Majorcan Union

Majorcan Union
Unió Mallorquina
Leader Josep Melià Ques
Founded October 1982
Dissolved February 2011
Headquarters C/ Sindicat, 21
07002 Palma (Majorca)
Ideology Liberalism
Conservative liberalism
Balearic regionalism
Political position Centre-right
European affiliation None
International affiliation Liberal International
European Parliament group None
Colours      Blue
     Orange

Majorcan Union (Catalan: Unió Mallorquina, UM; IPA: [uniˈo məʎuɾˈkinə]) was a regional liberal party on the island of Majorca, Spain. It was founded in October 1982, as a nationalist continuation of the then disintegrating Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD). The main founder was Jeroni Albertí Picornell.

In 1993 it merged with the Unió Independent de Mallorca and Convergència Balear. Subsequently it forged alliances with Independents per Menorca and Unió Centristes de Menorca.

As a centre party, it supported People's Party governments (1987) in the Balearic Islands but also the left-wing coalition, led by the socialist Francesc Antich (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, PSOE), which replaced the People's Party in 1999. UM was once again was the key element in returning the presidency to Francesc Antich after the regional elections to the Balearic Island parliament held in 2007.

Unió Mallorquina was a member of Liberal International. The last president was Josep Melià i Ques.[1]

Following a number of corruption scandals, the party decided to disband in February 2011[2] and establish a new party Convergence for the Isles (Convergència per les Illes.) [3]

Electoral performance

Parliament of the Balearic Islands

Date Votes Seats Status Size Notes
# % ±pp # ±
1983 46,915 15.1% – – Opposition 3rd government support
1987 30,247 9.0% –6.1 2 Government 4th
1991 130,275 38.4% N/A 0 Government *
1995 19,966 5.3% – 2 Opposition 5th
1999 26,682 7.3% +2.0 1 Government 4th
2003 31,781 7.4% +0.1 0 Opposition 4th
2007 28,178 6.7% –0.7 0 Government 4th

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://uniomallorquina.com/?id_section=190
  2. ↑ Unión Mallorquina acuerda disolverse y crear un nuevo partido político, ABC, 28 February 2011
  3. ↑ Cinco figuras de Unió Mallorquina, en la cárcel de Palma por corrupción; in: EL PAÍS (spanish)


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