Balearic regional election, 2003

Balearic regional election, 2003
25 May 2003
All 59 seats in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands
30 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered 682,857 6.8%
Turnout 429,135 (62.8%)
5.3 pp

  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jaume Matas Francesc Antich Pere Sampol
Party PP PSIB–PSOE PSM–EN
Leader since 17 June 1996 9 November 1998 1991
Leader's seat Mallorca Mallorca Mallorca
Last election 28 seats, 44.3% 20 seats, 26.9% 5 seats, 11.7%
Seats won 30 20 4
Seat change 2 0 1
Popular vote 192,209 121,425 33,920
Percentage 45.1% 28.5% 8.0%
Swing 0.8 pp 1.6 pp 3.7 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Maria Antònia Munar Margalida Rosselló
Party UM EU–EV
Leader since 1 July 1991 2002
Leader's seat Mallorca Mallorca
Last election 3 seats, 7.3% 3 seats, 5.4%
Seats won 3 2
Seat change 0 1
Popular vote 31,781 20,797
Percentage 7.5% 4.9%
Swing 0.2 pp 0.5 pp
Constituency results map for the Parliament of the Balearic Islands
President before election

Francesc Antich
PSIB–PSOE

 Elected President

Jaume Matas
PP

The 2003 Balearic regional election was held on Sunday, 25 May 2003, to elect the 6th 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.

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 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. The previous election was held on 13 June 1999, setting the election date for the Parliament on Sunday, 25 May 2003.[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]

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 given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 30 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands.

Color key:

  Exit poll

Results

Overall

← Summary of the 25 May 2003 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 192,20945.08+0.75 30+2
People's Party (PP) 190,56244.70+0.69 29+1
Independent Popular Council of Formentera (AIPF) 1,6470.38+0.06 1+1
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 121,42528.48+1.61 20±0
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 104,61424.54+2.52 15+2
Progressive Pact (Pacte) 15,5133.64–0.79 5–1
Coalition of Progressive Organizations (COP) 1,2980.30–0.12 0–1
PSM–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) 33,9207.95–3.77 4–1
Socialist Party of Majorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) 30,9647.26–3.57 3–1
Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) 2,9560.69–0.20 1±0
Majorcan Union (UM) 31,7817.45+0.14 3±0
United Left–The Greens (EU–EV) 20,7974.88–0.55 2–1
United Left of Majorca–The Greens of Majorca (EU–EV) 19,0504.47–0.30 2±0
Left of Menorca–United Left (EM–EU) 1,7470.41–0.25 0–1
Independent Social Group (ASI) 6,7071.57+0.92 0±0
Key of Majorca (Clau) 3,0300.71New 0±0
The Greens (EV) 2,4110.57New 0±0
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 1,6670.39+0.09 0±0
Balearic Islands Renewal Party (PRIB) 1,1620.27New 0±0
Union of Centrists of Menorca (UCM) 1,1290.26New 0±0
Civic Union (UC) 7510.18–0.08 0±0
Menorcan Party (PMQ) 5660.13New 0±0
Workers for Democracy Coalition (TD) 4380.10–0.03 0±0
Citizens for Blank Votes (CB) 4160.10New 0±0
European Green Group (GVE) 3730.09New 0±0
Renewal Party of Ibiza and Formentera (PREF) 3350.08New 0±0
Balearic People's Union (UPB) 1300.03–0.58 0±0
Blank ballots 7,0931.66–0.20
Total 426,340 59±0
Valid votes 426,34099.35+0.13
Invalid votes 2,7950.65–0.13
Votes cast / turnout 429,13562.84+5.34
Abstentions 253,72237.16–5.34
Registered voters 682,857
Sources[5][6][7]
Popular vote
PP
 
 45.08%
PSIB–PSOE
 
 28.48%
PSM–EN
 
 7.95%
UM
 
 7.45%
EU–EV
 
 4.88%
ASI
 
 1.57%
Others
 
 2.91%
Blank ballots
 
 1.66%
Seats
PP
 
 50.85%
PSIB–PSOE
 
 33.90%
PSM–EN
 
 6.78%
UM
 
 5.08%
EU–EV
 
 3.39%

Distribution by constituency

Constituency PP PSIB PSM–EN UM EU–EV Pacte AIPF
% S % S % S % S % S % S % S
Formentera 53.4 1
Ibiza 50.4 7 37.8 5
Mallorca 45.0 16 26.3 9 9.0 3 9.2 3 5.5 2
Menorca 39.1 6 37.3 6 8.1 1 4.8 −
Total 44.7 29 24.5 15 8.0 4 7.5 3 4.9 2 3.6 5 0.4 1

Aftermath

Investiture
Jaume Matas (PP)
Ballot → 26 June 2003
Required majority → 30 out of 59 ☑
33 / 59
25 / 59
Abstentions
0 / 59
1 / 59
Sources[7]

References

Opinion poll sources
  1. ↑ "El sondeo de Sigma Dos determina una lucha codo a codo entre populares y socialistas en Madrid". ABC Sevilla (in Spanish). 25 May 2003.
  2. ↑ "Munar tendrá la clave en Baleares". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 6 May 2003.
  3. ↑ "Ficha técnica". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 6 May 2003.
  4. ↑ "Preelectoral elecciones autonómicas, 2003. CA de las Islas Baleares (Estudio nº 2486. Marzo-Abril 2003)" (PDF). CIS (in Spanish). 17 May 2003.
  5. ↑ "La guerra pasa factura electoral al PP". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 18 May 2003.
  6. ↑ "Instituciones y autonomías, II. CA de las Islas Baleares (Estudio nº 2455. Septiembre-Octubre 2002)". CIS (in Spanish). 19 November 2002.
  7. ↑ "El PP, partido más votado en diez Comunidades Autónomas" (PDF). El Mundo (in Spanish). 19 November 2002.
  8. ↑ "El PP ganaría las autonómicas en diez Comunidades y el PSOE en cuatro, según el CIS". ABC (in Spanish). 20 November 2002.
Other
  1. 1 2 3 "Statute of Autonomy of the Balearic Islands of 1983". Organic Law No. 2 of 25 February 1983. Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Balearic Islands Autonomous Community Electoral Law of 1986". Law No. 8 of 26 November 1986. Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 "General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985". Organic Law No. 5 of 19 June 1985. Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Representation of the people Institutional Act". juntaelectoralcentral.es. Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Parliament of the Balearic Islands elections, 1983-2003" (PDF). web.parlamentib.es (in Catalan). Electoral Commission of the Balearic Islands. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results, 25 May 2003" (PDF). juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Catalan). Electoral Commission of the Balearic Islands. 12 June 2003. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Parliament of the Balearic Islands and Island Council elections since 1979". historiaelectoral.com (in Catalan). Electoral History. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
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