1983 Balearic regional election

Election in the Spanish region of the Balearic Islands 1983 Balearic regional election Balearic Islands parliamentary no 1987 Balearic regional election 1987 All 54 seats in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands 28 #Opinion polls 488,336 315,795 (64.7%) 8 May 1983 170x170px Gabriel Cañellas People's Coalition (Spain, 1983) 1980 Mallorca 21 110,629 35.6% 170x170px Félix Pons Balearic Socialist Federation 1979 Mallorca 21 107,906 34.7% 170x170px Jeroni Albertí Majorcan Union 1982 Mallorca 6 46,915 15.1% 170x170px Sebastià Serra PSM–PSI 1983 Mallorca 2 16,979 5.5% 170x170px Joan López Casasnovas Socialist Party of Menorca 1983 Menorca 2 3,732 1.2% 170x170px Alonso Marí Calbet Liberal Democratic Party (Spain, 1982) 1983 Ibiza 1 3,896 1.3% BalearicIslandsDistrictMapParliament1983.png 350px Constituency results map for the Parliament of the Balearic Islands President Francesc Tutzó Independent (ex-UCD)The UCD was dissolved as a political party in February 1983,19 February 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/02/19/espana/414457204_850215.html La crisis de UCD culmina con la decisión de disolverse como partido político es El País 13 December 2019 with its regional presidents and elected officials maintaining their offices either as independents or joining other parties ahead of the May 1983 regional elections. Gabriel Cañellas People's Coalition (Spain, 1983) A regional election was held in the Balearic Islands on 8 May 1983 to elect the 1st Parliament of the autonomous community. All 54 seats in the Parliament were up for election. It was held concurrently with regional elections in twelve other autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain. The regional picture, at first glance, had been dominated by the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD), heading the pre-autonomic government since 1978 and having won the 1979 elections to the Mallorca and Menorca Island Councils. However, the UCD was dissolved in early 1983 after its disastrous defeat in the 1982 Spanish general election, with its supporters fleeing to the People's Alliance (AP), the People's Democratic Party (PDP) or, as one of its erstwhile leaders, the newly founded Majorcan Union (UM). Other parties which had also contested the Island Council elections four years previously were the regional branch of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), the Socialist Party of Mallorca (PSM) or the Communist Party of the Balearic Islands (PCIB). The election resulted in a tie at 21 seats between the People's Coalition—formed by AP, the PDP and the Liberal Union (UL)—and the PSOE, with a narrow overall victory for the centre-right parties.10 May 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/05/10/espana/421365630_850215.html Apretada mayoría de la derecha es El País 11 December 2019 AP candidate Gabriel Cañellas was able to access the regional government through the support of UM—which had obtained 6 seats—and the votes from the Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) and the Menorcan Independent Candidacy (CIM).31 May 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/05/31/espana/423180020_850215.html UM pactará hoy el gobierno regional con la Coalición Popular es El País 11 December 20198 June 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/06/08/espana/423871225_850215.html El candidato de AP, investido presidente de la comunidad autónoma de Baleares es El País 11 December 2019 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.Ley Orgánica 2/1983, de 25 de febrero, de Estatuto de Autonomía para las islas Baleares Organic Law 1 Boletín Oficial del Estado es 25 February 1983 https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-1983-6316 13 September 2017 Transitory Provision Second of the Statute established a specific electoral procedure for the first election to the Parliament of the Balearic Islands, to be supplemented by the provisions within Royal Decree-Law 20/1977, of 18 March, and its related regulations. 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 54 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 three 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: 30 for Mallorca, 12 for Menorca, 11 for Ibiza and 1 for Formentera.Real Decreto-ley 20/1977, de 18 de marzo, sobre Normas Electorales Royal Decree-Law 20 Boletín Oficial del Estado es 18 March 1977 https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-1977-7445 14 December 2019 In smaller constituencies, the use of the electoral method resulted in an effective threshold based on the district magnitude and the distribution of votes among candidacies.Gallagher Michael 30 July 2012 http://www.tcd.ie/Political_Science/staff/michael_gallagher/ElSystems/Docts/effthresh.php https://web.archive.org/web/20170730092518/http://www.tcd.ie/Political_Science/staff/michael_gallagher/ElSystems/Docts/effthresh.php dead 30 July 2017 Effective threshold in electoral systems Trinity College, Dublin 22 July 2017 Election date The Inter-island General Council, in agreement with the Government of Spain, was required to call an election to the Parliament of the Balearic Islands before 31 May 1983. