Menorca (also Minorca) is one of the four constituencies () 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.
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.
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.
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 () which was abolished in 2022. 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. The use of the D'Hondt method may result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.
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.
Deputies Deputies 1983–present Parliament Election Distribution 1st 1983 2 5 1 4 2nd 1987 2 5 1 5 3rd 1991 2 5 6 4th 1995 1 1 4 7 5th 1999 1 1 5 6 6th 2003 1 6 6 7th 2007 1 6 6 8th 2011 1 4 8 9th 2015 2 3 3 5 10th 2019 2 2 4 1 4 11th 2023 1 2 4 5 1
Regional elections 2023 + Summary of the 28 May 2023 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Menorca 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
2019 + Summary of the 26 May 2019 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Menorca 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
2015 + Summary of the 24 May 2015 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Menorca 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
2011 + Summary of the 22 May 2011 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Menorca 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
2007 + Summary of the 27 May 2007 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Menorca 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
2003 + Summary of the 25 May 2003 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Menorca 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
1999 + Summary of the 13 June 1999 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Menorca 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
1995 + Summary of the 28 May 1995 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Menorca 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
1991 + Summary of the 25 May 1991 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Menorca 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
1987 + Summary of the 10 June 1987 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Menorca 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
1983 + Summary of the 8 May 1983 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Menorca 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
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