| Election Name: | 1995 Balearic regional election |
| Country: | Balearic Islands |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1991 Balearic regional election |
| Previous Year: | 1991 |
| Next Election: | 1999 Balearic regional election |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
| Seats For Election: | All 59 seats in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands |
| Majority Seats: | 30 |
| Opinion Polls: |
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| Registered: | 594,666 |
| Turnout: | 377,943 (63.6%) 3.3 pp |
| Election Date: | 28 May 1995 |
| Leader1: | Gabriel Cañellas |
| Party1: | People's Party of the Balearic Islands |
| Leader Since1: | 1980 |
| Leaders Seat1: | Mallorca |
| Last Election1: | 31 seats, 47.1% |
| Seats1: | 30 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 168,156 |
| Percentage1: | 44.8% |
| Swing1: | 2.3 pp |
| Leader2: | Joan Francesc Triay |
| Party2: | Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands |
| Leader Since2: | 1986 |
| Leaders Seat2: | Mallorca |
| Last Election2: | 21 seats, 30.1% |
| Seats2: | 16 |
| Seat Change2: | 5 |
| Popular Vote2: | 90,008 |
| Percentage2: | 24.0% |
| Swing2: | 6.1 pp |
| Leader3: | Pere Sampol |
| Party3: | PSM–ENE |
| Colour3: | FF6600 |
| Leader Since3: | 1991 |
| Leaders Seat3: | Mallorca |
| Last Election3: | 5 seats, 8.4% |
| Seats3: | 6 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 45,854 |
| Percentage3: | 12.2% |
| Swing3: | 3.8 pp |
| Leader4: | Eberhard Grosske |
| Party4: | IU |
| Colour4: | 732021 |
| Leader Since4: | 1991 |
| Leaders Seat4: | Mallorca |
| Last Election4: | 0 seats, 2.3% |
| Seats4: | 3 |
| Seat Change4: | 3 |
| Popular Vote4: | 24,820 |
| Percentage4: | 6.6% |
| Swing4: | 4.3 pp |
| Leader5: | Maria Antònia Munar |
| Party5: | Majorcan Union |
| Leader Since5: | 1 July 1991 |
| Leaders Seat5: | Mallorca |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 2.5% |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 19,966 |
| Percentage5: | 5.3% |
| Swing5: | 2.8 pp |
| Leader6: | Miquel Àngel Lladó |
| Party6: | EVIB |
| Colour6: | 74B32A |
| Leader Since6: | February 1995 |
| Leaders Seat6: | Mallorca (lost) |
| Last Election6: | 0 seats, 2.1% |
| Seats6: | 1 |
| Seat Change6: | 1 |
| Popular Vote6: | 11,663 |
| Percentage6: | 3.1% |
| Swing6: | 1.0 pp |
| Leader7: | Joan Masdeu |
| Party7: | Independent Popular Council of Formentera |
| Leader Since7: | 1995 |
| Leaders Seat7: | Formentera |
| Last Election7: | 0 seats, 0.4% |
| Seats7: | 1 |
| Seat Change7: | 1 |
| Popular Vote7: | 1,195 |
| Percentage7: | 0.3% |
| Swing7: | 0.1 pp |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Gabriel Cañellas |
| Before Party: | People's Party of the Balearic Islands |
| After Election: | Gabriel Cañellas |
| After Party: | People's Party of the Balearic Islands |
The 1995 Balearic regional election was held on Sunday, 28 May 1995, to elect the 4th 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.
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 regional president.[1]
Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over 18 years of age, 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 an electoral threshold of five percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the islands of Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera, with each being allocated a fixed number of seats: 33 for Mallorca, 13 for Menorca, 12 for Ibiza and 1 for Formentera.[1] [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]
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 26 May 1991, setting the election date for the Parliament on Sunday, 28 May 1995.[1] [2] [3]
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]
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 poll. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 30 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands.
| Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Turnout | PSM | EVIB | PSMe | UM | AIPF | Lead | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 regional election | 28 May 1995 | 63.6 | 44.8 | 24.0 | 12.2 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 20.8 | |||
| Eco Consulting/RTVE[4] | 28 May 1995 | ? | ? | 45.8 | 21.9 | 11.5 | 8.1 | – | ? | 23.9 | |||
| Demoscopia/El País[5] [6] [7] [8] | 10–15 May 1995 | 448 | ? | 56.0 | 19.3 | 8.7 | 8.3 | – | 36.7 | ||||
| CIS[9] [10] | 24 Apr–10 May 1995 | 498 | 67.6 | 51.8 | 26.9 | 7.2 | 6.1 | – | 1.9 | 24.9 | |||
| 1994 EP election | 12 Jun 1994 | 49.8 | 50.6 | 24.8 | 6.0 | 9.9 | – | – | 2.6 | – | 25.8 | ||
| 1993 general election | 6 Jun 1993 | 72.6 | 46.4 | 34.0 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | – | 12.4 | |||
| 1991 regional election | 26 May 1991 | 60.3 | 47.3 | 30.1 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.4 | – | 17.2 | |||
| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | |||
| People's Party (PP)1 | 168,156 | 44.77 | –2.35 | 30 | –1 | ||
| Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) | 90,008 | 23.97 | –6.12 | 16 | –5 | ||
| Nationalists of the Balearic Islands (PSM–ENE) | 45,854 | 12.21 | +3.79 | 6 | +1 | ||
| Nationalist and Ecologist Agreement (ENE) | 599 | 0.16 | –0.25 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| United Left (IU) | 24,820 | 6.61 | +4.33 | 3 | +3 | ||
| Majorcan Union (UM)3 | 19,966 | 5.32 | +2.83 | 2 | +1 | ||
| The Greens of the Balearic Islands (EVIB) | 11,663 | 3.11 | +0.99 | 1 | +1 | ||
| Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) | 2,082 | 0.55 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Balearic Convergence (CB) | 1,600 | 0.43 | –1.20 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Independent Social Group (ASI) | 1,425 | 0.38 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Independents of Ibiza and Formentera Federation (FIEF) | 1,359 | 0.36 | –0.37 | 0 | –1 | ||
| Independent Popular Council of Formentera (AIPF)4 | 1,195 | 0.32 | –0.08 | 1 | +1 | ||
| Independents of Menorca (INME) | 987 | 0.26 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) | 439 | 0.12 | –0.06 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Platform of Independents of Spain (PIE) | 378 | 0.10 | New | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Neighborhood Movement–New Socialist Party (MV–NPS)5 | 321 | 0.09 | –0.09 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Balearic Radical Party (PRB) | 219 | 0.06 | –0.10 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank ballots | 5,100 | 1.36 | +0.49 | ||||
| Total | 375,572 | 59 | ±0 | ||||
| Valid votes | 375,572 | 99.37 | –0.01 | ||||
| Invalid votes | 2,371 | 0.63 | +0.01 | ||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 377,943 | 63.56 | +3.29 | ||||
| Abstentions | 216,723 | 36.44 | –3.29 | ||||
| Registered voters | 594,666 | ||||||
| Sources[11] [12] [13] | |||||||
| Constituency | PP | PSIB | PSM–ENE | IU | UM | EVIB | AIPF | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Formentera | 44.1 | − | 4.5 | − | 49.4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ibiza | 50.6 | 7 | 28.1 | 4 | 1.9 | − | 6.0 | − | 6.9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mallorca | 44.6 | 16 | 22.8 | 8 | 13.4 | 5 | 6.5 | 2 | 6.5 | 2 | 3.1 | − | |||||||||||||||
| Menorca | 44.2 | 7 | 29.4 | 4 | 11.9 | 1 | 8.6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 44.8 | 30 | 24.0 | 16 | 12.2 | 6 | 6.6 | 3 | 5.3 | 2 | 3.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | |||||||||||||
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| Investiture Gabriel Cañellas (PP) | |||
| Ballot → | 29 June 1995 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Required majority → | 30 out of 59 | ||
| Abstentions | |||
| Absentees | |||
| Sources | |||
| Investiture Cristòfol Soler (PP) | |||
| Ballot → | 28 July 1995 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Required majority → | 30 out of 59 | ||
| Absentees | |||
| Sources | |||
| Investiture Jaume Matas (PP) | ||||
| Ballot → | 12 June 1996 | 14 June 1996 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Required majority → | 30 out of 59 | Simple | ||
| Absentees | ||||
| Sources | ||||