1995 Balearic regional election

Election in the Spanish region of the Balearic Islands 1995 Balearic regional election Balearic Islands parliamentary no 1991 Balearic regional election 1991 1999 Balearic regional election 1999 All 59 seats in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands 30 #Opinion polls 594,666 10px 5.0% 377,943 (63.6%)10px 3.3 pp 28 May 1995 170x170px Gabriel Cañellas People's Party of the Balearic Islands 1980 Mallorca 31 seats, 47.1%Results for PP–UM in the 1991 election, not including Formentera. 30 10px 1 168,156 44.8% 10px 2.3 pp 170x170px Joan Francesc Triay PSIB–PSOE 1986 Mallorca 21 seats, 30.1% 16 10px 5 90,008 24.0% 10px 6.1 pp 170x170px Pere Sampol PSM–ENE 1991 Mallorca 5 seats, 8.4%Results for PSM–NM (6.6%, 3 seats), PSM–EU (1.4%, 2 seats) and ENE (0.4%, 0 seats) in the 1991 election. 6 10px 1 45,854 12.2% 10px 3.8 pp 170x170px Eberhard Grosske IU 1991 Mallorca 0 seats, 2.3% 3 10px 3 24,820 6.6% 10px 4.3 pp 170x170px Maria Antònia Munar Majorcan Union 1 July 1991 Mallorca 1 seat, 2.5%Results for UIM–IM in the 1991 election. 2 10px 1 19,966 5.3% 10px 2.8 pp 170x170px Miquel Àngel Lladó EVIB February 1995 Mallorca (lost) 0 seats, 2.1% 1 10px 1 11,663 3.1% 10px 1.0 pp 170x170px Joan Masdeu Independent Popular Council of Formentera 1995 Formentera 0 seats, 0.4%Results for PP in Formentera in the 1991 election. 1 10px 1 1,195 0.3% 10px 0.1 pp BalearicIslandsDistrictMapParliament1995.png 350px Constituency results map for the Parliament of the Balearic Islands President President after election Gabriel Cañellas People's Party of the Balearic Islands Gabriel Cañellas People's Party of the Balearic Islands A regional election was held in the Balearic Islands on 28 May 1995 to elect the 4th 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. 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 26 May 1991, setting the date for election day on the fourth Sunday of May four years later, which was 28 May 1995. 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 4 April 1995 with the publication of the corresponding decree in the BOIB, setting election day for 28 May and scheduling for the chamber to reconvene on 21 June.Decree 31/1995 1995 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 31/1995 1995 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 1995 Groups Parties Legislators Seats Total People's Parliamentary Group PP 29 29 Socialist Parliamentary Group PSIB–PSOE 20 20 PSM–EEM Parliamentary Group PSM 3 5 PSMe 2 Mixed Parliamentary Group UM 3 5 FIEF 1 INDEP 1Jaume Peralta, former PSIB–PSOE legislator.Manresa Andreu 20 April 1994 El PP mantiene la mayoría en el Gobierno balear gracias a un tránsfuga del PSOE https://elpais.com/diario/1994/04/20/espana/766792835_850215.html es El País Palma de Mallorca 26 July 2026 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 27px|link=People's Party of the Balearic Islands|PP 17px|link=Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands|PSIB–PSOE PSM 27px|link=United Left of the Balearic Islands|EUIB EVIB PSMe UM AIPF Lead 1995 regional election 28 May 1995 63.6 44.875% Verdana 30 24.075% Verdana 16 12.275% Verdana 6 6.675% Verdana 3 3.175% Verdana 1 "PSM" Within PSM. 5.375% Verdana 2 0.375% Verdana 1 20.8 Eco Consulting/RTVEEl PP se impuso en diez comunidades http://diariodenavarra.mynewsonline.com/index.php?screen=preview&ref=NAV19950529G004 es Diario de Navarra 29 May 1995 28 May 1995?? 45.875% Verdana 30/32 21.975% Verdana 14/16 11.575% Verdana 5/6 8.175% Verdana 3/6 – "PSM"?75% Verdana 2 "PP" Within PP. 23.9 Demoscopia/El PaísEl PP será la fuerza más votada en 12 comunidades http://elpais.com/diario/1995/05/20/espana/800920832_850215.html es El País 20 May 1995Cañellas, de nuevo con mayoría absoluta https://elpais.com/diario/1995/05/20/espana/800920823_850215.html es El País 20 May 1995Mañana, previsiones para las municipales https://elpais.com/diario/1995/05/20/espana/800920801_850215.html es El País 20 May 1995El PP gana en doce autonomías y el PSOE sólo en Extremadura, según un sondeo http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1995/05/21/pagina-16/33769178/pdf.html es La Vanguardia 21 May 1995 10–15 May 1995 448? 