# 1995 Balearic regional election

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.

## 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 regional president.
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.
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.

### Election date

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.
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.

## Opinion polls

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.

### Color key

Exit poll
| Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Turnout | | | PSM | | EVIB | PSMe | UM | AIPF | Lead |
| 1995 regional election | 28 May 1995 | — | 63.6 | 44.8 30 | 24.0 16 | 12.2 6 | 6.6 3 | 3.1 1 | | 5.3 2 | 0.3 1 | 20.8 |
| Eco Consulting/RTVE | 28 May 1995 | ? | ? | 45.8 30/32 | 21.9 14/16 | 11.5 5/6 | 8.1 3/6 | – | | ? 2 | | 23.9 |
| Demoscopia/El País | 10–15 May 1995 | 448 | ? | 56.0 38 | 19.3 11 | 8.7 4 | 8.3 6 | – | | | | 36.7 |
| CIS | 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 31 | 30.1 21 | 6.6 3 | 2.3 0 | 2.1 0 | 1.4 2 | | – | 17.2 |

## Results
### Overall

← Summary of the 28 May 1995 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results → :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | 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 |
| | Socialist Party of Majorca–Nationalists of Mallorca (PSM–NM) | 41,242 | 10.98 | +4.34 | 5 | +2 |
| | Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalists of the Islands (PSM–NI)$^2$ | 4,013 | 1.07 | –0.30 | 1 | –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 | Blank ballots | 5,100 | 1.36 | +0.49 | | |
| Total | Total | 375,572 | | | 59 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 375,572 | 99.37 | –0.01 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,371 | 0.63 | +0.01 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 377,943 | 63.56 | +3.29 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 216,723 | 36.44 | –3.29 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 594,666 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Party–Majorcan Union and People's Party in the 1991 election, not including results in Formentera.$^2$ Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalists of the Islands results are compared to Agreement of the Left of Menorca totals in the 1991 election.$^3$ Majorcan Union results are compared to Independent Union of Mallorca–Independents of Mallorca totals in the 1991 election.$^4$ Independent Popular Council of Formentera results are compared to the combined totals of People's Party in Formentera and Independents of Formentera Group in the 1991 election.$^5$ Neighborhood Movement–New Socialist Party results are compared to Alliance for the Republic totals in the 1991 election. |||||||
Popular vote
PP
44.77%
PSIB–PSOE
23.97%
PSM–ENE
12.21%
IU
6.61%
UM
5.32%
EVIB
3.11%
AIPF
0.32%
Others
2.35%
Blank ballots
1.36% :
Seats
PP
50.85%
PSIB–PSOE
27.12%
PSM–ENE
10.17%
IU
5.08%
UM
3.39%
EVIB
1.69%
AIPF
1.69% :

### Distribution by constituency

| Constituency | PP | PP | PSIB | PSIB | PSM–ENE | PSM–ENE | IU | IU | UM | UM | EVIB | EVIB | AIPF | AIPF |
| Constituency | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S |
| 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 |
| Sources |||||||||||||||

## Aftermath
### Government formation

Investiture Gabriel Cañellas (PP) :
| Ballot → | Ballot → | 29 June 1995 |
| Required majority → | Required majority → | 30 out of 59 Y |
| | Yes • PP (30) • AIPF (1) | 31 / 59 |
| | No • PSIB (16) • PSM–PSMen (6) • IU–EV (4) • UM (2) | 28 / 59 |
| | Abstentions | 0 / 59 |
| | Absentees | 0 / 59 |
| Sources |||

### July 1995 investiture

Investiture Cristòfol Soler (PP) :
| Ballot → | Ballot → | 28 July 1995 |
| Required majority → | Required majority → | 30 out of 59 Y |
| | Yes • PP (30) • AIPF (1) | 31 / 59 |
| | No • PSIB (16) • PSM–PSMen (6) • IU–EV (4) | 26 / 59 |
| | Abstentions • UM (2) | 2 / 59 |
| | Absentees | 0 / 59 |
| Sources |||

### 1996 investiture

Investiture Jaume Matas (PP) :
| Ballot → | Ballot → | 12 June 1996 | 14 June 1996 |
| Required majority → | Required majority → | 30 out of 59 N | Simple Y |
| | Yes • PP (29) (28 on 12 Jun) • AIPF (1) | 29 / 59 | 30 / 59 |
| | No • PSIB (16) • PSM–PSMen (6) • IU–EV (4) • UM (2) | 28 / 59 | 28 / 59 |
| | Abstentions • PP (2) (1 on 14 Jun) | 2 / 59 | 1 / 59 |
| | Absentees | 0 / 59 | 0 / 59 |
| Sources ||||