1987 Balearic regional election

Election in the Spanish region of the Balearic Islands 1987 Balearic regional election Balearic Islands parliamentary no 1983 Balearic regional election 1983 1991 Balearic regional election 1991 All 59 seats in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands 30 #Opinion polls 507,258 10px 3.9% 338,149 (66.9%)10px 2.2 pp 10 June 1987 170x170px Gabriel Cañellas AP–PL 1980 Mallorca 21 seats, 35.6%Results for AP–PDP–UL in the 1983 election. 25 10px 4 123,044 36.7% 10px 1.1 pp 170x170px Joan Francesc Triay Balearic Socialist Federation 1986 Mallorca 21 seats, 34.7% 21 10px 0 107,762 32.5% 10px 2.2 pp 170x170px Francesc Quetglas Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 1982 Mallorca 0 seats, 2.1% 5 10px 5 34,046 10.2% 10px 8.1 pp 170x170px Jeroni Albertí Majorcan Union 1982 Mallorca 6 seats, 15.1% 4 10px 2 30,247 9.0% 10px 6.1 pp 170x170px Sebastià Serra PSM–EN 1983 Mallorca 2 seats, 5.5% 2 10px 0 16,383 4.9% 10px 0.6 pp 170x170px Joan López Casasnovas Entesa de l'Esquerra de Menorca 1983 Menorca 2 seats, 1.3%Results for PSM (1.2%, 2 seats) and PCIB in Menorca (0.1%, 0 seats) in the 1983 election. 2 10px 0 4,367 1.3% 10px 0.0 pp BalearicIslandsDistrictMapParliament1987.png 350px Constituency results map for the Parliament of the Balearic Islands President President after election Gabriel Cañellas AP–PL Gabriel Cañellas AP–PL A regional election was held in the Balearic Islands on 10 June 1987 to elect the 2nd 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, as well as the 1987 European Parliament election. The governing party People's Alliance (AP), in alliance with Liberal Party (PL), increased support compared to the previous election. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) received fewer votes than in 1983, but obtained the same seats due to the increase of total parliamentary seats. The third force in the 1983 election, Majorcan Union (UM), lost support in part due to the important increase of Democratic and Social Centre (CDS). Because of this, UM could not repeat their previous support to AP–PL, and instead both parties formed an alliance in the Government, thanks to the abstention of CDS in the investiture vote. This meant that Gabriel Cañellas was invested as President of the Balearic Islands for a second term. Finally, the Nationalist Left (EN), that obtained the same 4 seats presenting candidates in Mallorca and Menorca, lost overall popular support but gained votes in Menorca thanks to the alliance with United Left (EU) in this district. 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. 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. The election decree was required to be issued no later than 25 days before the scheduled expiration date of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands (BOIB), with election day taking place between 54 and 60 days after the decree's publication.Statute 1983 art. 20; LEIB 1986 art. 11 (suppl. supplemented by LOREG 1985 art. 42). The previous election was held on 8 May 1983, which meant that the chamber's term would have expired on 8 May 1987. The election decree was required to be published in the BOIB no later than 14 April 1987, setting the latest possible date for election day on 13 June 1987. 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 & 31; LRJAIB 1984 art. 6. The election to the Parliament of the Balearic Islands was officially called on 14 April 1987 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOIB, setting election day for 10 June and scheduling for the chamber to reconvene on 3 July.Decree 19/1987 1987 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; 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 19/1987 1987 art. 1. 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 1987 Groups Parties Legislators Seats Total People's Parliamentary Group AP 18 23 PDP 3 PL 2 Socialist Parliamentary Group PSOE 21 21 Island Regionalist Parliamentary Group UM 5 6 CIM 1 Nationalist Left Parliamentary Group PSMe 2 3 PSM 1 Mixed Parliamentary Group INDEP 1Damià Pons, former PSM legislator. 1 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. Polling firm/Commissioner Fieldwork date Sample size Turnout 35px|link=People's Coalition (Spain)|AP–PDP–PL 17px|link=Balearic Socialist Federation|PSOE UM PSM 35px|link=United Left of the Balearic Islands|EU–IU 27px|link=Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)|CDS 30px|link=People's Alliance (Spain)|AP–PL EEM 27px|link=People's Democratic Party (Spain)|PDP Lead 1987 regional election 10 Jun 1987 66.9 – 32.575% Verdana 21 9.075% Verdana 4 4.975% Verdana 2 2.275% Verdana 0 10.275% Verdana 5 36.775% Verdana 25 1.375% Verdana 2 1.675% Verdana 0 4.2 Demoscopia/El PaísAlianza Popular mantiene la mayoría relativa https://recursos.march.es/linz/I34486.pdf es El País 4 June 1987 22–26 May 1987? 66 – 31.375% Verdana 18 15.475% Verdana 10 2.575% Verdana 0 1.575% Verdana 0 10.175% Verdana 6 33.075% Verdana 25 "PSM" Within PSM. 2.275% Verdana 0 1.7 CISLos sondeos auguran el cambio http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1987/05/13/pagina-14/32993440/pdf.html es ABC 13 May 1987 13 May 1987?? –?75% Verdana 27?75% Verdana 2?75% Verdana 2 –?75% Verdana 10?75% Verdana 17 "PSM" –? 