Mallorca (Senate constituency)

For the Parliament of the Balearic Islands constituency, see Mallorca (Parliament of the Balearic Islands constituency).

Mallorca
Senate of Spain Electoral constituency
Location of Mallorca within Spain
Island	Mallorca
Autonomous community	Balearic Islands
Population	949,047 (2024)
Electorate	648,249 (2023)
Major settlements	Palma, Calvià
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	3
Members	PP (2)   PSOE (1)

Mallorca is one of the 59 constituencies represented in the Senate of Spain, the upper chamber of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes Generales. The constituency (whose boundaries correspond to those of the homonymous island) elects three senators. The electoral system uses open list partial block voting, with electors voting for individual candidates instead of parties. Electors can vote for up to two candidates.

Electoral system

The constituency was created as per the Political Reform Law and was first contested in the 1977 general election. The Law provided for the provinces of Spain to be established as multi-member districts in the Senate, with this regulation being maintained under the Spanish Constitution of 1978. Additionally, the Constitution requires for any modification of the provincial limits to be approved under an organic law, needing an absolute majority in the Cortes Generales.

Voting is based on universal suffrage, comprising all Spanish nationals over 18 years of age with full political rights, provided that they have not been deprived of the right to vote by a final sentence. The only exception was in 1977, when this was limited to nationals over 21 years of age and in full enjoyment of their political and civil rights. Amendments in 2011 required non-resident citizens to apply for voting, a system known as "begged" voting (Spanish: Voto rogado). which was abolished in 2022. Further, amendments in 2018 granted the right to vote to those legally incapacitated. 209 Senate seats (207 in 1977, 208 from 1978 to 2026) are elected using open-list partial block voting: voters in constituencies electing four seats can choose up to three candidates; in those with two or three seats, up to two; and in single-member districts, one. Each of the 47 peninsular provinces is allocated four seats, while in insular provinces—such as the Balearic and Canary Islands—the districts are the islands themselves, with the larger ones (Mallorca, Gran Canaria and Tenerife) being allocated three seats each, and the smaller ones (Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Fuerteventura, La Gomera, El Hierro, Lanzarote and La Palma) one each. Ceuta and Melilla elect two seats each. Until 1985, the law also provided for by-elections to fill Senate seats vacated up to two years into the legislature; subsequently, any vacancies arising after the proclamation of candidates and during the legislative term are filled by the next candidates on the party lists or, when required, by designated substitutes.

The electoral law allows for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, alliances and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form an alliance are required to inform the relevant electoral commission within 10 days of the election call—15 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 permille of the electorate, with a compulsory minimum of 500 signatures, until 1985—disallowing electors from signing for more than one list. Also since 2011, parties, federations or alliances that have not obtained a mandate in either chamber of the Cortes at the preceding election are required to secure the signature of at least 0.1 percent of electors in the aforementioned constituencies. Amendments in 2007 required a balanced composition of men and women in the electoral lists, so that candidates of either sex made up at least 40 percent of the total composition; further amendments in 2024 required the use of a zipper system.

Senators

Senators for Mallorca 1977–
Key to parties   UPM   Podemos   PSOE   UCD   PP   CP   AP
Legislature	Election	Distribution
Constituent	1977	1 2
1st	1979	1 2
2nd	1982	2 1
3rd	1986	2 1
4th	1989	1 2
5th	1993	1 2
6th	1996	1 2
7th	2000	1 2
8th	2004	1 2
9th	2008	1 2
10th	2011	1 2
11th	2015	1 2
12th	2016	1 2
13th	2019 (Apr)	2 1
14th	2019 (Nov)	2 1
15th	2023	1 2

General elections

2023

Summary of the 23 July 2023 Senate of Spain election results in Mallorca

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	279,209	37.03		2	+1
	Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands (PSIB–PSOE)	233,965	31.03		1	−1
	More for Mallorca–Unite (Més–Sumar)1	115,861	15.37		0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	106,978	14.19		0	±0
	Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)2	9,136	1.21		0	±0
	Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero)	1,314	0.17		0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE)	1,152	0.15	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		6,339	1.61
Total		753,954			3	±0
Valid votes		394,716	97.71
Invalid votes		9,263	2.29
Votes cast / turnout		403,979	62.32
Abstentions		244,270	37.68
Registered voters		648,249
Sources
Footnotes: 1 More for Mallorca–Unite results are compared to the combined totals of United We Can, More Left and More Country in the November 2019 election. 2 Animalist Party with the Environment results are compared to Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals totals in the November 2019 election.

