2003 Balearic regional election

Election in the Spanish region of the Balearic Islands 2003 Balearic regional election Balearic Islands parliamentary no 1999 Balearic regional election 1999 2007 Balearic regional election 2007 All 59 seats in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands 30 #Opinion polls 682,857 10px 6.8% 429,135 (62.8%)10px 5.3 pp 25 May 2003 170x170px Jaume Matas People's Party of the Balearic Islands 17 June 1996 Mallorca 28 seats, 44.0% 29 10px 1 190,562 44.7% 10px 0.7 pp 170x170px Francesc Antich PSIB–PSOE 9 November 1998 Mallorca 13 seats, 22.0% 15 10px 2 104,614 24.5% 10px 2.5 pp 170x170px Pilar Costa Pacte+COP 21 March 1999 Ibiza 7 seats, 4.9% 5 10px 2 16,811 3.9% 10px 1.0 pp 170x170px Pere Sampol PSM–EN 1991 Mallorca 5 seats, 11.7% 4 10px 1 33,920 8.0% 10px 3.7 pp 170x170px Maria Antònia Munar Majorcan Union 1 July 1991 Mallorca 3 seats, 7.3% 3 10px 0 31,781 7.5% 10px 0.2 pp 170x170px Margalida Rosselló EU–EV 2002 Mallorca 3 seats, 5.4% 2 10px 1 20,797 4.9% 10px 0.5 pp 170x170px Josep Mayans Serra Independent Popular Council of Formentera 2003 Formentera 0 seats, 0.3% 1 10px 1 1,647 0.4% 10px 0.1 pp BalearicIslandsDistrictMapParliament2003.png 350px Constituency results map for the Parliament of the Balearic Islands President President after election Francesc Antich Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands Jaume Matas People's Party of the Balearic Islands A regional election was held in the Balearic Islands on 25 May 2003 to elect the 6th Parliament of the autonomous community. All 59 seats in the Parliament were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all across Spain. Overview Under the 1983 Statute of Autonomy, the Parliament of the Balearic Islands was the unicameral legislature of the homonymous autonomous community, having legislative power in devolved matters, as well as the ability to grant or withdraw confidence from a regional president.Statute 1983 arts. 19 & 26–28 (am. amended by Statute 1999 art. 1). The electoral and procedural rules were supplemented by national law provisions.LEIB 1986 final prov. 1. Date The term of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands expired four years after the date of its previous ordinary election, with election day being fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. The election decree was required to be issued no later than 54 days before the scheduled election date and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands (BOIB).Statute 1983 art. 20; LEIB 1986 art. 11 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 art. 42). The previous election was held on 13 June 1999, setting the date for election day on the fourth Sunday of May four years later, which was 25 May 2003. The Parliament of the Balearic Islands could not be dissolved before the expiration date of parliament, except in the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a 60-day period from the Parliament's reconvening. In such a case, the chamber was to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called, with elected lawmakers serving the remainder of its original four-year term.Statute 1983 arts. 19 & 30 (am. amended by Statute 1999 art. 1); LGIB 2001 art. 10. The election to the Parliament of the Balearic Islands was officially called on 1 April 2003 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOIB, setting election day for 25 May.Decree 2/2003 2003 art. 1. Electoral system Voting for the Parliament was based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age, registered in the Balearic Islands and with full political rights, provided that they had not been deprived of the right to vote by a final sentence, nor were legally incapacitated.Statute 1983 arts. 20–22; LEIB 1986 art. 2 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 2–3). The Parliament of the Balearic Islands had 59 seats. All were elected in four multi-member constituencies—corresponding to the islands of Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera, each of which was assigned a fixed number of seats—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a five percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) in each constituency.Statute 1983 art. 20 (am. amended by Statute 1999 art. 1); LEIB 1986 art. 12. The use of this electoral method resulted in a higher effective threshold depending on district magnitude and vote distribution.Gallagher Michael 30 July 2012 http://www.tcd.ie/Political_Science/staff/michael_gallagher/ElSystems/Docts/effthresh.php Effective threshold in electoral