1986 general election 22 Jun 1986 66.0 34.3 40.3 – 2.2 2.3 11.3 "CP" Within CP. – "CP" 7.0 1983 regional election 8 May 1983 64.7 35.675% Verdana 21 34.775% Verdana 21 16.375% Verdana 7 5.575% Verdana 2 2.5Results for PCIB in the 1983 election.75% Verdana 0 2.175% Verdana 0 "CP" 1.2Results for PSM in the 1983 election.75% Verdana 2 "CP" 0.9 Results Overall + ← Summary of the 10 June 1987 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results → center|325px Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Alliance–Liberal Party (AP–PL)1 123,130 36.71 +1.13 25 +4 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 108,910 32.47 −2.24 21 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 34,146 10.18 +8.05 5 +5 Majorcan Union (UM) 30,247 9.02 −6.07 4 −2 Socialist Party of Mallorca–Nationalist Left (PSM–EN) 16,383 4.88 −0.58 2 ±0 United Left (EU–IU)2 7,428 2.21 −0.12 0 ±0 People's Democratic Party (PDP) 5,212 1.55 New 0 ±0 Agreement of the Left of Menorca (PSM–EU)3 4,367 1.30 −0.04 2 ±0 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 1,072 0.32 New 0 ±0 Life and Autonomy (VIA) 961 0.29 New 0 ±0 Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) n/a n/a −1.25 0 −1 Menorcan Independent Candidacy (CIM) n/a n/a −1.05 0 −1 Blank ballots 3,525 1.05 +0.46 Total 335,381 59 +5 Valid votes 335,381 98.77 +0.31 Invalid votes 4,163 1.23 −0.31 Votes cast / turnout 339,544 66.94 +2.27 Abstentions 167,714 33.06 −2.27 Registered voters 507,258 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 2026http://www.caib.es/sacmicrofront/archivopub.do?ctrl=MCRST5246ZI165612&id=165612 Eleccions Autonòmiques 1987. Àmbit autonòmic. Illes Balears ca Government of the Balearic Islands 26 July 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20170928150201/http://www.caib.es/sacmicrofront/archivopub.do?ctrl=MCRST5246ZI165612&id=165612 28 September 2017 dead left Footnotes: 1 People's Alliance–Liberal Party results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1983 election. 2 United Left results are compared to Communist Party of the Balearic Islands totals in the 1983 election, not including results in Menorca. 3 Agreement of the Left of Menorca results are compared to the combined totals of Socialist Party of Menorca and Communist Party of the Balearic Islands in Menorca in the 1983 election. Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px AP–PL People's Alliance (Spain) 36.71 PSOE Balearic Socialist Federation 32.47 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 10.18 UM Majorcan Union 9.02 PSM–EN Socialist Party of Mallorca 4.88 EU–IU United Left of the Balearic Islands 2.21 PDP People's Democratic Party (Spain) 1.55 PSM–EU Entesa de l'Esquerra de Menorca 1.30 Others #777777 0.61 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.05 Seats #ddd 550px 500px AP–PL People's Alliance (Spain) 42.37 PSOE Spanish Socialist Workers' Party 35.59 CDS Democratic and Social Centre (Spain) 8.47 UM Majorcan Union 6.78 PSM–EN Socialist Party of Mallorca 3.39 PSM–EU Entesa de l'Esquerra de Menorca 3.39 Distribution by constituency Constituency AP–PL PSOE CDS UM PSM–EN PSM–EU % S % S % S % S % S % S Formentera 38.8 − 46.8 1 13.6 − Ibiza 53.4 7 34.7 4 7.7 1 Mallorca 34.9 13 31.8 11 10.5 3 10.9 4 5.9 2 Menorca 38.9 5 35.7 5 9.3 1 14.9 2 Total 36.7 25 32.5 21 10.2 5 9.0 4 4.9 2 1.3 2 Sources Aftermath Government formation InvestitureNomination of Gabriel Cañellas (AP) Ballot → 15 July 1987 17 July 1987 Required majority → 30 out of 59 15 Simple 15 Yes • AP–PL (25) • UM (4) 29 59 green 125px 29 59 green 125px No • PSOE (21) • PSM (2) • PSMe (2) 25 59 red 125px 25 59 red 125px Abstentions • CDS (5) 5 59 gray 125px 5 59 gray 125px Absentees 0 59 black 125px 0 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 5/1984, de 24 de octubre, de Régimen Jurídico de la Administración de la Comunidad Autónoma de las Islas Baleares Law 5/1984 24 October 1984 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-3470 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-3470 26 July 2026 LRJAIB 1984 y Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General Organic Law 5/1985 19 June 1985 version as of 3 April 1987 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-11672 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672&tn=1&p=19870403 5 October 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 20 December 1986 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1987-2903 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-2903&tn=1&p=19861220 19 April 2026 LEIB 1986 y Decreto 19/1987, de 13 de abril, de convocatoria de las elecciones al Parlamento de las islas Baleares Decree 19/1987 13 April 1987 Official State Gazette es https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1987/04/14/pdfs/A11167-11167.pdf 24 July 2026 Decree 19/1987 1987 Regional election Balearic Islands Category:Regional elections in the Balearic Islands Balearic Islands