Menorca (Parliament of the Balearic Islands constituency)

Menorca (also Minorca) is one of the four constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands, the regional legislature of the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands. The constituency currently elects 13 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the island of Menorca. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of five percent.

Menorca
Parliament of the Balearic Islands Electoral Constituency
Location of Menorca within the Balearic Islands
Island	Menorca
Autonomous community	Balearic Islands
Population	93,397 (2019)[1]
Electorate	70,418 (2019)
Major settlements	Ciutadella de Menorca, Mahón
Current constituency
Created	1983
Seats	12 (1983–1987) 13 (1987–present)
Member(s)	PSIB (4)   PP (4)   MxMe (2)   UP (2)   Cs (1)

Until the 2003 election, the results in this district were also used to determine the composition of the Island Council of Menorca—with the same seats—during the same term as the Parliament. From the 2007 election onwards, a separate election is held. Additionally, on 3 April 1979 the first independent election for the Island Council of Menorca was held, electing 12 councillors.[2]

Electoral system

The constituency was created as per the Statute of Autonomy of the Balearic Islands of 1983 and was first contested in the 1983 regional election. The Statute provided for the four main islands in the Balearic archipelago—Majorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera—to be established as multi-member districts in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands, with this regulation being maintained under the 1986 regional electoral law. Each constituency is allocated a fixed number of seats: 33 for Majorca, 13 for Menorca, 12 for Ibiza and 1 for Formentera. The exception was the 1983 election, when these numbers were 30, 12, 11 and 1, respectively.[3][4][5]

Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over eighteen, registered in the Balearic Islands and in full enjoyment of their political rights. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Balearic citizens abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado).[6] Seats are elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of five percent of valid votes—which includes blank ballots; until a 1995 reform, the threshold was set at three percent—being applied in each constituency. Parties not reaching the threshold are not taken into consideration for seat distribution.[3][4][5] The use of the D'Hondt method may result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.[7]

The electoral law allows for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election are required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call—fifteen before 1985—whereas groupings of electors need to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they seek election—one-thousandth of the electorate, with a compulsory minimum of 500 signatures, until 1985—disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.[5][8][9]

Deputies

Deputies 1983–present
Parliament	Election	Distribution
1st	1983	2 5 1 4
2nd	1987	2 5 1 5
3rd	1991	2 5 6
4th	1995	1 1 4 7
5th	1999	1 1 5 6
6th	2003	1 6 6
7th	2007	1 6 6
8th	2011	1 4 8
9th	2015	2 3 3 5
10th	2019	2 2 4 1 4

Elections

2019 regional election

Summary of the 26 May 2019 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Menorca

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)	10,940	27.86	+5.36	4	+1
	People's Party (PP)	10,484	26.70	–4.03	4	–1
	More for Menorca (MxMe)	6,058	15.43	–2.07	2	–1
	United We Can (Podemos–EUIB)^1	4,445	11.32	–6.35	2	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)^2	3,832	9.76	+4.61	1	+1
	Vox–Citizen Alternative for Tolerance, Unity and Action (Vox–ACTUA Baleares)	1,181	3.01	New	0	±0
	El Pi–Proposal for the Isles (El Pi)	1,029	2.62	–0.63	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	504	1.28	New	0	±0
	Act (PACT)	151	0.38	New	0	±0
	Spanish Liberal Project (PLIE)	99	0.25	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		545	1.39	–1.23
Total		39,268			13	±0
Valid votes		39,268	99.19	+0.79
Invalid votes		322	0.81	–0.79
Votes cast / turnout		39,590	56.22	–0.60
Abstentions		30,828	43.78	+0.60
Registered voters		70,418
Sources[10][11][12]

2015 regional election

Summary of the 24 May 2015 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Menorca

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	11,557	30.73	–15.37	5	–3
	Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)	8,461	22.50	–4.60	3	–1
	More for Menorca (MpM)^1	6,582	17.50	+5.98	3	+2
	We Can (Podemos/Podem)	5,208	13.85	New	2	+2
	Citizens of Menorca–Ciutadella de Menorca People's Union (CMe–UPCM)	1,938	5.15	+3.81	0	±0
	Left of Menorca–United Left (EM–EU)	1,437	3.82	–0.31	0	±0
	El Pi–Proposal for the Isles (El Pi)^2	1,224	3.25	+0.70	0	±0
	Zero Cuts Menorca (Recortes Cero)	207	0.55	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		985	2.62	–0.74
Total		37,599			13	±0
Valid votes		37,599	98.40	+0.09
Invalid votes		610	1.60	–0.09
Votes cast / turnout		38,209	56.82	–2.16
Abstentions		29,037	43.18	+2.16
Registered voters		67,246
Sources[13][14][12]

2011 regional election

Summary of the 22 May 2011 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Menorca

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	17,479	46.10	+3.08	8	+2
	Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)	10,276	27.10	–11.32	4	–2
	Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN)	3,723	9.82	+0.86	1	±0
	Left of Menorca–United Left (EM–EU)	1,567	4.13	–0.57	0	±0
	Menorcan Union (UMe)^1	968	2.55	+0.68	0	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	857	2.26	+1.50	0	±0
	The Greens of Menorca (EV–Me)	645	1.70	New	0	±0
	Ciutadella de Menorca People's Union (UPCM)	509	1.34	New	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	406	1.07	New	0	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	127	0.33	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	64	0.17	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,296	3.36	+1.10
Total		37,917			13	±0
Valid votes		37,917	98.31	+1.00
Invalid votes		651	1.69	–1.00
Votes cast / turnout		38,568	58.98	+0.27
Abstentions		26,829	41.02	–0.27
Registered voters		65,397
Sources[15][16][12]