systems Trinity College Dublin Dublin https://web.archive.org/web/20170730092518/http://www.tcd.ie/Political_Science/staff/michael_gallagher/ElSystems/Docts/effthresh.php 22 July 2017 30 July 2017 As a result of the aforementioned allocation, each Parliament constituency was entitled the following seats:LEIB 1986 art. 12; Decree 2/2003 2003 art. 2. Seats Constituencies 33 Mallorca 13 Menorca 12 Ibiza 1 Formentera The law did not provide for by-elections to fill vacant seats; instead, any vacancies arising after the proclamation of candidates and during the legislative term were filled by the next candidates on the party lists or, when required, by designated substitutes.LEIB 1986 art. 13 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 arts. 46 & 48). Outgoing parliament The table below shows the composition of the parliamentary groups in the chamber at the time of the election call.Lozano Carles https://www.historiaelectoral.com/abalears.html Eleccions al Parlament de les Illes Balears i Consells Insulars (desde 1979) ca Historia Electoral.com 31 October 2025 + Parliamentary composition in April 2003 Groups Parties Legislators Seats Total People's Parliamentary Group PP 28 28 Socialist Parliamentary Group PSIB–PSOE 17 17 PSM–EN Parliamentary Group PSM 4 5 PSMe 1 United and Ecologist Left Parliamentary Group EUIB 4 4 Mixed Parliamentary Group UM 3 5 EV 1 COP 1 Parties and candidates The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, alliances and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form an alliance were required to inform the relevant electoral commission within 10 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.LEIB 1986 art. 16 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 art. 44). Below is a list of the main parties and alliances which contested the election: Candidacy Parties andalliances Leading candidate Ideology Previous result Gov. Government Ref. References Vote % Seats PP List on People's Party (PP) 50px Jaume Matas ConservatismChristian democracy 44.0% 28 Mestre Juan 6 October 2002 https://www.periodicodeibiza.es/pitiusas/ibiza/2002/10/06/761617/jaume-matas-se-ofrece-al-pp-para-recuperar-el-govern.html Jaume Matas se ofrece al PP para recuperar el Govern es Periódico de Ibiza y Formentera 27 July 202616 October 2002 https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/espana/2002/10/16/pp-pospone-designacion-pique-matas-candidatos/0003_1278883.htm El PP pospone la designación de Piqué y Matas como candidatos es La Voz de Galicia 27 July 2026 PSIB–PSOE List on Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 50px Francesc Antich Social democracy 22.0% 13 Candia Patricio 25 September 2000 https://elpais.com/diario/2000/09/25/espana/969832811_850215.html Antich, nuevo líder de los socialistas baleares con el 92% de los votos es El País Palma de Mallorca 27 July 2026Mestre Juan P. B. 22 May 2002 https://www.ultimahora.es/noticias/local/2002/05/22/785483/el-psoe-reelige-a-antich-como-candidato-para-las-autonomicas-1.html El PSOE reelige a Antich como candidato para las autonómicas es Última Hora 27 July 2026 Pacte+COP List on Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)"Ib+Form" In Ibiza and Formentera. United Left of the Balearic Islands (EUIB)"Ib+Form" Nationalist and Ecologist Agreement (ENE) Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)In Ibiza. 50px Pilar Costa Progressivism 4.9% 7 PSM–EN List on Socialist Party of Mallorca (PSM) Socialist Party of Menorca (PSMe) 50px Pere Sampol Left-wing nationalismDemocratic socialismEnvironmentalism 11.7% 5 UM List on Majorcan Union (UM) 50px Maria Antònia Munar RegionalismLiberalism 7.3% 3 EU–EV List on United Left of Mallorca (EU) The Greens of Mallorca (EV) Left of Menorca–United Left (EM–EU) 50px Margalida Rosselló SocialismCommunism 5.4% 3 AIPF List on Independent Popular Council of Formentera (AIPF) 50px José Mayans Serra Conservatism 0.3% 0 Opinion polls The tables below list opinion polling results 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. Voting intention estimates The table below lists weighted voting intention estimates. Refusals are generally excluded from the party vote percentages, while question wording and the treatment of "don't know" responses and those not intending to vote may vary between polling organisations. 