56.075% Verdana 38 19.375% Verdana 11 8.775% Verdana 4 8.375% Verdana 6 – "PSM" "PP" "PP" 36.7 CISPreelectoral Comunidad Autónoma de Baleares (Estudio 2162. Abril-Mayo 1995) http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/2160_2179/2162/e216200.html es CIS 10 May 1995 26 July 2026 25 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190525105907/http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/2160_2179/2162/e216200.html bot: unknown Estudio CIS nº 2162. Ficha técnica https://www.cis.es/documents/d/cis/ft2162pdf es CIS 10 May 1995 24 Apr–10 May 1995 498 67.6 51.8 26.9 7.2 6.1 – "PSM" 1.9 "PP" 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 "PSM" 2.4 – 12.4 1991 regional election 26 May 1991 60.3 47.375% Verdana 31 30.175% Verdana 21 6.675% Verdana 3 2.375% Verdana 0 2.175% Verdana 0 1.4Result for PSM–EU.75% Verdana 2 "PP" – 17.2 Results Overall + ← Summary of the 28 May 1995 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results → center|325px 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 Mallorca–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 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 202610 June 1995 Proclamació oficial de candidats electes a diputats al Parlament de les Illes Balears https://www.juntaelectoralcentral.es/cs/jec/documentos/BALEARES_1995_ResultadosyElectos.pdf ca Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands 74 2254-1233 5987–5988 26 July 2026 left 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 #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of the Balearic Islands 44.77 PSIB–PSOE Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands 23.97 PSM–ENE Nationalist Left of the Balearic Islands Federation 12.21 IU United Left of the Balearic Islands 6.61 UM Majorcan Union 5.32 EVIB Confederation of the Greens 3.11 AIPF Independent Popular Council of Formentera 0.32 Others #777777 2.35 Blank ballots #DDDDDD 1.36 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PP People's Party of the Balearic Islands 50.85 PSIB–PSOE Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands 27.12 PSM–ENE Nationalist Left of the Balearic Islands Federation 10.17 IU United Left of the Balearic Islands 5.08 UM Majorcan Union 3.39 EVIB Confederation of the Greens 1.69 AIPF Independent Popular Council of Formentera 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 Aftermath Government formation InvestitureNomination of Gabriel Cañellas (PP) Ballot → 29 June 1995 Required majority → 30 out of 59 15 Yes • PP (30) • AIPF (1) 31 59 green 125px No • PSIB (16) • PSM–PSMe (6) • IU–EV (4) • UM (2) 28 59 red 125px Abstentions 0 59 gray 125px Absentees 0 59 black 125px Sources July 1995 investiture InvestitureNomination of Cristòfol Soler (PP) Ballot → 28 July 1995 Required majority → 30 out of 59 15 Yes • PP (30) • AIPF (1) 31 59 green 125px No • PSIB (16) • PSM–PSMe (6) • IU–EV (4) 26 59 red 125px Abstentions • UM (2) 2 59 gray 125px Absentees 0 59 black 125px Sources 1996 investiture InvestitureNomination of Jaume Matas (PP) Ballot → 12 June 1996 14 June 1996 Required majority → 30 out of 59 15 Simple 15 Yes • PP (29) (28 on 12 Jun) • AIPF (1) 29 59 green 125px 30 59 green 125px No • PSIB (16) • PSM–PSMe (6) • IU–EV (4) • UM (2) 28 59 red 125px 28 59 red 125px Abstentions • PP (2) (1 on 14 Jun) 2 59 gray 125px 1 59 gray 125px Absentees 0 59 black 125px 0 59 black 125px SourcesManresa Andreu 15 June 1996 https://elpais.com/diario/1996/06/15/espana/834789619_850215.html Matas, elegido presidente de Baleares por mayoría absoluta, sin el voto de Marí es El País Palma de Mallorca 27 July 2026 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 24 March 1995 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1985-11672 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1985-11672&tn=1&p=19950324 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 25 March 1995 Official State Gazette BOE-A-1987-2903 es https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-2903&tn=1&p=19950325 19 April 2026 LEIB 1986 y Decreto 31/1995, de 3 de abril, de convocatoria de las elecciones al Parlamento de las Islas Baleares Decree 31/1995 3 April 1995 Official State Gazette es https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1995/04/04/pdfs/A10099-10100.pdf 24 July 2026 Decree 31/1995 1995 Regional election Balearic Islands Category:Regional elections in the Balearic Islands Balearic Islands