2007 regional election

Summary of the 27 May 2007 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Menorca

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	15,801	43.02	+3.94	6	±0
	Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)	14,113	38.42	+1.08	6	±0
	PSM–Nationalist Agreement–The Greens of Menorca (PSM–EN, EV–Me)^1	3,292	8.96	–2.11	1	±0
	Left of Menorca–United Left (EM–EU)	1,728	4.70	–0.09	0	±0
	Union of Centrists of Menorca (UCM)	686	1.87	–1.23	0	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	279	0.76	–0.38	0	±0
Blank ballots		830	2.26	+0.69
Total		36,729			13	±0
Valid votes		36,729	99.31	+0.08
Invalid votes		254	0.69	–0.08
Votes cast / turnout		36,983	58.71	–1.91
Abstentions		26,009	41.29	+1.91
Registered voters		62,992
Sources[15][17][12]

2003 regional election

Summary of the 25 May 2003 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Menorca

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	14,253	39.08	–1.25	6	±0
	Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)	13,616	37.34	–0.56	6	+1
	Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN)	2,956	8.11	–1.72	1	±0
	Left of Menorca–United Left (EM–EU)	1,747	4.79	–2.46	0	–1
	Union of Centrists of Menorca (UCM)	1,129	3.10	New	0	±0
	The Greens of Menorca (EV–Me)	1,081	2.96	New	0	±0
	Menorcan Party (PMQ)	566	1.55	New	0	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	416	1.14	New	0	±0
	Balearic People's Union (UPB)	130	0.36	–1.39	0	±0
Blank ballots		574	1.57	–1.36
Total		36,468			13	±0
Valid votes		36,468	99.23	+0.18
Invalid votes		283	0.77	–0.18
Votes cast / turnout		36,751	60.62	+0.41
Abstentions		23,873	39.38	–0.41
Registered voters		60,624
Sources[18][19][12]

1999 regional election

Summary of the 13 June 1999 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Menorca

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	13,287	40.33	–3.87	6	–1
	Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)	12,487	37.90	+8.49	5	+1
	Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN)	3,239	9.83	–2.02	1	±0
	Left of Menorca–United Left (EM–EU)	2,390	7.25	–1.39	1	±0
	Balearic People's Union (UPB)	576	1.75	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		966	2.93	+0.62
Total		32,945			13	±0
Valid votes		32,945	99.05	–0.17
Invalid votes		315	0.95	+0.17
Votes cast / turnout		33,260	60.21	–5.26
Abstentions		21,982	39.79	+5.26
Registered voters		55,242
Sources[18][20][12]

1995 regional election

Summary of the 28 May 1995 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Menorca

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	14,968	44.20	–0.91	7	+1
	Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)	9,958	29.41	–4.22	4	–1
	Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalists of the Islands (PSM–NI)^1	4,013	11.85	–2.24	1	–1
	United Left of Menorca (IU)	2,926	8.64	New	1	+1
	Independents of Menorca (INME)	987	2.91	New	0	±0
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)	228	0.67	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		783	2.31	+1.13
Total		33,863			13	±0
Valid votes		33,863	99.22	–0.17
Invalid votes		265	0.78	+0.17
Votes cast / turnout		34,128	65.47	–0.22
Abstentions		18,006	34.53	+0.22
Registered voters		52,134
Sources[18][21][12]

1991 regional election

Summary of the 25 May 1991 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Menorca

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)^1	14,901	45.11	+6.21	6	+1
	Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)	11,109	33.63	–2.07	5	±0
	Agreement of the Left of Menorca (PSM–EU)	4,654	14.09	–0.80	2	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,357	4.11	–5.21	0	–1
	Progressive Union of Menorca (UPdeM)	624	1.89	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		390	1.18	–0.03
Total		33,035			13	±0
Valid votes		33,035	99.39	+0.49
Invalid votes		204	0.61	–0.49
Votes cast / turnout		33,239	65.69	+7.19
Abstentions		17,377	34.33	–7.19
Registered voters		50,616
Sources[18][22][12]

1987 regional election

Summary of the 10 June 1987 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Menorca

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Alliance–Liberal Party (AP–PL)^1	11,412	38.90	+6.24	5	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	10,472	35.70	–2.01	5	±0
	Agreement of the Left of Menorca (PSM–EU)^2	4,367	14.89	–0.15	2	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	2,732	9.31	+7.47	1	+1
	Menorcan Independent Candidacy (CIM)	n/a	n/a	–11.74	0	–1
Blank ballots		354	1.21	+0.21
Total		29,337			13	+1
Valid votes		29,337	98.90	+0.51
Invalid votes		327	1.10	–0.51
Votes cast / turnout		29,664	67.44	+0.63
Abstentions		14,320	32.56	–0.63
Registered voters		43,984
Sources[23][12]

1983 regional election

Summary of the 8 May 1983 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Menorca

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	10,441	37.71	n/a	5	n/a
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL)	9,042	32.66	n/a	4	n/a
	Socialist Party of Menorca (PSM)	3,732	13.48	n/a	2	n/a
	Menorcan Independent Candidacy (CIM)	3,250	11.74	n/a	1	n/a
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	510	1.84	n/a	0	n/a
	Communist Party of the Balearic Islands (PCIB)	432	1.56	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		278	1.00	n/a
Total		27,685			12	n/a
Valid votes		27,685	98.39	n/a
Invalid votes		453	1.61	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		28,138	66.81	n/a
Abstentions		13,980	33.19	n/a
Registered voters		42,118
Sources[24][12]

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