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: #EAFFEA Exit poll 1px solid #AAAAAA Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 33px|link=People's Party of the Balearic Islands|PP 25px|link=Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands|PSIB–PSOE PSM UM 27px|link=United Left of the Balearic Islands|EUIB Pacte COP AIPF EVIB Lead 2003 regional election 25 May 2003 62.8 44.775% Verdana 29 24.575% Verdana 15 8.075% Verdana 4 7.575% Verdana 3 4.975% Verdana 2 3.675% Verdana 5 0.375% Verdana 0 0.475% Verdana 1 0.675% Verdana 0 20.2 Sigma Dos/Antena 3El sondeo de Sigma Dos determina una lucha codo a codo entre populares y socialistas en Madrid http://sevilla.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-25-05-2003/sevilla/Ultima/el-sondeo-de-sigma-dos-determina-una-lucha-codo-a-codo-entre-populares-y-socialistas-en-madrid_158365.html es ABC 25 May 2003 19 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190525154445/https://sevilla.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-25-05-2003/sevilla/Ultima/el-sondeo-de-sigma-dos-determina-una-lucha-codo-a-codo-entre-populares-y-socialistas-en-madrid_158365.html 25 May 2019 dead 25 May 2003???75% Verdana 21/28?75% Verdana 15/16?75% Verdana 4/5?75% Verdana 2/3?75% Verdana 3?75% Verdana 6/7?75% Verdana 1 – –? Vox Pública/El PeriódicoComunidad de Baleares http://www.elperiodico.com/elecciones/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=25&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=43847 https://web.archive.org/web/20030608210930/http://www.elperiodico.com/elecciones/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=25&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=43847 dead 8 June 2003 es El Periódico de Catalunya 5 May 2003Munar tendrá la clave en Baleares https://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/noticias/espana/munar-tendra-clave-baleares_55888.html es El Periódico de Aragón 6 May 2003Ficha técnica https://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/noticias/espana/ficha-tecnica_55961.html es El Periódico de Aragón 6 May 2003 29 Apr 2003 808? 40.0–41.075% Verdana 25/28 25.5–26.575% Verdana 15/16 8.5–9.575% Verdana 4/6 9.5–10.575% Verdana 4 5.0–6.575% Verdana 1/3 3.5–4.575% Verdana 5/6 0.3–0.675% Verdana 1 –?75% Verdana 0/1 14.5 CISPreelectoral elecciones autonómicas, 2003. CA de las Islas Baleares (Estudio nº 2486. Marzo-Abril 2003) https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/es2486marpdf es CIS 17 May 2003La guerra pasa factura electoral al PP http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/2003/05/18/pagina-23/34011233/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 18 May 2003 22 Mar–28 Apr 2003 911 70.2 37.175% Verdana 23 28.175% Verdana 22 11.075% Verdana 5 7.875% Verdana 3 12.075% Verdana 5 "PSIB" Within PSIB–PSOE. "PSIB" "PP" Within PP. – 9.0 CISInstituciones y autonomías, II. CA de las Islas Baleares (Estudio nº 2455. Septiembre-Octubre 2002) https://www.cis.es/es/visor?migrado=true&fichero=e245540html es CIS 19 November 2002El PP, partido más votado en diez Comunidades Autónomas https://estaticos.elmundo.es/elmundo/2002/graficos/nov/s3/cis1.pdf es El Mundo 19 November 2002El PP ganaría las autonómicas en diez Comunidades y el PSOE en cuatro, según el CIS https://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/2002/11/20/016.html es ABC 20 November 2002 9 Sep–9 Oct 2002 447 73.1 41.8 22.7 11.6 7.2 6.2 "PSIB" 1.3 "PP" 8.4 19.1 2000 general election 12 Mar 2000 61.4 53.9 29.3 5.9 2.1 4.0 – – – 2.4 24.6 1999 regional election 13 Jun 1999 57.5 44.075% Verdana 28 22.075% Verdana 13 11.775% Verdana 5 7.375% Verdana 3 5.475% Verdana 3 4.475% Verdana 6 0.475% Verdana 1 0.375% Verdana 0 Within EUIB. 22.0 Results Overall + ← Summary of the 25 May 2003 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results → center|325px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 190,562 44.70 +0.69 29 +1 Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 104,614 24.54 +2.52 15 +2 PSM–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) 33,920 7.95 −3.77 4 −1 Socialist Party of Mallorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) 30,964 7.26 −3.57 3 −1 Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) 2,956 0.69 −0.20 1 ±0 Majorcan Union (UM) 31,781 7.45 +0.14 3 ±0 United Left–The Greens (EU–EV) 20,797 4.88 −0.55 2 −1 United Left of Mallorca–The Greens of Mallorca (EU–EV) 19,050 4.47 −0.30 2 ±0 Left of Menorca–United Left (EM–EU) 1,747 0.41 −0.25 0 −1 Progressive Pact+Coalition of Progressive Organizations (Pacte+COP) 16,811 3.94 −0.91 5 −2 Progressive Pact (Pacte) 15,513 3.64 −0.79 5 −1 Coalition of Progressive Organizations (COP) 1,298 0.30 −0.12 0 −1 Independent Social Group (ASI) 6,707 1.57 +0.92 0 ±0 Key of Mallorca (Clau) 3,030 0.71 New 0 ±0 The Greens (EV) 2,411 