Melilla (Congress of Deputies constituency)

Melilla
Congress of Deputies
Electoral constituency
Location of Melilla within Spain.
ProvinceMálaga (1977–1995)
None (1995–present)
Autonomous communityAndalusia (1977–1995)
None (1995–present)
PopulationIncrease 85,811 (2024)[1]
ElectorateIncrease 61,118 (2023)
Major settlementsMelilla
Current constituency
Created1977
Seats1
Member  PP (1)

Melilla is one of the 52 constituencies represented in the Congress of Deputies, the lower chamber of the Spanish parliament, the Cortes Generales. The constituency (whose boundaries correspond to those of the homonymous autonomous city) currently elects one deputy using plurality voting.

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 Congress of Deputies,[2] with this regulation being maintained under the Spanish Constitution of 1978.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6][7] Amendments in 2011 required non-resident citizens to apply for voting, a system known as "begged" voting (Spanish: Voto rogado).[8][9] which was abolished in 2022.[10] Further, amendments in 2018 granted the right to vote to those legally incapacitated.[11] The Congress of Deputies has a minimum of 300 and a maximum of 400 seats, with electoral provisions fixing its size at 350. Of these, 348 are elected in 50 multi-member constituencies corresponding to the provinces of Spain—each of which is assigned an initial minimum of two seats and the remaining 248 distributed in proportion to population—using the D'Hondt method and closed-list proportional voting, with a three percent-threshold of valid votes (including blank ballots) in each constituency. The remaining two seats are allocated to Ceuta and Melilla as single-member districts elected by plurality voting.[12] The use of this electoral method may result in a higher effective threshold depending on district magnitude and vote distribution.[13] The law does not provide for by-elections to fill vacant seats; instead, 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.[14]

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.[15] 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.[16]

Deputies

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

General elections

2023

Summary of the 23 July 2023 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 13,44649.16+19.62 1±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 6,94325.39+8.94 0±0
Vox (Vox) 4,35915.94–2.46 0±0
Coalition for Melilla (CpM) 1,2984.75–24.20 0±0
Unite (Sumar)1 8273.02+0.40 0±0
Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA) 1600.59New 0±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 400.15+0.05 0±0
Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero) 230.08+0.02 0±0
Blank ballots 2530.93+0.33
Total 27,349 1±0
Valid votes 27,34998.91–0.32
Invalid votes 3001.09+0.32
Votes cast / turnout 27,64945.24–7.15
Abstentions 33,46954.76+7.15
Registered voters 61,118
Sources[17]
Footnotes:

November 2019

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 9,13629.54+5.58 1±0
Coalition for Melilla (CpM) 8,95528.95+8.64 0±0
Vox (Vox) 5,69218.40+1.20 0±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 5,08716.45–4.25 0±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) 9172.96–9.93 0±0
United We Can (Podemos–IU) 8092.62–1.21 0±0
The Greens (Verdes) 1010.33New 0±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 310.10–0.02 0±0
Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) 190.06–0.23 0±0
Blank ballots 1850.60–0.10
Total 30,932 1±0
Valid votes 30,93299.23+0.17
Invalid votes 2400.77–0.17
Votes cast / turnout 31,17252.39–5.14
Abstentions 28,32547.61+5.14
Registered voters 59,497
Sources[17]

April 2019

Summary of the 28 April 2019 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 8,08723.96–25.90 1±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 6,98920.70–4.39 0±0
Coalition for Melilla (CpM) 6,85720.31New 0±0
Vox (Vox) 5,80717.20New 0±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) 4,35112.89+0.53 0±0
United We Can (Podemos–IU–Equo) 1,2923.83–6.00 0±0
Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) 990.29+0.13 0±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 390.12New 0±0
Blank ballots 2370.70–0.29
Total 33,758 1±0
Valid votes 33,75899.06+0.38
Invalid votes 3190.94–0.38
Votes cast / turnout 34,07757.53+9.98
Abstentions 25,15642.47–9.98
Registered voters 59,233
Sources[17]

2016

Summary of the 26 June 2016 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 13,52249.86+5.95 1±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 6,80525.09+0.50 0±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 3,35212.36–3.19 0±0
United We Can (Unidos Podemos)1 2,6679.83–2.92 0±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 3171.17+0.05 0±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 1460.54–0.31 0±0
Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) 440.16±0.00 0±0
Blank ballots 2680.99–0.07
Total 27,121 1±0
Valid votes 27,12199.68–0.04
Invalid votes 3621.32+0.04
Votes cast / turnout 27,48347.55–1.80
Abstentions 30,31252.45+1.80
Registered voters 57,795
Sources[17]
Footnotes:

2015

Summary of the 20 December 2015 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 12,33143.91–22.80 1±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 6,90524.59–0.73 0±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 4,36615.55New 0±0
We Can (Podemos) 3,21511.45New 0±0
Popular Unity–United Left (UP–IU) 3661.30New 0±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 3141.12+0.61 0±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 2400.85–2.86 0±0
Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) 460.16New 0±0
Blank ballots 2991.06–0.80
Total 28,082 1±0
Valid votes 28,08298.72–0.14
Invalid votes 3631.28+0.14
Votes cast / turnout 28,44549.35–0.08
Abstentions 29,19450.65+0.08
Registered voters 57,639
Sources[17]

