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.

For the Senate constituency, see Menorca (Senate constituency).
Menorca
Parliament of the Balearic Islands
Electoral Constituency
Location of Menorca within the Balearic Islands
IslandMenorca
Autonomous communityBalearic Islands
Population93,397 (2019)[1]
Electorate70,418 (2019)
Major settlementsCiutadella de Menorca, Mahón
Current constituency
Created1983
Seats12 (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) 10,94027.86+5.36 4+1
People's Party (PP) 10,48426.70–4.03 4–1
More for Menorca (MxMe) 6,05815.43–2.07 2–1
United We Can (Podemos–EUIB)1 4,44511.32–6.35 2±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)2 3,8329.76+4.61 1+1
Vox–Citizen Alternative for Tolerance, Unity and Action (Vox–ACTUA Baleares) 1,1813.01New 0±0
El Pi–Proposal for the Isles (El Pi) 1,0292.62–0.63 0±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 5041.28New 0±0
Act (PACT) 1510.38New 0±0
Spanish Liberal Project (PLIE) 990.25New 0±0
Blank ballots 5451.39–1.23
Total 39,268 13±0
Valid votes 39,26899.19+0.79
Invalid votes 3220.81–0.79
Votes cast / turnout 39,59056.22–0.60
Abstentions 30,82843.78+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) 11,55730.73–15.37 5–3
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 8,46122.50–4.60 3–1
More for Menorca (MpM)1 6,58217.50+5.98 3+2
We Can (Podemos/Podem) 5,20813.85New 2+2
Citizens of Menorca–Ciutadella de Menorca People's Union (CMe–UPCM) 1,9385.15+3.81 0±0
Left of Menorca–United Left (EM–EU) 1,4373.82–0.31 0±0
El Pi–Proposal for the Isles (El Pi)2 1,2243.25+0.70 0±0
Zero Cuts Menorca (Recortes Cero) 2070.55New 0±0
Blank ballots 9852.62–0.74
Total 37,599 13±0
Valid votes 37,59998.40+0.09
Invalid votes 6101.60–0.09
Votes cast / turnout 38,20956.82–2.16
Abstentions 29,03743.18+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) 17,47946.10+3.08 8+2
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 10,27627.10–11.32 4–2
Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) 3,7239.82+0.86 1±0
Left of Menorca–United Left (EM–EU) 1,5674.13–0.57 0±0
Menorcan Union (UMe)1 9682.55+0.68 0±0
Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB) 8572.26+1.50 0±0
The Greens of Menorca (EV–Me) 6451.70New 0±0
Ciutadella de Menorca People's Union (UPCM) 5091.34New 0±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 4061.07New 0±0
Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 1270.33New 0±0
Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 640.17New 0±0
Blank ballots 1,2963.36+1.10
Total 37,917 13±0
Valid votes 37,91798.31+1.00
Invalid votes 6511.69–1.00
Votes cast / turnout 38,56858.98+0.27
Abstentions 26,82941.02–0.27
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) 15,80143.02+3.94 6±0
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 14,11338.42+1.08 6±0
PSM–Nationalist Agreement–The Greens of Menorca (PSM–EN, EV–Me)1 3,2928.96–2.11 1±0
Left of Menorca–United Left (EM–EU) 1,7284.70–0.09 0±0
Union of Centrists of Menorca (UCM) 6861.87–1.23 0±0
Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB) 2790.76–0.38 0±0
Blank ballots 8302.26+0.69
Total 36,729 13±0
Valid votes 36,72999.31+0.08
Invalid votes 2540.69–0.08
Votes cast / turnout 36,98358.71–1.91
Abstentions 26,00941.29+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) 14,25339.08–1.25 6±0
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 13,61637.34–0.56 6+1
Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) 2,9568.11–1.72 1±0
Left of Menorca–United Left (EM–EU) 1,7474.79–2.46 0–1
Union of Centrists of Menorca (UCM) 1,1293.10New 0±0
The Greens of Menorca (EV–Me) 1,0812.96New 0±0
Menorcan Party (PMQ) 5661.55New 0±0
Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB) 4161.14New 0±0
Balearic People's Union (UPB) 1300.36–1.39 0±0
Blank ballots 5741.57–1.36
Total 36,468 13±0
Valid votes 36,46899.23+0.18
Invalid votes 2830.77–0.18
Votes cast / turnout 36,75160.62+0.41
Abstentions 23,87339.38–0.41
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) 13,28740.33–3.87 6–1
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 12,48737.90+8.49 5+1
Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) 3,2399.83–2.02 1±0
Left of Menorca–United Left (EM–EU) 2,3907.25–1.39 1±0
Balearic People's Union (UPB) 5761.75New 0±0
Blank ballots 9662.93+0.62
Total 32,945 13±0
Valid votes 32,94599.05–0.17
Invalid votes 3150.95+0.17
Votes cast / turnout 33,26060.21–5.26
Abstentions 21,98239.79+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) 14,96844.20–0.91 7+1
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 9,95829.41–4.22 4–1
Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalists of the Islands (PSM–NI)1 4,01311.85–2.24 1–1
United Left of Menorca (IU) 2,9268.64New 1+1
Independents of Menorca (INME) 9872.91New 0±0
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) 2280.67New 0±0
Blank ballots 7832.31+1.13
Total 33,863 13±0
Valid votes 33,86399.22–0.17
Invalid votes 2650.78+0.17
Votes cast / turnout 34,12865.47–0.22
Abstentions 18,00634.53+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 14,90145.11+6.21 6+1
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 11,10933.63–2.07 5±0
Agreement of the Left of Menorca (PSM–EU) 4,65414.09–0.80 2±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 1,3574.11–5.21 0–1
Progressive Union of Menorca (UPdeM) 6241.89New 0±0
Blank ballots 3901.18–0.03
Total 33,035 13±0
Valid votes 33,03599.39+0.49
Invalid votes 2040.61–0.49
Votes cast / turnout 33,23965.69+7.19
Abstentions 17,37734.33–7.19
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 11,41238.90+6.24 5+1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 10,47235.70–2.01 5±0
Agreement of the Left of Menorca (PSM–EU)2 4,36714.89–0.15 2±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 2,7329.31+7.47 1+1
Menorcan Independent Candidacy (CIM) n/an/a–11.74 0–1
Blank ballots 3541.21+0.21
Total 29,337 13+1
Valid votes 29,33798.90+0.51
Invalid votes 3271.10–0.51
Votes cast / turnout 29,66467.44+0.63
Abstentions 14,32032.56–0.63
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) 10,44137.71n/a 5n/a
People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) 9,04232.66n/a 4n/a
Socialist Party of Menorca (PSM) 3,73213.48n/a 2n/a
Menorcan Independent Candidacy (CIM) 3,25011.74n/a 1n/a
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 5101.84n/a 0n/a
Communist Party of the Balearic Islands (PCIB) 4321.56n/a 0n/a
Blank ballots 2781.00n/a
Total 27,685 12n/a
Valid votes 27,68598.39n/a
Invalid votes 4531.61n/a
Votes cast / turnout 28,13866.81n/a
Abstentions 13,98033.19n/a
Registered voters 42,118
Sources[24][12]

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