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Formentera (Parliament of the Balearic Islands constituency)

For the Senate constituency, see Ibiza–Formentera (Senate constituency).
Formentera
Parliament of the Balearic Islands
Electoral constituency
Location of Formentera within the Balearic Islands
IslandFormentera
Autonomous communityBalearic Islands
Population11,904 (2020)[1]
Electorate7,180 (2023)
Major settlementsSant Francesc Xavier
Current constituency
Created1983
Seats1
Member(s)
  •   Sa Unió (1)

Formentera is one of the four constituencies (Spanish: circunscripciones) represented in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands, the regional legislature of the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands. The constituency currently elects one deputy using plurality voting. Its boundaries correspond to those of the island of Formentera.

Until the 2003 election, the results in this district were also used to determine the composition of the Island Council of Ibiza and Formentera during the same term as the Parliament, with Formentera counting for 1 out of the 13 seats of the Council—11 out of 12 from 1983 to 1987—. From the 2007 election onwards, Formentera has an independent Council, the composition of which is determined by the local elections of the municipality. Additionally, on 3 April 1979 the first independent election for the Island Council of Ibiza and Formentera was held, electing 12 councillors.[2]

Electoral system

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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.[3][4][5]

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 (Spanish: Voto rogado) which was abolished in 2022.[6][7] 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.[3][4][5] The use of the D'Hondt method may result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.[8]

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.[5][9][10]

Deputies

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Deputies 1983–present
Key to parties
  COP
  GxF
  PSIB–PSOE
  AIPF
  Sa Unió
Parliament Election Distribution
1st 1983
1
2nd 1987
1
3rd 1991
1
4th 1995
1
5th 1999
1
6th 2003
1
7th 2007
1
8th 2011
1
9th 2015
1
10th 2019
1
11th 2023
1

Elections

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2023 regional election

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Summary of the 28 May 2023 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Formentera
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
The Union of Formentera (PP–CompromísFormentera) (Sa Unió) 1,747 46.55 +8.31 1 +1
People for Formentera+PSOE (GxF+PSOE) 1,679 44.74 –10.09 0 –1
Progress in Green–PACMA (Progreso en Verde–PACMA)1 131 3.49 –1.84 0 ±0
Vox (Vox) 125 3.33 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 71 1.89 +0.30
Total 3,753 1 ±0
Valid votes 3,753 98.43 –0.03
Invalid votes 60 1.57 +0.03
Votes cast / turnout 3,813 53.11 +3.02
Abstentions 3,367 46.89 –3.02
Registered voters 7,180
Sources[11]
Footnotes:

2019 regional election

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Summary of the 26 May 2019 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Formentera
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People for Formentera+PSOE+EUIB (GxF+PSOE+EUIB) 2,036 54.83 –4.46 1 ±0
The Union of Formentera (PP–CompromísFormentera) (Sa Unió)1 1,420 38.24 +0.20 0 ±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 198 5.33 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 59 1.59 –1.07
Total 3,713 1 ±0
Valid votes 3,713 98.46 +2.95
Invalid votes 58 1.54 –2.95
Votes cast / turnout 3,771 50.09 –0.08
Abstentions 3,758 49.91 +0.08
Registered voters 7,529
Sources[12][13][14]
Footnotes:

2015 regional election

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Summary of the 24 May 2015 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Formentera
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People for Formentera+PSOE (GxF+PSOE) 2,006 59.29 +5.26 1 ±0
People's Party (PP)1 904 26.72 –11.67 0 ±0
Commitment to Formentera (CompromísFormentera) 383 11.32 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 90 2.66 +0.49
Total 3,383 1 ±0
Valid votes 3,383 95.51 –2.62
Invalid votes 159 4.49 +2.62
Votes cast / turnout 3,542 50.17 –9.04
Abstentions 3,518 49.83 +9.04
Registered voters 7,060
Sources[15][16][14]
Footnotes:

2011 regional election

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Summary of the 22 May 2011 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Formentera
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People for Formentera+PSOE (GxF+PSOE) 1,904 54.03 +9.84 1 +1
The Union of Formentera (PP–GUIF) (Sa Unió)1 1,353 38.39 –16.09 0 –1
Renewal Party of Ibiza and Formentera (PREF) 135 3.83 New 0 ±0
Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 54 1.53 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 78 2.17 +0.83
Total 3,524 1 ±0
Valid votes 3,524 98.13 –0.76
Invalid votes 67 1.87 +0.76
Votes cast / turnout 3,591 59.21 –4.05
Abstentions 2,474 40.79 +4.05
Registered voters 6,065
Sources[17][18][14]
Footnotes:

