blank ballots being applied in each constituency Seats were allocated to constituencies corresponding to the provinces of Alava Biscay and Guipuzcoa with each being allocated a fixed number of 25 seats in order to provide for an equal parliamentary representation of the three provinces as required under the regional statute of autonomy 1 2 Election date edit The term of the Basque Parliament expired four years after the date of its previous election unless it was dissolved earlier The election decree was required to be issued no later than the twenty fifth day prior to the date of expiry of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of the Basque Country BOPV with election day taking place on the fifty fourth day from publication The previous election was held on 23 October 1994 which meant that the legislature s term would have expired on 23 October 1998 The election decree was required to be published in the BOPV no later than 29 September 1998 with the election taking place on the fifty fourth day from publication setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Sunday 22 November 1998 1 2 The lehendakari had the prerogative to dissolve the Basque Parliament at any given time and call a snap election provided that no motion of no confidence was in process In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a lehendakari within a sixty day period from the Parliament re assembly the Parliament was to be dissolved and a fresh election called 3 Parties and candidates editThe electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates 2 4 Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election Candidacy Parties andalliances Leading candidate Ideology Previous result Gov Ref Votes SeatsEAJ PNV List Basque Nationalist Party EAJ PNV nbsp Juan Jose Ibarretxe Basque nationalismChristian democracyConservative liberalism 29 32 22 nbsp YPSE EE PSOE List Socialist Party of the Basque Country Basque Country Left PSE EE PSOE nbsp Nicolas Redondo Social democracy 16 83 12 nbsp NEH List Popular Unity HB Basque Nationalist Action EAE ANV Stand Up Zutik nbsp Arnaldo Otegi Basque independenceAbertzale leftRevolutionary socialism 16 01 a 11 nbsp NPP List People s Party PP nbsp Carlos Iturgaiz ConservatismChristian democracy 14 16 11 nbsp NEA List Eusko Alkartasuna EA nbsp Carlos Garaikoetxea Basque nationalismSocial democracy 10 13 8 nbsp YIU EB List United Left IU EB nbsp Javier Madrazo SocialismCommunism 8 99 6 nbsp NUA List Alavese Unity UA nbsp Pablo Mosquera Alavese regionalismChristian democracy 2 68 5 nbsp NOpinion polls editThe table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done as opposed to the date of publication Where the fieldwork dates are unknown the date of publication is given instead The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party s colour If a tie ensues this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages The Lead column on the right shows the percentage point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a poll When available seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below or in place of the percentages in a smaller font 38 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Basque Parliament Color key Exit poll Polling firm Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout PNV nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Lead1998 regional election 25 Oct 