Bill would give Formentera its own Senate seat

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1. The bill, passed by the full house of the Congress of Deputies on June 18, 2026, adapts the electoral law to the reform of Article 69.3 of the Constitution, which recognizes Ibiza and Formentera as separate islands, each with its own senator.
2. It amends Article 161 of the electoral law so that each island, now including Formentera, is its own electoral district for Senate elections.
3. It amends Article 165 to distribute the seats: Formentera would elect one senator, like Ibiza, Menorca and other smaller islands, while Gran Canaria, Mallorca and Tenerife elect three each.
4. The law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).

Who it affects

• The residents of Formentera: They would elect their own senator for the first time, no longer sharing a district with Ibiza.
• The residents of Ibiza: They would no longer share a single district with Formentera and would elect their own senator.
• Residents of the other islands (Balearics and Canaries): The distribution of senators by island would be rewritten in the law, with no changes for them.

Words worth knowing

Circunscripción electoral

Electoral district: a territory (such as a province or an island) whose residents elect their representatives together.

Proposición de Ley Orgánica

A bill proposing to change an organic law; it is not yet an approved law.

Ley Orgánica

Organic law: a type of Spanish law reserved for major matters, such as the electoral system, requiring stronger majorities to pass.

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