1995 Balearic regional election

A regional election was held in the Balearic Islands on Sunday, 28 May 1995, to elect the 4th Parliament of the autonomous community. All 59 seats in the Parliament were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain.

1995 Balearic regional election

← 1991 28 May 1995 1999 →
All 59 seats in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands 30 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered	594,666 5.0%
Turnout	377,943 (63.6%) 3.3 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Gabriel Cañellas Joan Francesc Triay Pere Sampol Party PP PSOE PSM–ENE Leader since 1980 1986 1991 Leader's seat Mallorca Mallorca Mallorca Last election 31 seats, 47.1%[a] 21 seats, 30.1% 5 seats, 8.4%[b] Seats won 30 16 6 Seat change 1 5 1 Popular vote 168,156 90,008 45,854 Percentage 44.8% 24.0% 12.2% Swing 2.3 pp 6.1 pp 3.8 pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Eberhard Grosske Maria Antònia Munar Miquel Àngel Lladó Party IU UM EVIB Leader since 1991 1 July 1991 February 1995 Leader's seat Mallorca Mallorca Mallorca (lost) Last election 0 seats, 2.3% 1 seat, 2.5%[c] 0 seats, 2.1% Seats won 3 2 1 Seat change 3 1 1 Popular vote 24,820 19,966 11,663 Percentage 6.6% 5.3% 3.1% Swing 4.3 pp 2.8 pp 1.0 pp   Seventh party   Leader Joan Masdeu Party AIPF Leader since 1995 Leader's seat Formentera Last election 0 seats, 0.4%[d] Seats won 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 1,195 Percentage 0.3% Swing 0.1 pp
Constituency results map for the Parliament of the Balearic Islands
President before election Gabriel Cañellas PP Elected President Gabriel Cañellas PP

Overview

Electoral system

The Parliament of the Balearic Islands was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution and the Balearic Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.^[1]

Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Balearic Islands and in full enjoyment of their political rights. The 59 members of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands 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 islands of Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera, with each being allocated a fixed number of seats: 33 for Mallorca, 13 for Menorca, 12 for Ibiza and 1 for Formentera.^[1][2]

The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 1 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.^[2][3]

Election date

The term of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands expired four years after the date of its previous election. Elections to the Parliament were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The previous election was held on 26 May 1991, setting the election date for the Parliament on Sunday, 28 May 1995.^[1][2][3]

The Parliament of the Balearic Islands could not be dissolved before the date of expiry of parliament except in the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a sixty-day period from the first ballot. In such a case, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms.^[1]

Opinion polls

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; 30 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands.

Color key:

  Exit poll

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size	Turnout			PSM		EVIB	PSMe	UM	AIPF	Lead
1995 regional election	28 May 1995	—	63.6	44.8 30	24.0 16	12.2 6	6.6 3	3.1 1	[e]	5.3 2	0.3 1	20.8
Eco Consulting/RTVE[p 1]	28 May 1995	?	?	45.8 30/32	21.9 14/16	11.5 5/6	8.1 3/6	–	[e]	? 2	[f]	23.9
Demoscopia/El País[p 2][p 3][p 4][p 5]	10–15 May 1995	448	?	56.0 38	19.3 11	8.7 4	8.3 6	–	[e]	[f]	[f]	36.7
CIS[p 6][p 7]	24 Apr–10 May 1995	498	67.6	51.8	26.9	7.2	6.1	–	[e]	1.9	[f]	24.9
1994 EP election	12 Jun 1994	—	49.8	50.6	24.8	6.0	9.9	–	–	2.6	–	25.8
1993 general election	6 Jun 1993	—	72.6	46.4	34.0	4.9	6.0	2.2	[e]	2.4	–	12.4
1991 regional election	26 May 1991	—	60.3	47.3 31	30.1 21	6.6 3	2.3 0	2.1 0	1.4[g] 2	[f]	–	17.2

Results

Overall

← Summary of the 28 May 1995 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results →

