# 2007 Balearic regional election

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. 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 Mallorca, 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 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.

### 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 (BOIB), 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 in the BOIB 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.
The president 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.

## Parties and candidates

The electoral law allowed 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 were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.
Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:
| Parties and coalitions | Ideology | Candidate |
| People's Party (PP) | Conservatism, Christian democracy | Jaume Matas |
| Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) | Social democracy | Francesc Antich |
| Bloc–PSM–The Greens (Bloc–PSM–EV) | Democratic socialism, Left-wing nationalism | Biel Barceló |
| Majorcan Union (UM) | Liberalism, Balearic regionalism | Maria Antònia Munar |

## 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 | | | UM | PSM | | Pacte/ ExC | PSMe | EM | AIPF | GxF | PIB | Bloc | Lead |
| 2007 regional election | 27 May 2007 | — | 60.1 | 46.0 28 | 27.6 16 | 6.7 3 | | | 4.6 6 | 0.8 1 | 0.4 0 | 0.4 1 | 0.3 0 | – | 9.0 4 | 18.4 |
| Ipsos/RTVE–FORTA | 27 May 2007 | ? | ? | ? 25/28 | ? 22/25 | ? 2/3 | | | | – | – | | | – | ? 3/4 | ? |
| Sigma Dos/El Mundo | 20 May 2007 | ? | ? | 46.7 30 | 32.1 21/22 | 4.9 2 | | | | ? 1 | ? 0/1 | | | – | 9.9 4 | 14.6 |
| Opina/El País | 14–17 May 2007 | ? | ? | 47.5 27/28 | 34.0 24 | 5.5 1 | | | | – | – | | | – | 10.5 6/7 | 13.5 |
| Celeste-Tel/Terra | 9–15 May 2007 | ? | ? | 43.1 28/29 | 30.1 20/21 | 5.9 2/3 | 6.8 2/3 | 4.9 0 | | | | | | – | 4.4 5/6 | 13.0 |
| Opina/Cadena SER | 12 May 2007 | 1,200 | ? | 44.5 26/27 | 35.0 23/24 | 3.5 1 | | | | – | – | | | – | 14.0 8 | 9.5 |
| CIS | 9 Apr–6 May 2007 | 1,198 | ? | 42.5 27 | 23.7 14/15 | 8.1 3 | | | 6.1 7 | 0.8 1 | 0.6 0/1 | 0.4 1 | 0.3 0 | – | 13.2 6 | 18.8 |
| Grup Marest/Prensa Ibérica | 20–26 Apr 2007 | 1,800 | ? | 43.5 27 | 25.6 16 | 8.4 3 | | | ? 6 | 1.0 1 | – | ? 0/1 | ? 0/1 | – | 13.5 5 | 17.9 |
| Sigma Dos/El Mundo | 19–24 Apr 2007 | 1,050 | ? | 46.8 30/31 | 30.4 20/22 | 5.3 2 | | | | 0.7 1 | 0.5 0/1 | | | – | 10.9 4 | 16.4 |
| Grup Marest/Prensa Ibérica | 20–30 Mar 2007 | 1,813 | ? | 42.3 26 | 27.4 16 | 7.4 3 | | | ? 7 | ? 1 | – | ? 0/1 | ? 0/1 | – | 13.0 5 | 14.9 |
| Sigma Dos/El Mundo | 16–24 Nov 2006 | ? | ? | ? 30/32 | ? 17/18 | ? 1/2 | ? 2/3 | ? 1 | ? 5/6 | | | | | – | – | ? |
| Sigma Dos/El Mundo | 28 May 2006 | ? | ? | 46.1 29/31 | 28.0 17/18 | 4.4 1/2 | ? 3/4 | ? 0/1 | ? 5/6 | | | | | – | – | 18.1 |
| 2004 EP election | 13 Jun 2004 | — | 37.6 | 46.6 | 38.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.4 | – | – | | – | – | – | – | 7.8 |
| 2004 general election | 14 Mar 2004 | — | 68.8 | 45.9 | 39.5 | 2.2 | | | – | | | – | – | 8.6 | – | 6.4 |
| 2003 regional election | 25 May 2003 | — | 62.8 | 44.7 29 | 24.5 15 | 7.5 3 | 7.3 3 | 4.5 2 | 3.6 5 | 0.7 1 | 0.4 0 | 0.4 1 | 0.3 0 | – | – | 20.2 |