November 2019

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Mallorca

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y María Salom Coll		PP	93,266	26.29
Y Cosme Bonet Bonet		PSOE	91,522	25.80
Y Susanna Moll Kammerich		PSOE	87,196	24.58
• Javier Bonet Díaz		PP	81,741	23.04
• Manuela Cañadas Pinilla		Vox	58,822	16.58
• Beni Aguiló Grau		Podemos–EUIB	56,669	15.97
• Alfonso Rodríguez Sánchez		Podemos–EUIB	48,476	13.66
• Beatriz Medina Muñoz-Torrero		Cs	28,782	8.11
• Omar Delgado Garrido		Cs	23,076	6.50
• Lila Thomàs i Andreu		Més–esquerra	21,067	5.94
• Isidre Mateu Sabater		Més–esquerra	16,660	4.70
• Antoni Gutiérrez Sastre		Más País	8,978	2.53
• Patricia Blanco Martín		PACMA	7,651	2.16
• Francisco González Benito		PACMA	4,411	1.24
• Juan José Fernández Panadero		Recortes Cero–GV	1,225	0.35
• María Teresa Viera Oliver		PUM+J	1,025	0.29
• Antonio Forteza Bonnet		P–LIB	481	0.14
Blank ballots			6,398	1.80
Total			354,766
Valid votes			354,766	97.64
Invalid votes			8,588	2.36
Votes cast / turnout			363,354	57.45
Abstentions			269,143	42.55
Registered voters			632,497
Sources

April 2019

Summary of the 28 April 2019 Senate of Spain election results in Mallorca

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Cosme Bonet Bonet		PSOE	107,619	26.60
Y Susanna Moll Kammerich		PSOE	102,887	25.43
Y María Salom Coll		PP	75,485	18.66
• Pep Malagrava Rigo		UP–VP	73,961	18.28
• Rosa Cursach Salas		UP–VP	73,256	18.10
• Pedro Luis Ribas Dietrich		Cs	70,229	17.36
• Miguel Ángel Ramis Socías		PP	64,068	15.84
• Beatriz Medina Muñoz-Torrero		Cs	61,718	15.26
• Antonio Salvá Verd		Vox	46,619	11.52
• Manuela Cañadas Pinilla		Vox	37,798	9.34
• Rafel Alexandre Ballester Riutort		El Pi	15,798	3.91
• Juana Xamena Terrasa		El Pi	13,891	3.43
• Marina Mir García		PACMA	11,624	2.87
• José Manuel Miñano Linde		PACMA	6,971	1.72
• Irina Martínez Valero		Recortes Cero–GV	1,914	0.47
• Maria del Carmen Rodriguez Nieto		PUM+J	1,303	0.32
• Jaume Bonet Moll		VIA	1,231	0.30
Blank ballots			6,766	1.67
Total			404,540
Valid votes			404,540	97.49
Invalid votes			10,414	2.51
Votes cast / turnout			414,954	66.02
Abstentions			213,607	33.98
Registered voters			628,561
Sources

2016

Summary of the 26 June 2016 Senate of Spain election results in Mallorca

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Miguel Ángel Ramis Socías		PP	127,994	35.52
Y Catalina Soler Torres		PP	125,126	34.73
Y Margarita Quetglas Quesada		Podemos–EUIB–Més	85,261	23.66
• Juan José Martínez Riera		Podemos–EUIB–Més	76,393	21.20
• Natalia Troya Isern		PSOE	74,316	20.62
• Francisco Ducrós Salvá		PSOE	68,615	19.04
• Francisco Javier Giménez Borrás		Cs	44,018	12.22
• Laura Rodeño Hernández		Cs	41,179	11.43
• Diana María Martín Hämphälä		PACMA	8,651	2.40
• Josep de Luis Ferrer		SI	7,973	2.21
• Maria Loreto Amorós i Rotger		SI	6,902	1.91
• Arturo Arévalo González		PACMA	5,698	1.58
• Juan José Fernández Panadero		Recortes Cero–GV	1,604	0.45
• Ana María Mingolla López		Recortes Cero–GV	1,326	0.37
• Antonio Romero García		UPyD	1,023	0.28
• Gaspar Buades Rul·lan		PFyV	807	0.22
• Francina Catalina Martí Capellá		UPyD	804	0.22
• Mª Amalia Schmidt Gil Moreno de Mora		PFyV	661	0.18
Blank ballots			8,166	2.27
Total			360,333
Valid votes			360,333	97.47
Invalid votes			9,338	2.53
Votes cast / turnout			369,671	60.96
Abstentions			236,788	39.04
Registered voters			606,459
Sources