1998 70 0 27 621 17 414 17 714 19 916 8 66 5 62 1 22 7 7Eco Consulting EiTB p 1 p 2 25 Oct 1998 21 000 28 921 23 16 011 13 20 916 18 14 713 15 8 65 7 6 23 5 1 01 2 8 0Sondaxe Tele 5 p 1 p 2 25 Oct 1998 2 250 21 16 11 15 6 5 1 Sigma Dos Antena 3 p 1 p 2 25 Oct 1998 21 22 12 14 12 13 15 5 7 4 5 2 3 Demoscopia El Pais p 3 p 4 18 Oct 1998 65 67 30 421 22 17 413 14 15 811 12 16 813 15 9 76 7 8 75 6 1 22 13 0Sigma Dos El Mundo p 5 p 6 14 16 Oct 1998 1 000 30 221 23 14 710 12 16 612 14 17 813 15 9 97 7 85 1 53 12 4Gallup ABC p 7 9 14 Oct 1998 1 506 76 0 30 822 23 18 614 15 15 311 15 413 14 9 57 8 35 0 91 2 12 2Abaco Tele 5 13 Oct 1998 21 15 12 16 5 5 1 Opina La Vanguardia p 8 p 9 12 13 Oct 1998 1 500 70 29 020 21 19 013 15 15 011 12 18 014 15 9 08 7 06 1 02 10 0Bergareche El Correo p 4 p 6 p 10 8 12 Oct 1998 4 650 27 220 21 19 515 16 14 911 12 17 114 15 8 45 6 8 45 6 1 32 7 7PP p 11 9 Oct 1998 22 23 13 14 11 12 14 15 6 3 4 2 Siadeco GPS p 12 p 13 2 9 Oct 1998 2 000 66 0 29 022 16 112 18 414 15 313 9 77 8 55 1 42 10 6CIS p 14 p 15 25 Sep 8 Oct 1998 2 097 64 7 29 321 22 18 414 15 16 112 13 16 713 14 8 76 7 75 1 42 10 9PSOE p 11 p 16 p 17 6 7 Oct 1998 1 354 23 15 11 14 6 4 2 Siadeco GPS p 18 p 19 21 26 Sep 1998 2 000 67 0 29 422 15 912 17 713 15 312 9 97 8 76 1 53 11 7Siadeco GPS p 20 p 21 7 15 Sep 1998 2 000 65 0 29 622 16 512 15 811 15 513 10 08 9 36 1 53 13 1Sigma Dos El Mundo p 22 28 Aug 3 Sep 1998 900 30 021 16 213 15 211 16 514 9 26 9 16 2 04 13 5CPS EHU p 23 p 24 1 15 Jun 1998 1 400 64 29 020 21 21 015 16 13 010 17 013 15 9 06 7 7 05 1 02 3 8 0Bergareche El Correo p 25 p 26 p 27 4 9 Jun 1998 2 625 28 321 20 115 16 12 69 10 17 414 15 7 76 8 86 7 1 12 8 2Siadeco GPS p 28 p 29 11 20 May 1998 2 846 62 5 29 522 17 014 14 911 16 013 10 07 9 16 1 42 12 5CIS p 30 p 31 6 31 Mar 1998 2 099 61 4 29 221 22 18 414 15 15 311 16 513 14 9 77 8 7 65 1 52 10 8Bergareche El Correo p 32 p 33 p 34 p 35 6 13 Mar 1998 2 636 26 620 22 20 016 12 29 18 616 7 45 9 05 6 1 42 3 6 6Siadeco GPS p 36 p 37 30 Jan 7 Feb 1998 1 500 65 0 29 622 16 612 14 411 16 413 10 28 9 16 1 33 13 0Bergareche El Correo p 38 p 39 p 40 9 Nov 1997 2 682 29 623 19 215 12 09 16 715 8 16 7 55 1 32 10 4Siadeco GPS p 28 p 41 p 42 p 43 16 24 Sep 1997 66 0 29 922 16 612 14 011 16 213 10 29 9 05 1 43 13 3Sigma Dos El Mundo p 44 16 17 Jul 1997 800 32 5 15 6 12 9 17 9 9 7 8 8 2 2 14 6CPS EHU 8 Jun 1997 1 400 29 120 18 515 12 510 14 012 9 27 9 47 2 04 10 6Siadeco GPS p 45 25 Mar 1997 64 0 29 622 16 812 13 711 15 612 10 18 9 87 1 53 12 81996 general election 3 Mar 1996 71 5 25 0 18 23 7 20 12 3 9 18 3 15 8 2 6 9 2 7 1 31995 foral elections 28 May 1995 63 9 28 4 22 16 7 13 14 4 11 15 5 11 10 9 9 8 1 5 2 1 4 11 71995 local elections 28 May 1995 64 0 27 9 16 9 14 4 14 4 10 6 7 2 1 9 11 01994 regional election 23 Oct 1994 59 7 29 322 16 812 16 011 14 211 10 18 9 06 2 75 12 5Results editOverall edit Summary of the 25 October 1998 Basque Parliament election results nbsp Parties and alliances Popular vote SeatsVotes pp Total Basque Nationalist Party EAJ PNV 350 322 27 62 1 70 21 1People s Party PP 251 743 19 85 5 69 16 5Basque Citizens EH 1 224 001 17 66 1 65 14 3Socialist Party of the Basque Country Basque Country Left PSE EE PSOE 220 052 17 35 0 52 14 2Basque Solidarity EA 108 635 8 57 1 56 6 2United Left IU EB 71 064 5 60 3 39 2 4Alavese Unity UA 15 738 1 24 1 44 2 3Natural Law Party PLN LNA 4 858 0 38 New 0 0Humanist Party PH 