Menorca (Parliament of the Balearic Islands constituency)
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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 closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of five percent.
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| Menorca | |
|---|---|
| Parliament of the Balearic Islands Electoral constituency | |
Location of Menorca within the Balearic Islands | |
| Island | Menorca |
| Autonomous community | Balearic Islands |
| Population |  100,323 (2024)[1] |
| Electorate | 74,585 (2023) |
| Major settlements | Ciutadella de Menorca, Mahón |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Seats | 12 (1983–1987) 13 (1987–present) |
| Members | |
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) which was abolished in 2022.[6][7] Seats are elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral 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.[3][4][5] The use of the D'Hondt method may result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.[8]
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][9][10]
Deputies
Regional elections
2023
| Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− | ||
| People's Party (PP) | 15,080 | 38.71 | +12.01 | 5 | +1 | |
| Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) | 10,413 | 26.73 | –1.13 | 4 | ±0 | |
| More for Menorca (MxMe) | 6,486 | 16.65 | +1.22 | 2 | ±0 | |
| Vox (Vox) | 2,790 | 7.16 | +4.15 | 1 | +1 | |
| United We Can (EUIB–Podemos) | 2,631 | 6.75 | –4.57 | 1 | –1 | |
| Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (CS) | 545 | 1.40 | –8.36 | 0 | –1 | |
| Spanish Liberal Project (PLIE) | 158 | 0.41 | +0.16 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Blank ballots | 857 | 2.20 | +0.81 | |||
| Total | 38,960 | 13 | ±0 | |||
| Valid votes | 38,960 | 98.37 | –0.82 | |||
| Invalid votes | 644 | 1.63 | +0.82 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 39,604 | 53.10 | –3.12 | |||
| Abstentions | 34,981 | 46.90 | +3.12 | |||
| Registered voters | 74,585 | |||||
| Sources[11] | ||||||
2019
| Parties and alliances | 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[12][13][14] | ||||||
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2015
| Parties and alliances | 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[15][16][14] | ||||||
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2011
| Parties and alliances | 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[17][18][14] | ||||||
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2007
| Parties and alliances | 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[17][19][14] | ||||||
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2003
| Parties and alliances | 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[20][21][14] | ||||||
1999
| Parties and alliances | 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[20][22][14] | ||||||
1995
| Parties and alliances | 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[20][23][14] | ||||||
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1991
| Parties and alliances | 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[20][24][14] | ||||||
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1987
| Parties and alliances | 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[25][14] | ||||||
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1983
| Parties and alliances | 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[26][14] | ||||||