1987 Balearic regional election
10 June 1987
All 59 seats in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands
30 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered507,258 3.9%
Turnout338,149 (66.9%)
2.2 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Gabriel Cañellas Joan Francesc Triay Francesc Quetglas
Party AP–PL PSOE CDS
Leader since 1980 1986 1982
Leader's seat Mallorca Mallorca Mallorca
Last election 21 seats, 35.6%[lower-alpha 1] 21 seats, 34.7% 0 seats, 2.1%
Seats won 25 21 5
Seat change 4 0 5
Popular vote 123,044 107,762 34,046
Percentage 36.7% 32.5% 10.2%
Swing 1.1 pp 2.2 pp 8.1 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Jeroni Albertí Sebastià Serra Joan López Casasnovas
Party UM PSM–EN PSM–EU
Leader since 1982 1983 1983
Leader's seat Mallorca Mallorca Menorca
Last election 6 seats, 15.1% 2 seats, 5.5% 2 seats, 1.3%[lower-alpha 2]
Seats won 4 2 2
Seat change 2 0 0
Popular vote 30,247 16,383 4,367
Percentage 9.0% 4.9% 1.3%
Swing 6.1 pp 0.6 pp 0.0 pp
Constituency results map for the Parliament of the Balearic Islands
President before election

Gabriel Cañellas
AP–PL

 Elected President

Gabriel Cañellas
AP–PL

The 1987 Balearic regional election was held on Wednesday, 10 June 1987, to elect the 2nd Parliament of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. 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, 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

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. The election decree was required to be issued no later than the twenty-fifth day prior to the date of expiry of parliament and published on the following day in the Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands (BOIB), with election day taking place between the fifty-fourth and the sixtieth day from publication. The previous election was held on 8 May 1983, which meant that the legislature'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, with the election taking place no later than the sixtieth day from publication, setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Saturday, 13 June 1987.[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.

Results

Overall

← Summary of the 10 June 1987 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results →
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes  % ±pp Total +/−
People's Alliance–Liberal Party (AP–PL)1 123,13036.71+1.13 25+4
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 108,91032.47–2.24 21±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 34,14610.18+8.05 5+5
Majorcan Union (UM) 30,2479.02–6.07 4–2
Socialist Party of Majorca–Nationalist Left (PSM–EN) 16,3834.88–0.58 2±0
United Left (EU–IU)2 7,4282.21–0.12 0±0
People's Democratic Party (PDP) 5,2121.55New 0±0
Agreement of the Left of Menorca (PSM–EU)3 4,3671.30–0.04 2±0
Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC) 1,0720.32New 0±0
Life and Autonomy (VIA) 9610.29New 0±0
Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) n/an/a–1.25 0–1
Menorcan Independent Candidacy (CIM) n/an/a–1.05 0–1
Blank ballots 3,5251.05+0.46
Total 335,381 59+5
Valid votes 335,38198.77+0.31
Invalid votes 4,1631.23–0.31
Votes cast / turnout 339,54466.94+2.27
Abstentions 167,71433.06–2.27
Registered voters 507,258
Sources[4][5]
Footnotes:
Popular vote
AP–PL
 
 36.71%
PSOE
 
 32.47%
CDS
 
 10.18%
UM
 
 9.02%
PSM–EN
 
 4.88%
EU–IU
 
 2.21%
PDP
 
 1.55%
PSM–EU
 
 1.30%
Others
 
 0.61%
Blank ballots
 
 1.05%
Seats
AP–PL
 
 42.37%
PSOE
 
 35.59%
CDS
 
 8.47%
UM
 
 6.78%
PSM–EN
 
 3.39%
PSM–EU
 
 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[4][5]

Aftermath

Investiture
Gabriel Cañellas (AP)
Ballot → 15 July 1987 17 July 1987
Required majority → 30 out of 59 ☒ Simple check
Yes
29 / 59
29 / 59
No
25 / 59
25 / 59
Abstentions
5 / 59
5 / 59
Absentees
0 / 59
0 / 59
Sources[5]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Results for AP–PDP–UL in the 1983 election.
  2. ↑ Results for PSM (1.20%, 2 seats) and PCIB in Menorca (0.14%, 0 seats) in the 1983 election.
  3. 1 2 Within PSM.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Within CP.
  5. ↑ Result for PCIB.
  6. ↑ Result for PSM.

References

Opinion poll sources
  1. ↑ "Alianza Popular mantiene la mayoría relativa" (PDF). El País (in Spanish). 4 June 1987.
  2. ↑ "Los sondeos auguran el cambio". ABC (in Spanish). 13 May 1987.
Other
  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ley Orgánica 2/1983, de 25 de febrero, de Estatuto de Autonomía para las islas Baleares". Organic Law No. 1 of 25 February 1983 (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. 1 2 3 "Ley 8/1986, de 26 de noviembre, Electoral de la Comunidad Autónoma de las Islas Baleares". Law No. 8 of 26 November 1986 (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2017. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. 1 2 "Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General". Organic Law No. 5 of 19 June 1985 (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2016. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. 1 2 "Regional elections, 1987. Balearic Islands". www.caib.es (in Catalan). Government of the Balearic Islands. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Eleccions al Parlament de les Illes Balears i i Consells Insulars (1979 - 2019)". Historia Electoral.com (in Catalan). Retrieved 28 September 2017.
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