2007 regional election

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Summary of the 27 May 2007 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Formentera
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Independent Popular Council of Formentera (AIPF) 1,795 54.48 +1.09 1 ±0
PSOE+People for Formentera (PSOE+GxF)1 1,456 44.19 +2.12 0 ±0
Blank ballots 44 1.34 –3.20
Total 3,295 1 ±0
Valid votes 3,295 98.89 +0.86
Invalid votes 37 1.11 –0.86
Votes cast / turnout 3,332 63.26 –3.63
Abstentions 1,935 36.74 +3.63
Registered voters 5,267
Sources[17][19][14]
Footnotes:

2003 regional election

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Summary of the 25 May 2003 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Formentera
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Independent Popular Council of Formentera (AIPF) 1,647 53.39 +10.59 1 +1
Coalition of Progressive Organizations (COP) 1,298 42.07 –13.50 0 –1
Blank ballots 140 4.54 +2.91
Total 3,085 1 ±0
Valid votes 3,085 98.03 –0.23
Invalid votes 62 1.97 +0.23
Votes cast / turnout 3,147 66.89 –1.37
Abstentions 1,558 33.11 +1.37
Registered voters 4,705
Sources[20][21][14]

1999 regional election

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Summary of the 13 June 1999 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Formentera
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Coalition of Progressive Organizations (COP)1 1,536 55.57 +6.95 1 +1
Independent Popular Council of Formentera (AIPF) 1,183 42.80 –6.60 0 –1
Blank ballots 45 1.63 –0.35
Total 2,764 1 ±0
Valid votes 2,764 98.26 +0.64
Invalid votes 49 1.74 –0.64
Votes cast / turnout 2,813 68.26 +1.81
Abstentions 1,308 31.74 –1.81
Registered voters 4,121
Sources[20][22][14]
Footnotes:

1995 regional election

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Summary of the 28 May 1995 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Formentera
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Independent Popular Council of Formentera (AIPF)1 1,195 49.40 –8.32 1 +1
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 1,067 44.11 +3.72 0 –1
United Left (IU) 109 4.51 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 48 1.98 +0.51
Total 2,419 1 ±0
Valid votes 2,419 97.62 –2.17
Invalid votes 59 2.38 +2.17
Votes cast / turnout 2,478 66.45 –0.71
Abstentions 1,251 33.55 +0.71
Registered voters 3,729
Sources[20][23][14]
Footnotes:

1991 regional election

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Summary of the 25 May 1991 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Formentera
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE) 960 40.39 –6.39 1 ±0
Independents of Formentera Group (GUIF) 692 29.11 New 0 ±0
People's Party (PP)1 680 28.61 –10.20 0 ±0
Alliance for the Republic (AxR) 10 0.42 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 35 1.47 +0.70
Total 2,377 1 ±0
Valid votes 2,377 99.79 +0.67
Invalid votes 5 0.21 –0.67
Votes cast / turnout 2,382 67.16 –8.62
Abstentions 1,165 32.84 +8.62
Registered voters 3,547
Sources[20][24][14]
Footnotes:

1987 regional election

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Summary of the 10 June 1987 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Formentera
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 1,156 46.78 –2.31 1 ±0
People's Alliance–Liberal Party (AP–PL)1 959 38.81 –0.42 0 ±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 337 13.64 New 0 ±0
Blank ballots 19 0.77 +0.58
Total 2,471 1 ±0
Valid votes 2,471 99.12 +0.50
Invalid votes 22 0.88 –0.50
Votes cast / turnout 2,493 75.78 +2.96
Abstentions 797 24.22 –2.96
Registered voters 3,290
Sources[25][14]
Footnotes:

1983 regional election

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Summary of the 8 May 1983 Parliament of the Balearic Islands election results in Formentera
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 1,021 49.09 n/a 1 n/a
People's Coalition (AP–PDP–UL) 816 39.23 n/a 0 n/a
Liberal Democratic Party (PDL) 239 11.49 n/a 0 n/a
Blank ballots 4 0.19 n/a
Total 2,080 1 n/a
Valid votes 2,080 98.62 n/a
Invalid votes 29 1.38 n/a
Votes cast / turnout 2,109 72.82 n/a
Abstentions 787 27.18 n/a
Registered voters 2,896
Sources[26][14]

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