2011

Summary of the 20 November 2011 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 17,82866.71+17.68 1±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 6,76625.32–22.78 0±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 9923.71+2.57 0±0
Equo (Equo) 4271.60New 0±0
Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 1370.51New 0±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 800.30+0.20 0±0
Blank ballots 4961.86+0.97
Total 26,726 1±0
Valid votes 26,72698.86–0.40
Invalid votes 3081.14+0.40
Votes cast / turnout 27,03449.43–14.25
Abstentions 27,65650.57+14.25
Registered voters 54,690
Sources[17]

2008

Summary of the 9 March 2008 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 15,71749.03–5.57 1±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 15,42048.10+6.67 0±0
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 3671.14New 0±0
The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV) 770.24–0.26 0±0
Social Democratic Party (PSD) 730.23New 0±0
Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE de las JONS) 440.14New 0±0
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 390.12New 0±0
For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 330.10New 0±0
Blank ballots 2850.89–0.71
Total 32,055 1±0
Valid votes 32,05599.26+0.08
Invalid votes 2400.74–0.08
Votes cast / turnout 32,29563.68+7.84
Abstentions 18,41636.32–7.84
Registered voters 50,711
Sources[17]

2004

Summary of the 14 March 2004 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 14,85654.60+4.80 1±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 11,27341.43+21.01 0±0
United Left (IU) 2290.84–0.67 0±0
The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV) 1350.50–0.16 0±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 890.33New 0±0
Republican Left (IR) 570.21New 0±0
The Phalanx (FE) 460.17–0.01 0±0
Spanish Democratic Party (PADE) 350.13+0.08 0±0
National Democracy (DN) 300.11New 0±0
Spain 2000 (E–2000) 220.08New 0±0
Blank ballots 4351.60–0.50
Total 27,207 1±0
Valid votes 27,20799.18–0.10
Invalid votes 2250.82+0.10
Votes cast / turnout 27,43255.84+1.84
Abstentions 21,69744.16–1.84
Registered voters 49,129
Sources[17]

2000

Summary of the 12 March 2000 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party–Melillan People's Union (PP–UPM) 13,07849.80–0.77 1±0
Localist Bloc of Melilla (BLM) 6,51424.81New 0±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE–p) 5,36320.42–22.90 0±0
United Left (IU) 3971.51–1.97 0±0
The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV) 1740.66New 0±0
Nationalist Aprome (Aprome) 600.23–0.50 0±0
The Phalanx (FE) 480.18New 0±0
Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000) 380.14+0.02 0±0
Natural Law Party (PLN) 230.09New 0±0
Spanish Democratic Party (PADE) 130.05New 0±0
Blank ballots 5512.10+0.48
Total 26,259 1±0
Valid votes 26,25999.28+0.19
Invalid votes 1910.72–0.19
Votes cast / turnout 26,45054.00–7.95
Abstentions 22,53546.00+7.95
Registered voters 48,985
Sources[17]

1996

Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 13,78850.57+5.65 1+1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 11,81043.32–5.47 0–1
United Left (IU) 9503.48+0.88 0±0
Nationalist Party of Melilla (PNM) 2000.73New 0±0
Centrist Union (UC) 740.27–1.88 0±0
Blank ballots 4411.62+0.39
Total 27,263 1±0
Valid votes 27,26399.09–0.48
Invalid votes 2510.91+0.48
Votes cast / turnout 27,51461.95–4.19
Abstentions 16,90138.05+4.19
Registered voters 44,415
Sources[17]

1993

Summary of the 6 June 1993 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 12,88548.79+10.29 1+1
People's Party (PP) 11,86544.92–10.76 0–1
United Left (IU) 6872.60New 0±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 5692.15+0.35 0±0
Natural Law Party (PLN) 800.30New 0±0
Blank ballots 3251.23+0.33
Total 26,411 1±0
Valid votes 26,41199.57+0.28
Invalid votes 1150.43–0.28
Votes cast / turnout 26,52666.14+14.25
Abstentions 13,57933.86–14.25
Registered voters 40,105
Sources[17]

1989

The results of the 1989 general election in Melilla were annulled by the Spanish Constitutional Court because of perceived irregularities in the vote tally, with provisional results awarding the district's single seat to the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party by 507 votes.[18] After a re-run election was held on 25 March 1990, the district's seat was won by the People's Party with a large majority of 3,007 votes.[19]

