2007 Balearic regional election

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Balearic regional election, 2007
← 2003 27 May 2007 2011 →
All 59 seats in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands
30 seats needed for a majority
Registered699,947 2.5%
Turnout420,941 (60.1%)
2.7 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jaume Matas Francesc Antich Gabriel Barceló
Party PP PSOE Bloc
Leader since 17 June 1996 9 November 1998 27 May 2006
Leader's seat Majorca Majorca Majorca
Last election 30 seats, 45.1% 20 seats, 28.8% 6 seats, 12.8%[a]
Seats won 29 22 5
Seat change 1 2 1
Popular vote 194,372 136,027 40,864
Percentage 46.5% 32.5% 9.8%
Swing 1.4 pp 4.7 pp 3.0 pp
Constituency results map for the Parliament of the Balearic Islands
President before election

Jaume Matas
PP

Elected President

Francesc Antich
PSOE

The 2007 Balearic regional election was held on Sunday, 27 May 2007, to elect the 7th 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.

On 1 March 2007, the reform of the Statute of Autonomy of the Balearic Islands came into effect.[1] Among other changes, it gave more autonomy to every Island Council, with the creation of the Island Council of Formentera—formerly the Island Council of Ibiza and Formentera covered both islands—, composed by the municipal councillors elected in the Formentera municipal election. This meant that to elect the island councillors a separate election was held for the first time. Since then, the regional election in every district was used to determine the councillors. The number of seats was the same as before—33 for Majorca, 13 for Menorca and 13 for Ibiza. The voters had therefore an extra blue ballot to vote for each Island Council, different from the salmon ballot existing for the regional election.

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.[2] 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 Majorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera. Each constituency was allocated a fixed number of seats: 33 for Majorca, 13 for Menorca, 12 for Ibiza and 1 for Formentera.[2][3]

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.[3][4][5]

Election date

After legal amendments in 2007, fixed-term mandates were abolished, instead allowing the term of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands to expire after an early dissolution. 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, with election day taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication. The previous election was held on 25 May 2003, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 25 May 2007. The election Decree was required to be published no later than 1 May 2007, with the election taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication, setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Sunday, 24 June 2007.[2][3][4][5]

The President of the Government had the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of the Balearic Islands and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process and that dissolution did not occur before one year had elapsed since the previous one. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a sixty-day period from the first ballot, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called.[2]

Results

Overall

← Summary of the 27 May 2007 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
width="1" bgcolor="Template:Majorcan Union/meta/color"| Majorcan Union (UM) 28,178 6.73 –0.72 3 ±0
Blank ballots 8,613 2.06 +0.40
Total 418,444 59 ±0
Valid votes 418,444 99.41 +0.06
Invalid votes 2,497 0.59 –0.06
Votes cast / turnout 420,941 60.14 –2.70
Abstentions 279,006 39.86 +2.70
Registered voters 699,947
Sources[6][7][8]
Popular vote
PP
 
 46.45%
PSIB–PSOE
 
 32.51%
Bloc–EN–EV
 
 9.77%
UM
 
 6.73%
Others
 
 2.48%
Blank ballots
 
 2.06%
Seats
PP
 
 47.46%
PSIB–PSOE
 
 37.29%
Bloc–EN–EV
 
 8.47%
UM
 
 5.08%

Distribution by constituency

Constituency PP PSIB Bloc–EN UM ExC AIPF
colspan="2" style="background:Template:People's Party of the Balearic Islands/meta/color"| colspan="2" style="background:Template:Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands/meta/color"| colspan="2" style="background:Template:Bloc for Majorca/meta/color"| colspan="2" style="background:Template:Majorcan Union/meta/color"| colspan="2" style="background:Template:Eivissa pel Canvi/meta/color"| colspan="2" style="background:Template:Independent Popular Council of Formentera/meta/color"|
% S % S % S % S % S % S
Formentera style="background:Template:Independent Popular Council of Formentera/meta/color; color:white;"| 54.5 1
Ibiza style="background:Template:People's Party of the Balearic Islands/meta/color; color:white;"| 47.1 6 45.8 6
Majorca style="background:Template:People's Party of the Balearic Islands/meta/color; color:white;"| 46.7 16 30.1 10 11.2 4 8.4 3
Menorca style="background:Template:People's Party of the Balearic Islands/meta/color; color:white;"| 43.0 6 38.4 6 9.0 1
Total style="background:Template:People's Party of the Balearic Islands/meta/color; color:white;"| 46.0 28 32.2 22 9.8 5 6.7 3 4.6 6 0.4 1

Aftermath

Investiture vote

First round: 4 July 2007
Absolute majority (30/59) required
Candidate: Francesc Antich
Choice Vote
Parties Votes
checkY Yes PSIB–PSOE (20), UM (3), PSM–EN (2), EU–EV (2), EU Eivissa (1),
ERC (1), PSM–EN (1)
30 / 59
No PP (28), AIPF (1)
29 / 59
Abstentions
0 / 59
Source: historiaelectoral.com

Notes

  1. ^ Data for PSM–EN, EU–EV and ERC in the 2003 election.

References

  1. ^ "Ley Orgánica 1/2007, de 28 de febrero, de reforma del Estatuto de Autonomía de las Illes Balears" (PDF). boe.es (in Spanish). 2007-03-01.
  2. ^ a b c d Statute of Autonomy of the Balearic Islands of 2007. Official State Gazette (Organic Law 1) (in Spanish). 28 February 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Balearic Islands Autonomous Community Electoral Law of 1986. Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands (Law 8) (in Spanish). 26 November 1986. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985. Official State Gazette (Organic Law 5) (in Spanish). 19 June 1985. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Representation of the people Institutional Act". juntaelectoralcentral.es. Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Parliament of the Balearic Islands elections, 1983-2011" (PDF). contingutsweb.parlamentib.es (in Spanish). Electoral Commission of the Balearic Islands. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results, 27 May 2007" (PDF). juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Electoral Commission of the Balearic Islands. 7 June 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  8. ^ "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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