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a sixty-day period from the first ballot, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a snap election called, with elected lawmakers serving the remainder of its original four-year term. Parties and candidates 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 fifteen days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one-thousandth of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election—with a compulsory minimum of 500 signatures—disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates. Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election: Candidacy Parties andalliances Leading candidate Ideology Gov. Government Ref. References PSOE List on Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 50px Félix Pons Social democracy AP–PDP–UL List on People's Alliance (AP) People's Democratic Party (PDP) Liberal Union (UL) 50px Gabriel Cañellas ConservatismChristian democracy PSM–PSI List on Socialist Party of Mallorca (PSM) Socialist Party of the Islands (PSI) 50px Sebastià Serra Democratic socialismLeft-wing nationalism PCIB List on Communist Party of the Balearic Islands (PCIB) 50px Josep Valero Eurocommunism PSMe List on Socialist Party of Menorca (PSMe) 50px Joan López Casasnovas Democratic socialismLeft-wing nationalism UM List on Majorcan Union (UM) Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) 50px Jeroni Albertí LiberalismBalearic regionalism Pasaron Juan 21 October 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/10/21/espana/404002828_850215.html Unión Mallorquina, nuevo partido de Albertí en Baleares es El País 20 February 2020 PDL List on Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) 50px Alonso Marí Calbet Liberalism CIM List on Menorcan Independent Candidacy (CIM) 50px Cristòfor Triay LiberalismRegionalism The electoral disaster of the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) in the October 1982 general election and the outcome of its extraordinary congress held in December, in which the party's leadership chose to transform the UCD into a christian democratic political force,13 December 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/12/13/espana/408582002_850215.html Los democristianos ganan la batalla a los 'azules' en el congreso de UCD y mantienen a Lavilla en la presidencia es El País 14 December 2019 brought the party to a process of virtual disintegration as many of its remaining members either switched party allegiances, split into new, independent candidacies or left politics altogether.14 December 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/12/14/espana/408668408_850215.html Ex ministros y 'notables' de UCD inician la fuga del partido es El País 14 December 201916 December 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/12/16/espana/408841216_850215.html El proceso de desintegración de UCD se acelera con peticiones de bajas en numerosas regiones es El País 14 December 2019 Subsequent attempts to seek electoral allies ahead of the incoming 1983 local and regional elections, mainly the conservative People's Alliance (AP) and the christian democratic People's Democratic Party (PDP),21 December 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/12/21/espana/409273214_850215.html Sigue en el aire la posibilidad de pacto electoral entre AP-UCD es El País 14 December 201930 December 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/12/30/espana/410050822_850215.html UCD, a favor de seguir negociando con AP para llegar a un pacto de cara a las municipales es El País 14 December 2019 had limited success due to concerns from both AP and UCD over such an alliance policy:18 December 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/12/18/espana/409014002_850215.html Fraga se muestra reticente sobre la conveniencia de llegar a un pacto electoral con UCD es El País 14 December 201922 December 1982 https://elpais.com/diario/1982/12/22/espana/409359611_850215.html División en UCD sobre la conveniencia de un pacto electoral con Alianza Popular es El País 14 December 2019 AP strongly rejected any agreement that implied any sort of global coalition with UCD due to the party's ongoing decomposition,4 January 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/01/04/espana/410482807_850215.html Aumentan los obstáculos para un acuerdo electoral entre UCD y AP es El País 14 December 201918 January 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/01/18/espana/411692423_850215.html UCD negociará pactos locales para los próximos comicios es El País 14 December 2019 and prospects about a possible PDP–UCD