# 1999 Balearic regional election

The 1999 Balearic regional election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 5th 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, as well as the 1999 European Parliament 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.
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. Legal amendments introduced in 1998 allowed for these to be held together with European Parliament elections, provided that they were scheduled for within a four month-timespan. The previous election was held on 28 May 1995, setting the election date for the Parliament concurrently with a European Parliament election on Sunday, 13 June 1999.
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.

## Election debates

1999 Balearic regional election debates :
| Date | Organisers | Moderator(s) | P Present | P Present | P Present |
| Date | Organisers | Moderator(s) | PP | PSIB | Ref. |
| 7 June | Sa Nostra | Gaspar Sabater | P Matas | P Antich | [4] [5] |

## 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.
| Polling firm/Commissioner | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Turnout | | | PSM | | UM | EVIB | AIPF | Pacte | COP | Lead |
| 1999 regional election | 13 Jun 1999 | — | 57.5 | 44.0 28 | 22.0 13 | 11.7 5 | 5.4 3 | 7.3 3 | | 0.3 0 | 4.4 6 | 0.4 1 | 22.0 |
| Eco Consulting/ABC | 24 May–2 Jun 1999 | ? | ? | 40.8 27/28 | 16.8 10/11 | 15.1 8 | 7.7 3/4 | 7.5 3 | | 0.3 0/1 | 5.0 5/6 | – | 24.0 |
| Demoscopia/El País | 26 May–1 Jun 1999 | ? | 60 | 46.8 29/30 | 23.6 14/15 | 9.5 5 | 6.5 2 | 5.8 2 | | | 4.7 6 | – | 23.2 |
| CIS | 3–21 May 1999 | 799 | 63.3 | 46.4 29/30 | 17.7 11/12 | 14.5 6/7 | 7.3 3 | 7.1 2/3 | | | 4.1 6 | – | 28.7 |
| Sigma Dos/El Mundo | 14–19 May 1999 | 1,200 | ? | 46.8 29/31 | 18.5 11/12 | 12.3 5/6 | 10.9 3/4 | 5.0 1/2 | | | 5.0 6/7 | – | 28.3 |
| 1996 general election | 3 Mar 1996 | — | 71.6 | 45.1 | 36.0 | 5.7 | 7.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | – | – | – | 9.1 |
| 1995 regional election | 28 May 1995 | — | 63.6 | 44.8 30 | 24.0 16 | 12.2 6 | 6.6 3 | 5.3 2 | 3.1 1 | 0.3 1 | – | – | 20.8 |

## Results
### Overall

← Summary of the 13 June 1999 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) | 160,545 | 44.01 | –0.76 | 28 | –2 |
| | Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)$^1$ | 80,327 | 22.02 | +0.77 | 13 | +1 |
| | PSM–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) | 42,748 | 11.72 | –0.33 | 5 | –1 |
| | Socialist Party of Majorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) | 39,509 | 10.83 | –0.15 | 4 | –1 |
| | Socialist Party of Menorca–Nationalist Agreement (PSM–EN) | 3,239 | 0.89 | –0.18 | 1 | ±0 |
| | Majorcan Union (UM) | 26,682 | 7.31 | +1.99 | 3 | +1 |
| | United Left–The Greens (EU–EV) | 19,793 | 5.43 | –3.14 | 3 | ±0 |
| | United Left of Mallorca–The Greens of Mallorca (EU–EV)$^2$ | 17,403 | 4.77 | –3.02 | 2 | ±0 |
| | Left of Menorca–United Left (EM–EU)$^3$ | 2,390 | 0.66 | –0.12 | 1 | ±0 |
| | Progressive Pact+Coalition of Progressive Organizations (Pacte+COP) | 17,697 | 4.85 | +0.77 | 7 | +2 |
| | Progressive Pact (Pacte)$^4$ | 16,161 | 4.43 | +0.66 | 6 | +1 |
| | Coalition of Progressive Organizations (COP)$^5$ | 1,536 | 0.42 | +0.11 | 1 | +1 |
| | Independent Social Group (ASI) | 2,368 | 0.65 | +0.27 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Balearic People's Coalition–Balearic People's Union (CPB–UPB) | 2,219 | 0.61 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independent Popular Council of Formentera (AIPF) | 1,183 | 0.32 | ±0.00 | 0 | –1 |
| | Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) | 1,106 | 0.30 | –0.18 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Pityusic Civic Union (UCP) | 954 | 0.26 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Alternative Left of the Balearic Islands (EAIB) | 675 | 0.19 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV) | 643 | 0.18 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Social Democrats for Progress (SDP) | 641 | 0.18 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Workers for Democracy Coalition (TD)$^6$ | 473 | 0.13 | +0.04 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 6,777 | 1.86 | +0.50 | | |
| Total | Total | 364,831 | | | 59 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 364,831 | 99.22 | –0.15 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 2,852 | 0.78 | +0.15 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 367,683 | 57.50 | –6.06 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 271,715 | 42.50 | +6.06 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 639,398 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands does not include results in Ibiza.$^2$ United Left of Mallorca–The Greens of Mallorca results are compared to the combined totals of United Left of Mallorca and The Greens of the Balearic Islands in Mallorca in the 1995 election.$^3$ Left of Menorca–United Left results are compared to United Left of Menorca totals in the 1995 election.$^4$ Progressive Pact results are compared to the combined totals of Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands, The Greens, United Left of Ibiza, Nationalist and Ecologist Agreement and Republican Left of Catalonia in Ibiza in the 1995 election.$^5$ Coalition of Progressive Organizations results are compared to the combined totals of Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands and United Left in Formentera in the 1995 election.$^6$ Workers for Democracy Coalition results are compared to Neighbourhood Movement–New Socialist Party totals in the 1995 election. |||||||
Popular vote
PP
44.01%
PSIB–PSOE
22.02%
PSM–EN
11.72%
UM
7.31%
EU–EV
5.43%
Pacte+COP
4.85%
Others
2.81%
Blank ballots
1.86% :
Seats
PP
47.46%
PSIB–PSOE
22.03%
Pacte+COP
11.86%
PSM–EN
8.47%
UM
5.08%
EU–EV
5.08% :

### Distribution by constituency

| Constituency | PP | PP | PSIB | PSIB | PSM–EN | PSM–EN | UM | UM | EU–EV | EU–EV | Pacte | Pacte | COP | COP |
| Constituency | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S |
| Formentera | | | | | | | | | | | | | 55.6 | 1 |
| Ibiza | 47.1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 46.3 | 6 | | |
| Mallorca | 44.5 | 16 | 23.1 | 8 | 13.4 | 4 | 9.1 | 3 | 5.9 | 2 | | | | |
| Menorca | 40.3 | 6 | 37.9 | 5 | 9.8 | 1 | | | 7.3 | 1 | | | | |
| Total | 44.0 | 28 | 22.0 | 13 | 11.7 | 5 | 7.3 | 3 | 5.4 | 3 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Sources |||||||||||||||

## Aftermath

Investiture Francesc Antich (PSIB) :
| Ballot → | Ballot → | 23 July 1999 |
| Required majority → | Required majority → | 30 out of 59 Y |
| | Yes • PSIB (16) • PSM–EN (5) • EU–EV (4) • UM (3) • Independent (2) • COP (1) | 31 / 59 |
| | No • PP (28) | 28 / 59 |
| | Abstentions | 0 / 59 |
| | Absentees | 0 / 59 |
| Sources |||