## Results
### Overall

← Summary of the 27 May 2007 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) | 192,577 | 46.02 | +1.32 | 28 | –1 |
| | Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) | 115,477 | 27.60 | +3.06 | 16 | +1 |
| | Bloc for Mallorca (PSM–EN, EU–EV, ERC)$^1$ | 37,572 | 8.98 | –3.14 | 4 | –1 |
| | Majorcan Union (UM) | 28,178 | 6.73 | –0.72 | 3 | ±0 |
| | PSOE–Ibiza for Change (PSOE–ExC)$^2$ | 19,094 | 4.56 | +0.61 | 6 | +1 |
| | PSM–Nationalist Agreement–The Greens of Menorca (PSM–EN, EV–Me)$^3$ | 3,292 | 0.79 | +0.10 | 1 | ±0 |
| | Independent Social Group (ASI) | 1,921 | 0.46 | –1.11 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independent Popular Council of Formentera (AIPF) | 1,795 | 0.43 | +0.05 | 1 | ±0 |
| | Left of Menorca–United Left (EM–EU)$^4$ | 1,728 | 0.41 | ±0.00 | 0 | ±0 |
| | PSOE+People for Formentera (PSOE+GxF)$^5$ | 1,456 | 0.35 | +0.05 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB) | 1,216 | 0.29 | +0.19 | 0 | ±0 |
| | European Green Group (GVE) | 876 | 0.21 | +0.12 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Balearic Party (PB) | 802 | 0.19 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Balearic People's Union (UPB) | 689 | 0.16 | +0.13 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union of Centrists of Menorca (UCM) | 686 | 0.16 | –0.10 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Pityusic Democracy (DP) | 675 | 0.16 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Key of Mallorca (Clau) | 546 | 0.13 | –0.58 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Workers for Democracy Coalition (TD) | 543 | 0.13 | +0.03 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Islander Party of the Balearic Islands (PIIB) | 366 | 0.09 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Civic Union (UC) | 342 | 0.08 | –0.10 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 8,613 | 2.06 | +0.40 | | |
| Total | Total | 418,444 | | | 59 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 418,444 | 99.41 | +0.06 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,497 | 0.59 | –0.06 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 420,941 | 60.14 | –2.70 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 279,006 | 39.86 | +2.70 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 699,947 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Bloc for Mallorca results are compared to the combined totals of Socialist Party of Majorca–Nationalist Agreement, United Left–The Greens in the island of Mallorca and Republican Left of Catalonia in the 2003 election.$^2$ PSOE–Ibiza for Change results are compared to the combined totals of Progressive Pact and The Greens of Ibiza in the 2003 election.$^3$ PSM–Nationalist Agreement–The Greens of Menorca results are compared to the combined totals of Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalist Agreement and The Greens of Menorca in the 2003 election.$^4$ Left of Menorca–United Left results are compared to United Left–The Greens totals in the island of Menorca in the 2003 election.$^5$ PSOE+People for Formentera results are compared to Coalition of Progressive Organizations totals in the 2003 election. |||||||
Popular vote
PP
46.02%
PSIB–PSOE
27.60%
Bloc
8.98%
UM
6.73%
PSOE–ExC
4.56%
PSM–EN
0.79%
AIPF
0.43%
Others
2.83%
Blank ballots
2.06% :
Seats
PP
47.46%
PSIB–PSOE
27.12%
PSOE–ExC
10.17%
Bloc
6.78%
UM
5.08%
PSM–EN
1.69%
AIPF
1.69% :

### Distribution by constituency

| Constituency | PP | PP | PSIB | PSIB | Bloc | Bloc | UM | UM | PSOE–ExC | PSOE–ExC | PSM–EN | PSM–EN | AIPF | AIPF |
| Constituency | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S |
| Formentera | | | | | | | | | | | | | 54.5 | 1 |
| Ibiza | 47.1 | 6 | | | | | | | 45.8 | 6 | | | | |
| Mallorca | 46.7 | 16 | 30.1 | 10 | 11.2 | 4 | 8.4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Menorca | 43.0 | 6 | 38.4 | 6 | | | | | | | 9.0 | 1 | | |
| Total | 46.0 | 28 | 32.2 | 22 | 9.0 | 4 | 6.7 | 3 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Sources |||||||||||||||

## Aftermath

Investiture Francesc Antich (PSIB) :
| Ballot → | Ballot → | 4 July 2007 |
| Required majority → | Required majority → | 30 out of 59 Y |
| | Yes • PSIB (20) • Bloc–PSM–EV (5) • UM (3) • EU (2) | 30 / 59 |
| | No • PP (28) • AIPF (1) | 29 / 59 |
| | Abstentions | 0 / 59 |
| | Absentees | 0 / 59 |
| Sources |||