merger did not come into fruition because of the latter's reluctance to dilute its brand within another party.9 February 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/02/09/espana/413593213_850215.html Lavilla desmiente su dimisión y asegura que "aun existen muchas incógnitas por decidir" en UCD es El País 14 December 201917 February 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/02/17/espana/414284406_850215.html El mantenimiento de las siglas, máximo obstáculo para el acercamiento de UCD al Partido Demócrata Popular es El País 14 December 201918 February 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/02/18/espana/414370813_850215.html La mayoría de los parlamentarios de UCD se opone a las negociaciones para una integración en el PDP es El País 14 December 2019 In Mallorca, the former president of the Inter-island General Council, Jeroni Albertí, led the formation of the regionalist coalition Majorcan Union (UM) as a continuation of UCD on the island. Together with AP, the PDP had agreed to maintain their general election alliance—now rebranded as the People's Coalition—for the May local and regional elections,3 March 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/03/03/espana/415494019_850215.html Formado un comité coordinador de los partidos coaligados con AP es El País 13 December 201913 March 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/03/13/espana/416358011_850215.html El Partido Demócrata Popular considera "correctas, pero muy difíciles", las negociaciones con AP para las próximas elecciones es El País 13 December 201922 March 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/03/22/espana/417135617_850215.html Formalizada la coalición AP-PDP-UL en todas las provincias es El País 13 December 2019 with the inclusion of the Liberal Union (UL), a political party created in January 1983 out of independents from the AP–PDP coalition in an attempt to appeal to former UCD liberal voters.19 January 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/01/19/espana/411778830_850215.html Dos nuevos grupos se unen a la 'operación liberal' de Fraga es El País 13 December 201911 February 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/02/11/espana/413766011_850215.html UCD y AP-PDP sólo irán en coalición a las municipales en el País Vasco es El País 14 December 2019 The Coalition had seen its numbers soar from late February as a result of many former members from the UCD's christian democratic wing joining the PDP.8 February 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/02/08/espana/413506814_850215.html El partido de Oscar Alzaga trata de forzar una próxima 'fuga' de militantes de UCD es El País 14 December 201920 February 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/02/20/espana/414543604_850215.html Centenares de militantes democristianos de UCD se integrarán hoy en el partido de Oscar Alzaga es El País 13 December 201921 February 1983 https://elpais.com/diario/1983/02/21/espana/414630014_850215.html 19 dirigentes democristianos de UCD se integran en el consejo político del PDP es El País 13 December 2019 The Majorcan Union (UM) won six seats in parliament, including party leader Jeroni Albertí and former Llucmajor mayor Miquel Clar Lladó.Arnau Boix Mor Miquel Clar Lladó, el primer batlle de Llucmajor després de la dictadura https://www.elpuntavui.cat/politica/article/17-politica/2621019-mor-miquel-clar-llado-el-primer-batlle-de-llucmajor-despres-de-la-dictadura.html El Punt Avui 2026-02-17 2026-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20260222023926/https://www.elpuntavui.cat/politica/article/17-politica/2621019-mor-miquel-clar-llado-el-primer-batlle-de-llucmajor-despres-de-la-dictadura.html 2026-02-22 live 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; 28 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 27px|link=Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)|UCD 17px|link=Balearic Socialist Federation|PSOE 35px|link=People's Coalition (Spain)|AP–PDP–UL 30px|link=Communist Party of the Balearic Islands|PCIB PSM PSMe 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS UM 30px|link=Liberal Democratic Party (Spain, 1982)|PDL CIM Lead 1983 regional election 8 May 1983 64.7 – 34.775% Verdana 21 35.675% Verdana 21 2.575% Verdana 0 5.575% Verdana 2 1.275% Verdana 2 2.175% Verdana 0 15.175% Verdana 6 1.375% Verdana 1 1.075% Verdana 1 0.9 Sofemasa/El PaísEl PSOE vuelve a distanciarse de la coalición de Fraga https://elpais.com/diario/1983/05/01/espana/420588018_850215.html es El País 1 May 1983Ficha técnica de los sondeos http://elpais.com/diario/1983/05/01/espana/420588007_850215.html es El País 1 May 1983 23–26 Apr 1983?? –?75% Verdana 26/33?75% Verdana 15/19 –?75% Verdana 4/5?75% Verdana 2/3 – – – –? 