2015

Summary of the 20 December 2015 Senate of Spain election results in Mallorca

Candidates	Parties and coalitions		Popular vote
			Votes	%
Y Miguel Ángel Ramis Socías		PP	108,368	29.09
Y Catalina Soler Torres		PP	104,558	28.06
Y Margarita Quetglas Quesada		Podemos	77,420	20.78
• José Antonio Manchado Lozano		PSOE	67,836	18.21
• Tomás Fernández González		Podemos	67,818	18.20
• Natalia Troya Isern		PSOE	63,547	17.06
• Javier Antonio González García		Cs	45,088	12.10
• Laura Rodeño Hernández		Cs	41,169	11.05
• Sara Margarita Martín Comas		Més	33,103	8.88
• Salvador Colomé Costa		Més	27,424	7.36
• Rafel Alexandre Ballester Riutort		El Pi	15,443	4.14
• Lucia Driessen Lladó		El Pi	13,283	3.57
• Rafael Polonio Gómez		IU–UPB	7,267	1.95
• Diana María Martín Hämphälä		PACMA	7,254	1.95
• Josefina Fernández Pérez		IU–UPB	7,245	1.94
• José González Sastre		PACMA	4,408	1.18
• Francisco Alegret Crespí		UPyD	2,026	0.54
• María Victoria Ruiz Martínez		UPyD	1,683	0.45
• Juan José Fernández Panadero		Recortes Cero–GV	1,486	0.40
• Gaspar Buades Rul·lan		PFyV	783	0.21
• Rosalía Cortés Sastre		PFyV	659	0.18
Blank ballots			12,182	3.27
Total			372,581
Valid votes			372,581	96.77
Invalid votes			12,439	3.23
Votes cast / turnout			385,020	63.68
Abstentions			219,604	36.32
Registered voters			604,624
Sources

1977

Summary of the 15 June 1977 Senate of Spain election results in Mallorca

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	279,353	53.55	n/a	2	n/a
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	142,912	27.40	n/a	1	n/a
	People's Alliance (AP)	29,360	5.63	n/a	0	n/a
	People's Socialist Party–Socialist Unity (PSP–US)	22,007	4.22	n/a	0	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	16,017	3.07	n/a	0	n/a
	Balearic Autonomist Union (UAB)	14,402	2.76	n/a	0	n/a
	Democratic Union of the Balearic Islands (UDIB)	13,411	2.57	n/a	0	n/a
	National Alliance July 18 (AN18)	2,667	0.51	n/a	0	n/a
	José Antonio Circles (CJA)	1,508	0.29	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots				n/a
Total		521,637			3	n/a
Valid votes				n/a
Invalid votes				n/a
Votes cast / turnout				n/a
Abstentions				n/a
Registered voters		337,758
Sources

Bibliography

• Ley 1/1977, de 4 de enero, para la Reforma Política (Fundamental Law 1/1977). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 4 January 1977. BOE-A-1977-165. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
• Real Decreto-ley 20/1977, de 18 de marzo, sobre Normas Electorales (Royal Decree-Law 20/1977). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 18 March 1977. BOE-A-1977-7445. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
• Constitución Española (Constitution). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 27 December 1978. BOE-A-1978-31229. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
• Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General (Organic Law 5/1985). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 19 June 1985. BOE-A-1985-11672. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
• Carreras de Odriozola, Albert; Tafunell Sambola, Xavier (2005) [1989]. Estadísticas históricas de España, siglos XIX-XX (PDF) (in Spanish). Vol. 1 (II ed.). Bilbao: Fundación BBVA. pp. 1072–1097. ISBN 84-96515-00-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.