Majorcan Union

Majorcan Union

Unió Mallorquina
Majorcan Union Unió Mallorquina
Leader	Josep Melià Ques
Founded	October 1982
Dissolved	February 2011
Headquarters	C/ Sindicat, 21; 07002 Palma (Majorca)
Ideology	Liberalism; Nationalism
Political position	Centre-right
International affiliation	Liberal International
Colours	Blue; Orange
	Politics of Spain; Political parties; Elections;

Majorcan Union (Catalan: Unió Mallorquina, UM; IPA: [uniˈo məʎuɾˈkinə]) was a regional liberal party on the island of Majorca, Spain. It was founded in October 1982, as a nationalist continuation of the then disintegrating Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD). The main founder was Jeroni Albertí Picornell.

In 1993 it merged with the Unió Independent de Mallorca and Convergència Balear. Subsequently, it forged alliances with Independents per Menorca and Unió Centristes de Menorca.

As a centre party, it supported People's Party governments (1987) in the Balearic Islands but also the left-wing coalition, led by the socialist Francesc Antich (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, PSOE), which replaced the People's Party in 1999. UM was once again was the key element in returning the presidency to Francesc Antich after the regional elections to the Balearic Island parliament held in 2007.

Unió Mallorquina was a member of Liberal International. The last president was Josep Melià i Ques^[4]

Following a number of corruption scandals, the party decided to disband in February 2011^[5] and establish a new party, Convergence for the Isles (Convergència per les Illes).^[6]

Electoral performance

Parliament of the Balearic Islands

Date	Votes			Seats		Status	Size	Notes
Date	#	%	±pp	#	±	Status	Size	Notes
1983	46,915	15.1%	–	6 / 54	–	Opposition	3rd	government support
1987	30,247	9.0%	–6.1	4 / 59	2	Government	4th
1991	130,275	38.4%	N/A	4 / 59	0	Government	*
1995	19,966	5.3%	–	2 / 59	2	Opposition	5th
1999	26,682	7.3%	+2.0	3 / 59	1	Government	4th
2003	31,781	7.4%	+0.1	3 / 59	0	Opposition	4th
2007	28,178	6.7%	–0.7	3 / 59	0	Government	4th