Summary of the 25 March 1990 Congress of Deputies re-run election results in Melilla
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP)1 9,74855.68+9.74 1±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 6,74138.50+2.85 0±0
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 3161.80–9.42 0±0
Spanish Nationalist Party of Melilla (PNEM) 3011.72New 0±0
Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 1300.74New 0±0
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) 1150.66New 0±0
Blank ballots 1570.90–0.56
Total 17,508 1±0
Valid votes 17,50899.29+0.41
Invalid votes 1260.71–0.41
Votes cast / turnout 17,63451.89–8.09
Abstentions 16,35148.11+8.09
Registered voters 33,985
Sources[17]
Footnotes:
Summary of the 29 October 1989 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla (annulled)
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 8,17842.00+6.35 1+1
People's Party (PP)1 7,67139.40–6.54 0–1
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 1,6448.44–2.78 0±0
Spanish Nationalist Party of Melilla (PNEM) 1,3747.06New 0±0
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) 2041.05New 0±0
Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 1310.67New 0±0
Blank ballots 2701.39–0.07
Total 19,472 1±0
Valid votes 19,47298.72–0.16
Invalid votes 2531.28+0.16
Votes cast / turnout 19,72557.95–2.03
Abstentions 14,31442.05+2.03
Registered voters 34,039
Sources[17][20]
Footnotes:

1986

Summary of the 22 June 1986 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Coalition (AP–PDP–PL)1 9,08245.94+19.51 1+1
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 7,04835.65–13.34 0–1
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 2,21811.22+3.53 0±0
United Left (IU) 5492.78New 0±0
Democratic Reformist Party (PRD) 4652.35New 0±0
Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 1180.60+0.29 0±0
Blank ballots 2891.46+0.74
Total 19,769 1±0
Valid votes 19,76998.88–0.09
Invalid votes 2241.12+0.09
Votes cast / turnout 19,99359.98–10.52
Abstentions 13,33740.02+10.52
Registered voters 33,330
Sources[17]
Footnotes:

1982

Summary of the 28 October 1982 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 10,29148.99+27.59 1+1
People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party (AP–PDP)1 5,55126.43+21.59 0±0
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 3,08314.68–36.89 0–1
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 1,6157.69New 0±0
New Force (FN)2 1430.68–1.77 0±0
Spanish Solidarity (SE) 1050.50New 0±0
Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) 660.31New 0±0
Communist Movement (MC) 00.00–1.03 0±0
Workers' Socialist Party (PST) 00.00New 0±0
Blank ballots 1520.72+0.36
Total 21,006 1±0
Valid votes 21,00698.97–0.09
Invalid votes 2181.03+0.09
Votes cast / turnout 21,22470.50+9.83
Abstentions 8,88329.50–9.83
Registered voters 30,107
Sources[17]
Footnotes:

1979

Summary of the 1 March 1979 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 9,03551.57–4.70 1±0
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 3,75021.40–5.72 0±0
Independent Candidates of Melilla (CIME) 1,82010.39New 0±0
Democratic Coalition (CD)1 8484.84–6.04 0±0
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 7934.53–0.54 0±0
National Union (UN) 4292.45New 0±0
Party of Labour of Spain (PTE) 3532.01New 0±0
Carlist Party (PC) 1941.11New 0±0
Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) 1801.03New 0±0
Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) 460.26New 0±0
Union for the Freedom of Speech (ULE) 90.05New 0±0
Blank ballots 630.36–0.20
Total 17,520 1±0
Valid votes 17,52099.06+0.28
Invalid votes 1660.94–0.28
Votes cast / turnout 17,68660.67–15.37
Abstentions 11,46339.33+15.37
Registered voters 29,149
Sources[17]
Footnotes:

1977

Summary of the 15 June 1977 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) 10,72356.27n/a 1n/a
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 5,16827.12n/a 0n/a
People's Alliance (AP) 2,07410.88n/a 0n/a
Communist Party of Spain (PCE) 9665.07n/a 0n/a
Blank ballots 1070.56n/a
Total 19,056 1n/a
Valid votes 19,05698.78n/a
Invalid votes 2351.22n/a
Votes cast / turnout 19,29176.04n/a
Abstentions 6,07723.96n/a
Registered voters 25,368
Sources[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Real Decreto 1210/2024, de 28 de noviembre, por el que se declaran oficiales las cifras de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal referidas al 1 de enero de 2024". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Law 1/1977 (1977), trans. prov. 1.
  3. ↑ Constitution (1978), art. 68.
  4. ↑ Constitution (1978), art. 141.
  5. ↑ LOREG (1985), arts. 2–3.
  6. ↑ Law 1/1977 (1977), art. 2 & trans. prov. 1; Royal Decree-Law 20/1977 (1977), art. 2.
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  8. ↑ LOREG (1985), art. 75.
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  10. ↑ Araque Conde, Pilar (8 June 2022). "El Congreso acaba con el voto rogado: diez años de trabas burocráticas para los residentes en el extranjero". Público (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  11. ↑ Marcos, José (18 October 2018). "El Congreso reconoce el derecho a votar de 100.000 discapacitados intelectuales". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  12. ↑ Constitution (1978), art. 68; Law 1/1977 (1977), art. 2 & trans. prov. 1; Royal Decree-Law 20/1977 (1977), arts. 19–20; LOREG (1985), arts. 162–164.
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  14. ↑ Royal Decree-Law 20/1977 (1977), arts. 20 & 29–30; LOREG (1985), arts. 46, 48 & 164.
  15. ↑ Royal Decree-Law 20/1977 (1977), arts. 30–31 & 34; LOREG (1985), arts. 44 & 169.
  16. ↑ LOREG (1985), art. 44 bis.
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