0.57 New 0 ±0 Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 1,667 0.39 +0.09 0 ±0 Independent Popular Council of Formentera (AIPF) 1,647 0.39 +0.07 1 +1 Balearic Islands Renewal Party (PRIB) 1,162 0.27 New 0 ±0 Union of Centrists of Menorca (UCM) 1,129 0.26 New 0 ±0 Civic Union (UC) 751 0.18 −0.08 0 ±0 Menorcan Party (PMQ) 566 0.13 New 0 ±0 Workers for Democracy Coalition (TD) 438 0.10 −0.03 0 ±0 Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB) 416 0.10 New 0 ±0 European Green Group (GVE) 373 0.09 New 0 ±0 Renewal Party of Ibiza and Formentera (PREF) 335 0.08 New 0 ±0 Balearic People's Union (UPB) 130 0.03 −0.58 0 ±0 Blank ballots 7,093 1.66 −0.20 Total 426,340 59 ±0 Valid votes 426,340 99.35 +0.13 Invalid votes 2,795 0.65 −0.13 Votes cast / turnout 429,135 62.84 +5.34 Abstentions 253,722 37.16 −5.34 Registered voters 682,857 Sourceshttps://web.parlamentib.es/RecursosWeb/DOCS/RESULTATS%20ELECTORALS%20TOTES%20LES%20CONVOCATORIES.pdf Resultats electorals a les Illes Balears (1983-2003) ca Electoral Commission of the Balearic Islands 24 July 202612 June 2003 Elecciones al Parlamento de las Illes Balears http://boib.caib.es//pdf/2003083/mp22.pdf es Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands 83 2254-1233 22–23 24 July 2026 Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of the Balearic Islands 44.70 PSIB–PSOE Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands 24.54 PSM–EN PSM–Nationalist Agreement 7.95 UM Majorcan Union 7.45 EU–EV United Left of the Balearic Islands 4.88 Pacte+COP Pacte Progressista 3.94 ASI Independent Social Group 1.57 AIPF Independent Popular Council of Formentera 0.39 Others #777777 2.91 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.66 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of the Balearic Islands 49.15 PSIB–PSOE Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands 25.42 Pacte+COP Pacte Progressista 8.47 PSM–EN PSM–Nationalist Agreement 6.78 UM Majorcan Union 5.08 EU–EV United Left of the Balearic Islands 3.39 AIPF Independent Popular Council of Formentera 1.69 Distribution by constituency Constituency PP PSIB PSM–EN UM EU–EV Pacte AIPF % S % S % S % S % S % S % S Formentera 53.4 1 Ibiza 50.4 7 37.8 5 Mallorca 45.0 16 26.3 9 9.0 3 9.2 3 5.5 2 Menorca 39.1 6 37.3 6 8.1 1 4.8 − Total 44.7 29 24.5 15 8.0 4 7.5 3 4.9 2 3.6 5 0.4 1 Sources Aftermath Government formation Second government of Jaume Matas InvestitureNomination of Jaume Matas (PP) Ballot → 26 June 2003 Required majority → 30 out of 59 15 Yes • PP (29) • UM (3) • AIPF (1) 33 59 green 125px No • PSIB (18) • EU–EV (4) • EN (3) 25 59 red 125px Abstentions 0 59 gray 125px Absentees • PSM (1) 1 59 black 125px Sources Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Bibliography 30em y Ley Orgánica 2/1983, de 25 de febrero, de Estatuto de Autonomía para las islas Baleares Organic Law 2/1983 1 March 1983 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1983-6316 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1983-6316 12 April 2026 Statute 1983 y Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General Organic Law 5/1985 19 June 1985 version as of 11 March 2003 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-11672 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672&tn=1&p=20030311 4 November 2025 LOREG 1985 y Ley 8/1986, de 26 de noviembre, Electoral de la Comunidad Autónoma de las Islas Baleares Law 8/1986 26 November 1986 version as of 28 March 2003 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1987-2903 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-2903&tn=1&p=20030328 19 April 2026 LEIB 1986 y Ley Orgánica 3/1999, de 8 de enero, de reforma de la Ley Orgánica 2/1983, de Estatuto de Autonomía de las Illes Balears Organic Law 3/1999 8 January 1999 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1999-458 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1999-458 19 April 2026 Statute 1999 y Ley 4/2001, de 14 de marzo, del Gobierno de las Illes Balears Law 4/2001 14 March 2001 version as of 15 March 2001 Official State Gazette BOE-A-2001-7026 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2001-7026&tn=1&p=20010315 1 June 2026 LGIB 2001 y Decreto 2/2003, de 31 de marzo, del Presidente de las Illes Balears de convocatoria de elecciones al Parlamento de las Illes Balears Decree 2/2003 31 March 2003 Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands es https://boib.caib.es//pdf/2003043/p8.pdf 24 July 2026 Decree 2/2003 2003 Regional election Balearic Islands Category:Regional elections in the Balearic Islands Balearic Islands