Balearic regional election, 1987

Balearic regional election, 1987

← 1983 10 June 1987 1991 →
All 59 seats in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands 30 seats needed for a majority
Registered	507,258 3.9%
Turnout	338,149 (66.9%) 2.2 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Gabriel Cañellas Joan Francesc Triay Francesc Quetglas Party AP–PL PSOE CDS Leader since 1980 1986 1982 Leader's seat Majorca Majorca Majorca Last election 21 seats, 35.6% 21 seats, 34.7% 0 seats, 2.1% Seats won 25 21 5 Seat change 4 0 5 Popular vote 123,044 107,762 34,046 Percentage 36.7% 32.5% 10.2% Swing 1.1 pp 2.2 pp 8.1 pp
Constituency results map for the Parliament of the Balearic Islands
President before election Gabriel Cañellas AP–PL Elected President Gabriel Cañellas AP–PL

Gabriel Cañellas
AP–PL

Gabriel Cañellas
AP–PL

The 1987 Balearic regional election was held on Wednesday, 10 June 1987, to elect the 2nd 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 1987 European Parliament election.

The governing party People's Alliance (AP), in alliance with Liberal Party (PL), increased support compared to the previous election. The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) received less votes than in 1983, but obtained the same seats due to the increase of total parliamentary seats. The third force in the 1983 election, Majorcan Union (UM), lost support in part due to the important increase of Democratic and Social Centre (CDS). Because of this, UM could not repeat their previous support to AP–PL, and instead both parties formed an alliance in the Government, thanks to the abstention of CDS in the investiture vote. This meant that Gabriel Cañellas was invested as President of the Balearic Islands for a second term. Finally, the Nationalist Left (EN), that obtained the same 4 seats presenting candidates in Majorca and Menorca, lost overall popular suport but gained votes in Menorca thanks to the alliance with United Left (EU) in this district.