Menorcan Union

Menorcan Union (Catalan: Unió Menorquina, UMe; IPA: [uniˈo mənuɾˈkinə]) was a regional liberal party in Menorca. It was registered as a party since 1993. However, until 2009 it did not start its political activity. It gathered people from different municipal parties in Menorca, like Independents for Es Castell (IPEC), Union of Centrists of Menorca (UCM), and Social Action.[1]

Menorcan Union
Unió Menorquina
LeaderIrene Coll
Secretary-GeneralFèlix Ripoll
Founded23 April 1993
2009
Dissolved2012
Merged intoProposta per les Illes
HeadquartersC/ Stuart, 129 baixos
07720 Es Castell, Menorca
IdeologyCentrism
Liberalism
Balearic regionalism
Colours  Blue
  Dark pink
Local councillors in Menorca
(2011–2015)
4 / 114

UMe joined Majorcan Union (UM) in the Balearic Islands to participate in the 2009 European election with the Coalition for Europe, obtaining 546 votes (2.5%) in Menorca. In the 2011 local election, the formation obtained four local councillors in Menorca.

In 2012, it merged into the new balearic regionalist formation Proposta per les Illes, along with Regionalist League of the Balearic Islands (IB–Lliga), Convergence for the Isles (CxI), and Es Nou Partit.[2]

Electoral performance

Parliament of the Balearic Islands
Date Votes Seats Status Size
#  % ±pp # ±
2011 968 0.2% +0.1 0 N/A 13th

European Parliament
Spain
Date Votes Seats Size
#  % ±pp # ±
2009 808,246 5.1% — — *
  
Balearic Islands
Date Votes Size
#  % ±pp
2009** 9,819 3.8% — 3rd

References
  1. "IPEC integrará los centristas de Ferreries y Es Mercadal para crear Unió Menorquina" (PDF). Última Hora (in Spanish). 2 October 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. EFE (2 November 2012). "La formación de Jaume Font y Josep Melià se denomina Proposta per les Illes". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2012.


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