3 288 0 26 New 0 0Basque Country Greens EHB 864 0 07 New 0 0Blank ballots 17 641 1 39 0 35Total 1 268 206 75 0Valid votes 1 268 206 99 47 0 06Invalid votes 6 802 0 53 0 06Votes cast turnout 1 275 008 69 99 10 30Abstentions 546 600 30 01 10 30Registered voters 1 821 608Sources 5 6 Footnotes 1 Basque Citizens results are compared to Popular Unity totals in the 1994 election Popular voteEAJ PNV 27 62 PP 19 85 EH 17 66 PSE EE PSOE 17 35 EA 8 57 IU EB 5 60 UA 1 24 Others 0 71 Blank ballots 1 39 SeatsEAJ PNV 28 00 PP 21 33 EH 18 67 PSE EE PSOE 18 67 EA 8 00 IU EB 2 67 UA 2 67 Distribution by constituency edit Constituency PNV PP EH PSE EE EA IU EB UA S S S S S S SAlava 21 6 6 26 7 7 12 1 3 16 8 5 6 3 1 5 6 1 8 4 2Biscay 32 6 9 20 2 5 14 6 4 18 3 5 6 0 1 6 2 1 0 1 Guipuzcoa 21 7 6 16 4 4 25 2 7 16 0 4 13 9 4 4 6 0 1 Total 27 6 21 19 9 16 17 7 14 17 4 14 8 6 6 5 6 2 1 2 2Sources 5 6 Aftermath editInvestitureBallot 29 December 1998Required majority 38 out of 75Juan Jose Ibarretxe PNV PNV 21 EH 13 EA 6 40 75 nbsp YCarlos Iturgaiz PP PP 16 UA 2 18 75 nbsp NBlank ballots PSE EE 13 IU EB 2 15 75Absentees EH 1 PSE EE 1 2 75Sources 5 Notes edit a b Results for HB in the 1994 election References editOpinion poll sources a b c Primeros sondeos tras el cierre de los colegios electorales El Mundo in Spanish 25 October 1998 a b c Gran disparidad en los sondeos El Pais in Spanish 26 October 1998 El 44 de los vascos oculta su voto El Pais in Spanish 18 October 1998 a b Los sondeos hablan de un incremento de las fuerzas no nacionalistas en los comicios vascos El Mundo in Spanish 18 October 1998 PP y EH se disputan el segundo puesto en las elecciones vascas El Mundo in Spanish 18 October 1998 Archived from the original on 13 January 2001 a b El PP y el PSOE acarician su objetivo La Vanguardia in Spanish 19 October 1998 Estancamiento de los nacionalistas de PNV EH y EA que obtendrian los mismos escanos que en 1994 ABC in Spanish 18 October 1998 Los no nacionalistas ganan posiciones La Vanguardia in Spanish 17 October 1998 Un PNV en retroceso vuelve a ganar frente al ascenso de PP y socialistas La Vanguardia in Spanish 17 October 1998 PSE y PP aumentan su expectativa de voto y bajan PNV EA y UA El Correo in Spanish 18 October 1998 a b Duelo nacionalistas no nacionalistas La Vanguardia in Spanish 9 October 1998 Ultimas previsiones de voto para Elecciones Autonomicas 98 Octubre 1998 PDF Eusko Jaurlaritza in Spanish 16 October 1998 Una nueva encuesta del Gobierno vasco otorga el segundo puesto a EH El Pais in Spanish 17 October 1998 Preelectoral del Pais Vasco Elecciones Autonomicas 1998 Estudio nº 2304 Septiembre Octubre 1998 CIS in Spanish 16 October 1998 Estudio CIS nº 2304 Ficha tecnica PDF CIS in Spanish 16 October 1998 Un debate electoral sobre politica social y empleo reune por primera vez a PP y EH ABC in Spanish 10 October 1998 Encuestas patatas fritas y rosas rojas El Pais in Spanish 10 October 1998 Previsiones de voto para Elecciones Autonomicas 98 Octubre 1998 PDF Eusko Jaurlaritza in Spanish 8 October 1998 Una encuesta del Gobierno vasco en visperas de la campana deja a EH como segunda fuerza tras el PNV El Pais in Spanish 9 October 1998 Previsiones de voto para Elecciones Autonomicas 98 Septiembre 1998 PDF Eusko Jaurlaritza in Spanish 25 September 1998 Un sondeo del Gobierno vasco situa al PP como segundo partido de Euskadi El Pais in Spanish 26 September 1998 El PP se