Balearic regional election, 1999

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 President of the Government.^[1] Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, 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 a threshold of 5 percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Parties not reaching the threshold were not taken into consideration for seat distribution. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the islands of Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera. Each constituency was allocated a fixed number of seats: 33 for Mallorca, 13 for Menorca, 12 for Ibiza and 1 for Formentera.^[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][4]

Election date

The term of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands expired four years after the date of its previous election. Elections to the Parliament were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. Legal amendments introduced in 1998 allowed for these to be held together with European Parliament elections, provided that they were scheduled for within a four month-timespan. The previous election was held on 28 May 1995, setting the election date for the Parliament concurrently with a European Parliament election on Sunday, 13 June 1999.^[1][2][3][4]

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]

Overall

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results →

Parties and coalitions			Popular vote			Seats
			Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)		161,728	44.33	–0.76	28	–3
		People's Party (PP)	160,545	44.01	–0.76	28	–2
		Independent Popular Council of Formentera (AIPF)	1,183	0.32	±0.00	0	–1
	Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)		98,024	26.87	+1.54	20	+3
		Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)	80,327	22.02	+0.77	13	+1
		Progressive Pact (Pacte)1	16,161	4.43	+0.66	6	+1
		Coalition of Progressive Organizations (COP)2	1,536	0.42	+0.11	1	+1
	PSM–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN)		42,748	11.72	–0.33	5	–1
		Socialist Party of Majorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN)	39,509	10.83	–0.15	4	–1
		Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN)	3,239	0.89	–0.18	1	±0
	Majorcan Union (UM)		26,682	7.31	+1.99	3	+1
	United Left–The Greens (EU–EV)		19,793	5.43	–3.14	3	±0
		United Left of Majorca–The Greens of Majorca (EU–EV)3	17,403	4.77	–3.02	2	±0
		Left of Menorca–United Left (EM–EU)4	2,390	0.66	–0.12	1	±0
	Independent Social Group (ASI)		2,368	0.65	+0.27	0	±0
	Balearic People's Coalition–Balearic People's Union (CPB–UPB)		2,219	0.61	New	0	±0
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)		1,106	0.30	–0.18	0	±0
	Pityusic Civic Union (UCP)		954	0.26	New	0	±0
	Alternative Left of the Balearic Islands (EAIB)		675	0.19	New	0	±0
	The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV)		643	0.18	New	0	±0
	Social Democrats for Progress (SDP)		641	0.18	New	0	±0
	Workers for Democracy Coalition (TD)5		473	0.13	+0.04	0	±0
Blank ballots			6,777	1.86	+0.50
Total			364,831			59	±0
Valid votes			364,831	99.22	–0.15
Invalid votes			2,852	0.78	+0.15
Votes cast / turnout			367,683	57.50	–6.06
Abstentions			271,715	42.50	+6.06
Registered voters			639,398
Sources[5][6][7]
Footnotes: 1 Progressive Pact results are compared to the combined totals of Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands, The Greens, United Left of Ibiza, Nationalist and Ecologist Agreement and Republican Left of Catalonia in Ibiza in the 1995 election. 2 Coalition of Progressive Organizations results are compared to the combined totals of Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands and United Left in Formentera in the 1995 election. 3 United Left of Majorca–The Greens of Majorca results are compared to the combined totals of United Left of Majorca and The Greens of the Balearic Islands in Majorca in the 1995 election. 4 Left of Menorca–United Left results are compared to United Left of Menorca totals in the 1995 election. 5 Workers for Democracy Coalition results are compared to Neighbourhood Movement–New Socialist Party totals in the 1995 election.

Distribution by constituency