1982 general election 28 Oct 1982 79.7 10.475% Verdana (6) 40.575% Verdana (25) 37.7"CD/AP–PDP" Results for CD (1979) and AP–PDP (1982).75% Verdana (22) 1.775% Verdana (0) 2.075% Verdana (0) 0.475% Verdana (0) 5.375% Verdana (1) – – – 2.8 1979 general election 1 Mar 1979 69.6 48.975% Verdana (29) 29.475% Verdana (17) 9.2"CD/AP–PDP"75% Verdana (6) 4.975% Verdana (0) 2.675% Verdana (1) 0.875% Verdana (1) – – – – 19.5 Voting preferences The table below lists raw, unweighted voting preferences. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size 27px|link=Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain)|UCD 17px|link=Balearic Socialist Federation|PSOE 35px|link=People's Coalition (Spain)|AP–PDP–UL 30px|link=Communist Party of the Balearic Islands|PCIB PSM PSMe 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS UM 30px|link=Liberal Democratic Party (Spain, 1982)|PDL CIM Lead 1983 regional election 8 May 1983 – 22.1 22.7 1.6 3.5 0.8 1.4 9.6 0.8 0.7 35.3 0.9 Alef–DYM–Emopública/CISPreelectoral municipales y autonómicas 1983 (VIII). Baleares (Estudio nº 1353. Abril 1983) https://prueba.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1340_1359/1353/es1353mar_Baleares.pdf es CIS 24 April 1983 29 January 2022 29 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220129174831/https://prueba.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1340_1359/1353/es1353mar_Baleares.pdf dead 20–24 Apr 1983 611 – 21.9 9.1 0.8 2.0 1.8 1.3 2.4 0.7 0.4 51.4 7.1 12.8 CISE–Metra Seis–ECO/CISPreelectoral municipales y autonómicas 1983 (VII). Islas Baleares (Estudio nº 1352. Abril 1983) https://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/1340_1359/1352/BALEARES/es1352Bal.pdf es CIS 11 April 1983 5–11 Apr 1983 500 – 29.9 13.8 1.4 6.5 Within PSM. 2.9 – – – 33.2 9.8 16.1 1982 general election 28 Oct 1982 8.0 30.9 28.8"CD/AP–PDP" 1.3 1.5 0.3 4.0 – – – 20.3 2.1 1979 general election 1 Mar 1979 32.5 19.5 6.1"CD/AP–PDP" 3.3 1.7 0.5 – – – – 30.4 13.0 Results Overall + Summary of the 8 May 1983 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results → center|325px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) 110,629 35.58 n/a 21 n/a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 107,906 34.71 n/a 21 n/a Majorcan Union (UM) 46,915 15.09 n/a 6 n/a Socialist Party of Mallorca–Socialist Party of the Islands (PSM–PSI) 16,979 5.46 n/a 2 n/a Communist Party of the Balearic Islands (PCIB) 7,669 2.47 n/a 0 n/a Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 6,611 2.13 n/a 0 n/a Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) 3,896 1.25 n/a 1 n/a Socialist Party of Menorca (PSM) 3,732 1.20 n/a 2 n/a Menorcan Independent Candidacy (CIM) 3,250 1.05 n/a 1 n/a Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE) 1,509 0.49 n/a 0 n/a Blank ballots 1,820 0.59 n/a Total 310,916 54 n/a Valid votes 310,916 98.46 n/a Invalid votes 4,879 1.54 n/a Votes cast / turnout 315,795 64.67 n/a Abstentions 172,541 35.33 n/a Registered voters 488,336 Sourceshttp://www.caib.es/sacmicrofront/archivopub.do?ctrl=MCRST5246ZI165605&id=165605 Regional elections, 1983. Balearic Islands ca www.caib.es Government of the Balearic Islands 28 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170928193259/http://www.caib.es/sacmicrofront/archivopub.do?ctrl=MCRST5246ZI165605&id=165605 28 September 2017 dead http://www.historiaelectoral.com/abalears.html Eleccions al Parlament de les Illes Balears i i Consells Insulars (1979 - 2019) ca Historia Electoral.com 28 September 2017 Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px AP–PDP–UL People's Coalition (Spain) 35.58 PSOE Balearic Socialist Federation 34.71 UM Majorcan Union 15.09 PSM–PSI Socialist Party of Mallorca 5.46 PCIB Communist Party of Spain 2.47 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 2.13 PDL Liberal Democratic Party (Spain, 1982) 1.25 PSM Socialist Party of Menorca 1.20 CIM Menorcan Independent Candidacy 1.05 PCOE Spanish Communist Workers' Party 0.49 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 0.59 Seats #ddd 550px 500px AP–PDP–UL People's Coalition (Spain) 38.89 PSOE Balearic Socialist Federation 38.89 UM Majorcan Union 11.11 PSM–PSI Socialist Party of Mallorca 3.70 PSM Socialist Party of Menorca 3.70 PDL Liberal Democratic Party (Spain, 1982) 1.85 CIM Menorcan Independent Candidacy 1.85 Distribution by constituency Constituency CP PSOE UM PSM–PSI PDL PSM CIM % S % S % S % S % S % S % S Formentera 39.2 − 49.1 1 11.5 − Ibiza 51.5 6 30.7 4 14.6 1 Mallorca 34.3 11 34.7 11 18.3 6 6.6 2 Menorca 32.7 4 37.7 5 13.5 2 11.7 1 Total 35.6 21 34.7 21 15.1 6 5.5 2 1.3 1 1.2 2 1.1 1 Sources Aftermath Government formation InvestitureNomination of Gabriel Cañellas (AP) Ballot → 7 June 1983 Required majority → 28 out of 54 15 Yes • AP–PDP–UL (21) • UM (6) • PDL (1) • CIM (1) 29 54 green 125px No • PSOE (21) • PSM (2) • PSMe (2) 25 54 red 125px Abstentions 0 54 gray 125px Absentees 0 54 black 125px Sources Notes References Opinion poll sources "p" Other Regional election Balearic Islands Category:Regional elections in the Balearic Islands Balearic Islands