perfila por escaso margen como segunda fuerza del Pais Vasco El Mundo in Spanish 9 September 1998 El incremento del voto beneficia a los partidos no nacionalistas pero se mantiene el empate tecnico El Pais in Spanish 12 September 1998 La Universidad vasca preve ascensos de PP y PSE y un retroceso de los nacionalistas ABC in Spanish 12 September 1998 PSE y PP consolidan su avance El Correo in Spanish 21 June 1998 Un nuevo sondeo electoral confima el ascenso de PP y PSOE en el Pais Vasco ABC in Spanish 22 June 1998 Un nuevo sondeo electoral confirma el ascenso de PP y PSOE en el Pais Vasco ABC Sevilla in Spanish 22 June 1998 a b Previsiones de voto para Elecciones Autonomicas Junio 1998 PDF Eusko Jaurlaritza in Spanish 23 June 1998 El nacionalismo aguantara el ascenso del PSE y PP segun un sondeo oficial El Pais in Spanish 24 June 1998 El PNV mantiene la primacia pese al alza de PP y PSOE en el Pais Vasco La Vanguardia in Spanish 20 May 1998 Estudio CIS nº 2282 Ficha tecnica PDF CIS in Spanish 19 May 1998 PP y PSE refuerzan su apoyo electoral El Correo in Spanish 29 March 1998 El voto no nacionalista podrian imponerse por primera vez en unas elecciones vascas ABC in Spanish 29 March 1998 El voto no nacionalista podria imponerse por primera vez en unas elecciones vascas ABC Sevilla in Spanish 29 March 1998 PNV y EA molestos por el sondeo que preve la subida de los no nacionalistas ABC in Spanish 30 March 1998 Previsiones de voto para Elecciones Autonomicas 98 Marzo 1998 PDF Eusko Jaurlaritza in Spanish 3 March 1998 Una encuesta del Gobierno vasco da al PP el segundo puesto el 25 0 El Pais in Spanish 4 March 1998 Virtual empate entre partidos estatales y nacionalistas ante las elecciones vascas ABC in Spanish 10 November 1997 Un sondeo vaticina una fuerte subida del PP y PSOE vasco en las autonomicas de 1998 La Vanguardia in Spanish 10 November 1997 Un sondeo indica que los nacionalistas pierden votos en Euskadi El Pais in Spanish 10 November 1997 Un sondeo coloca al PP vasco como segunda fuerza La Vanguardia in Spanish 15 October 1997 El PP sera la segunda fuerza en Euskadi segun un sondeo del Gobierno vasco El Pais in Spanish 15 October 1997 Encuesta del Gobierno vasco ABC in Spanish 15 October 1997 El PP pasaria a ser el segundo partido mas votado de Euskadi El Mundo in Spanish 20 July 1997 Archived from the original on 22 November 2001 Un sondeo electoral del Gobierno vasco situa al PP como la segunda fuerza en la Comunidad ABC Sevilla in Spanish 26 March 1997 Other a b c Ley Organica 3 1979 de 18 de diciembre de Estatuto de Autonomia para el Pais Vasco Organic Law No 3 of 18 December 1979 in Spanish Retrieved 17 July 2017 a b c Ley 5 1990 de 15 de junio de Elecciones al Parlamento Vasco Law No 5 of 15 June 1990 in Spanish Retrieved 17 July 2017 Ley 7 1981 de 30 de junio sobre Ley de Gobierno Law No 7 of 30 June 1981 in Spanish Retrieved 17 July 2017 Ley Organica 5 1985 de 19 de junio del Regimen Electoral General Organic Law No 5 of 19 June 1985 in Spanish Retrieved 28 December 2016 a b c Elecciones al Parlamento Vasco Eusko Legebilitzarra 1980 2020 Historia Electoral com in Spanish Retrieved 24 September 2017 a b Election Results Archive euskadi eus in Spanish Basque Government Retrieved 24 September 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 Basque regional election amp oldid 1189048744, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
