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2011 Balearic regional election

2011 Balearic regional election

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The 2011 Balearic regional election was held on Sunday, 22 May 2011, to elect the 8th 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.

Quick Facts All 59 seats in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands 30 seats needed for a majority, Registered ...

Political control of the islands had fluctuated in the preceding elections with the People's Party (PP) losing their majority and consequently, control to a coalition headed by the Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) at the 2007 election. The 2011 election saw the PP regain their overall majority. The gains came largely at the expense of United Left, Convergence for the Isles (a successor to the late Majorcan Union), Republican Left and The Greens, all of whom lost their representation in this legislature. These parties had all won seats as part of various coalitions in the previous elections.

One of the first tasks of the Parliament was to elect the president of the Balearic Islands from among their number, with José Ramón Bauzá replacing Francesc Antich (1999–2003, and again 2007–2011) in the post.

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.[1]

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. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Balearic people abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado).[2] 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.[1][3]

Election date

The term of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands expired four years after the date of its previous election, unless it was dissolved earlier. 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 27 May 2007, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 27 May 2011. The election decree was required to be published in the BOIB no later than 3 May 2011, with the election taking place on the fifty-fourth day from publication, setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Sunday, 26 June 2011.[1][3][4]>

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.[1]

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.[3][4]

Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:

Election debates

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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.

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Results

Overall

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Distribution by constituency

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Aftermath

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See also

Notes

  1. Within the Bloc alliance in the 2007 election.
  2. Denotes a main invitee attending the event.
  3. Within PSM–EN.
  4. Within PP.
  5. Within PSIB–PSOE.
  6. Within UIB.

References

Opinion poll sources
  1. "Cascos supera al PP en Asturias (El Mundo)". Electómetro (in Spanish). 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  2. "El PP doblega al PSOE a siete días de la cita electoral". La Razón (in Spanish). 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Vuelco en Cantabria (La Razón)". Electómetro (in Spanish). 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  4. "El PP obtendría mayoría absoluta en Baleares". Antena 3 (in Spanish). 10 May 2011.
  5. "Encuesta de TNS para Antena 3 y Onda Cero. Elecciones 22M. Expectativas electorales en Baleares" (PDF). TNS Demoscopia (in Spanish). 10 May 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-08.
  6. "Mayoría absoluta del PP en el Parlament Balear (Diario de Ibiza)". Electómetro (in Spanish). 1 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  7. "Los cuatro inexpugnables". La Razón (in Spanish). 25 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26.
  8. "El PSOE se rinde al PP". La Razón (in Spanish). 25 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  9. "Barómetro electoral autonómico" (PDF). Celeste-Tel (in Spanish). 9 May 2011.[permanent dead link]
  10. "El PSOE fija su objetivo: salvar los muebles". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 6 May 2011.
  11. "Mayoría absoluta del PP en Baleares (El Mundo)". Electómetro (in Spanish). 24 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-04-29.
  12. "Bauzá arrasa con mayoría absoluta". El Mundo (in Spanish). 11 January 2011.
  13. "El PP lograría su mejor resultado en Baleares (El Mundo)". Electómetro (in Spanish). 5 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-09-04.
  14. "Unión Mallorquina sigue siendo clave en Baleares (Última Hora)". Electómetro (in Spanish). 20 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-11-04.
  15. "Vuelco del mapa electoral autonómico (El Mundo)". Electómetro (in Spanish). 31 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010.
  16. "Baleares: El PP se beneficia del descenso de UM (Gadeso)". Electómetro (in Spanish). 4 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-11-07.
  17. "Un año después, el centro-izquierda se consolida". Última Hora (in Spanish). 25 May 2008.
Other
  1. Reig Pellicer, Naiara (16 December 2015). "Spanish elections: Begging for the right to vote". cafebabel.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. Ley 8/1986, de 26 de noviembre, Electoral de la Comunidad Autónoma de las Islas Baleares. Boletín Oficial del Estado (Law 8) (in Spanish). 26 November 1986. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General. Boletín Oficial del Estado (Organic Law 5) (in Spanish). 19 June 1985. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  4. "Bauzá evita el cuerpo a cuerpo en su debate con Antich" (in Spanish). Última Hora. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  5. "Un debate que pueda responder a su nombre" (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  6. "Parliament of the Balearic Islands elections, 1983-2011" (PDF). www.parlamentib.es (in Catalan). Electoral Commission of the Balearic Islands. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  7. "Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results, 22 May 2011" (PDF). www.juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Electoral Commission of the Balearic Islands. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  8. "Eleccions al Parlament de les Illes Balears i i Consells Insulars (1979 - 2019)". Historia Electoral.com (in Catalan). Retrieved 28 September 2017.

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