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)1	168,156	44.77	−2.35	30	−1
	Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)	90,008	23.97	−6.12	16	−5
	Nationalists of the Balearic Islands (PSM–ENE)	45,854	12.21	+3.79	6	+1
	Socialist Party of Majorca–Nationalists of Mallorca (PSM–NM)	41,242	10.98	+4.34	5	+2
	Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalists of the Islands (PSM–NI)2	4,013	1.07	−0.30	1	−1
	Nationalist and Ecologist Agreement (ENE)	599	0.16	−0.25	0	±0
	United Left (IU)	24,820	6.61	+4.33	3	+3
	Majorcan Union (UM)3	19,966	5.32	+2.83	2	+1
	The Greens of the Balearic Islands (EVIB)	11,663	3.11	+0.99	1	+1
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	2,082	0.55	New	0	±0
	Balearic Convergence (CB)	1,600	0.43	−1.20	0	±0
	Independent Social Group (ASI)	1,425	0.38	New	0	±0
	Independents of Ibiza and Formentera Federation (FIEF)	1,359	0.36	−0.37	0	−1
	Independent Popular Council of Formentera (AIPF)4	1,195	0.32	−0.08	1	+1
	Independents of Menorca (INME)	987	0.26	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	439	0.12	−0.06	0	±0
	Platform of Independents of Spain (PIE)	378	0.10	New	0	±0
	Neighborhood Movement–New Socialist Party (MV–NPS)5	321	0.09	−0.09	0	±0
	Balearic Radical Party (PRB)	219	0.06	−0.10	0	±0
Blank ballots		5,100	1.36	+0.49
Total		375,572			59	±0
Valid votes		375,572	99.37	−0.01
Invalid votes		2,371	0.63	+0.01
Votes cast / turnout		377,943	63.56	+3.29
Abstentions		216,723	36.44	−3.29
Registered voters		594,666
Sources[4][5][6]
Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Party–Majorcan Union and People's Party in the 1991 election, not including results in Formentera. 2 Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalists of the Islands results are compared to Agreement of the Left of Menorca totals in the 1991 election. 3 Majorcan Union results are compared to Independent Union of Mallorca–Independents of Mallorca totals in the 1991 election. 4 Independent Popular Council of Formentera results are compared to the combined totals of People's Party in Formentera and Independents of Formentera Group in the 1991 election. 5 Neighborhood Movement–New Socialist Party results are compared to Alliance for the Republic totals in the 1991 election.

Popular vote PP   44.77% PSIB–PSOE   23.97% PSM–ENE   12.21% IU   6.61% UM   5.32% EVIB   3.11% AIPF   0.32% Others   2.35% Blank ballots   1.36%

Seats PP   50.85% PSIB–PSOE   27.12% PSM–ENE   10.17% IU   5.08% UM   3.39% EVIB   1.69% AIPF   1.69%

Distribution by constituency

Constituency	PP		PSIB		PSM–ENE		IU		UM		EVIB		AIPF
	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S
Formentera			44.1	−			4.5	−					49.4	1
Ibiza	50.6	7	28.1	4	1.9	−	6.0	−			6.9	1
Mallorca	44.6	16	22.8	8	13.4	5	6.5	2	6.5	2	3.1	−
Menorca	44.2	7	29.4	4	11.9	1	8.6	1
Total	44.8	30	24.0	16	12.2	6	6.6	3	5.3	2	3.1	1	0.3	1
Sources[5][6]

Aftermath

Government formation

Investiture Gabriel Cañellas (PP)
Ballot →		29 June 1995
Required majority →		30 out of 59 Y
	Yes • PP (30) • AIPF (1)	31 / 59
	No • PSIB (16) • PSM–PSMen (6) • IU–EV (4) • UM (2)	28 / 59
	Abstentions	0 / 59
	Absentees	0 / 59
Sources[6]

July 1995 investiture

Investiture Cristòfol Soler (PP)
Ballot →		28 July 1995
Required majority →		30 out of 59 Y
	Yes • PP (30) • AIPF (1)	31 / 59
	No • PSIB (16) • PSM–PSMen (6) • IU–EV (4)	26 / 59
	Abstentions • UM (2)	2 / 59
	Absentees	0 / 59
Sources[6]

1996 investiture

Investiture Jaume Matas (PP)
Ballot →		12 June 1996	14 June 1996
Required majority →		30 out of 59 N	Simple Y
	Yes • PP (29) (28 on 12 Jun) • AIPF (1)	29 / 59	30 / 59
	No • PSIB (16) • PSM–PSMen (6) • IU–EV (4) • UM (2)	28 / 59	28 / 59
	Abstentions • PP (2) (1 on 14 Jun)	2 / 59	1 / 59
	Absentees	0 / 59	0 / 59
Sources[6]

See also

• Results breakdown of the 1995 Spanish local elections (Balearic Islands)

Notes

1. Results for PP–UM in the 1991 election, not including Formentera.
2. Results for PSM–NM (6.6%, 3 seats), PSM–EU (1.4%, 2 seats) and ENE (0.4%, 0 seats) in the 1991 election.
3. Results for UIM–IM in the 1991 election.
4. Results for PP in Formentera in the 1991 election.
5. Within PSM.
6. Within PP.
7. Result for PSM–EU.