Melilla (Spanish Congress electoral district)

Melilla
Congress of Deputies Electoral Constituency
Location of Melilla within Spain.
Province	None
Autonomous community	None
Population	85,584 (2016)
Electorate	57,795 (2016)
Major settlements	Melilla
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	1 (1977–)

Melilla is one of the 52 electoral districts (Spanish: circunscripciones) used for the Congress of Deputies—the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It has the smallest electorate of all the 52 districts ^[1] and together with the other African enclave of Ceuta it is one of just two single member districts in Congress.

Overview

Boundaries and electoral system

Under Article 68.2 of the Spanish constitution ^[2] the constituency must be a single member district and the boundaries must be the same as the Autonomous City of Melilla and under Article 140 this can only be altered with the approval of congress. Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. Officially, the electoral system used is closed list proportional representation with seats allocated using the D'Hondt method. The fact that Melilla is a single member district means that in practice it uses the same first past the post system used in many anglophone countries like the United Kingdom and USA.

Under article 12 of the constitution, the minimum voting age is 18.

Eligibility

Article 67.3 of the Spanish Constitution prohibits dual membership of the Cortes and regional assemblies, meaning that candidates must resign from Regional Assemblies if elected. Article 70 also makes active judges, magistrates, public defenders, serving military personnel, active police officers and members of constitutional and electoral tribunals ineligible. ^[2]

Seat summary (1977–2016)

	1977	1979	1982	1986	1989	1990	1993	1996	2000	2004	2008	2011	2015	2016
Seats	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
AP/CD/CP/PP				1		1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
PSOE			1		1		1
UCD	1	1

Results

2016

Summary of the 26 June 2016 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	13,522	49.86	+5.95	1	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	6,805	25.09	+0.50	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	3,352	12.36	–3.19	0	±0
	United We Can (Unidos Podemos)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	2,667	9.83	–2.92	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	317	1.17	+0.05	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		190	0.70	—	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	146	0.54	–0.31	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	44	0.16	±0.00	±0

	Blank ballots	268	0.99	–0.07

Total		27,121	100.00		1	±0

Valid votes		27,121	99.68	–0.04
Invalid votes		362	1.32	+0.04
Votes cast / turnout		27,483	47.55	–1.80
Abstentions		30,312	52.45	+1.80
Registered voters		57,795

Source: Ministry of the Interior
↑ Unidos Podemos results are compared to the combined totals of Podemos and UP–IU in the 2015 election.

2015

Summary of the 20 December 2015 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	12,331	43.91	–22.80	1	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	6,905	24.59	–0.73	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	4,366	15.55	New	0	±0
	We Can (Podemos)	3,215	11.45	New	0	±0
	Popular Unity–United Left (UP–IU)	366	1.30	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	314	1.12	+0.61	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		286	1.02	—	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	240	0.85	–2.86	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	46	0.16	New	±0

	Blank ballots	299	1.06	–0.80

Total		28,082	100.00		1	±0

Valid votes		28,082	98.72	–0.14
Invalid votes		363	1.28	+0.14
Votes cast / turnout		28,445	49.35	–0.08
Abstentions		29,194	50.65	+0.08
Registered voters		57,639

Source: Ministry of the Interior

2011

Summary of the 20 November 2011 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	17,828	66.71	+17.68	1	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	6,766	25.32	–22.78	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	992	3.71	+2.57	0	±0
	Equo (eQuo)	427	1.60	New	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		217	0.81	—	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	137	0.51	New	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	80	0.30	+0.20	±0

	Blank ballots	496	1.86	+0.97

Total		26,726	100.00		1	±0

Valid votes		26,726	98.86	–0.40
Invalid votes		308	1.14	+0.40
Votes cast / turnout		27,034	49.43	–14.25
Abstentions		27,656	50.57	+14.25
Registered voters		54,690

Source: Ministry of the Interior

2008

Summary of the 9 March 2008 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	15,717	49.03	–5.57	1	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	15,420	48.10	+6.67	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	367	1.14	New	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		266	0.83	—	±0
	The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV)	77	0.24	–0.26	±0
	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	73	0.23	New	±0
	Spanish Falange of the JONS (FE–JONS)	44	0.14	New	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	39	0.12	New	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	33	0.10	New	±0

	Blank ballots	285	0.89	–0.71

Total		32,055	100.00		1	±0

Valid votes		32,055	99.26	+0.08
Invalid votes		240	0.74	–0.08
Votes cast / turnout		32,295	63.68	+7.84
Abstentions		18,416	36.32	–7.84
Registered voters		50,711

Source: Ministry of the Interior

2004

Summary of the 14 March 2004 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	14,856	54.60	+4.80	1	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	11,273	41.43	+21.01	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		643	2.36	—	±0
	United Left (IU)	229	0.84	–0.67	±0
	The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV)	135	0.50	–0.16	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	89	0.33	New	±0
	Republican Left (IR)	57	0.21	New	±0
	The Falange (FE)	46	0.17	–0.01	±0
	Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)	35	0.13	+0.08	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	30	0.11	New	±0
	Spain 2000 (E–2000)	22	0.08	New	±0

	Blank ballots	435	1.60	–0.50

Total		27,207	100.00		1	±0

Valid votes		27,207	99.18	–0.10
Invalid votes		225	0.82	+0.10
Votes cast / turnout		27,432	55.84	+1.84
Abstentions		21,697	44.16	–1.84
Registered voters		49,129

Source: Ministry of the Interior

2000

Summary of the 12 March 2000 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	People's Party–Melillense People's Union (PP–UPM)	13,078	49.80	–0.77	1	±0
	Melilla's Localist Bloc (BLM)	6,514	24.81	New	0	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE)	5,363	20.42	–22.90	0	±0
	United Left (IU)	397	1.51	–1.97	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		356	1.36	—	±0
	The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV)	174	0.66	New	±0
	Nationalist Aprome (Aprome)	60	0.23	–0.50	±0
	The Falange (FE)	48	0.18	New	±0
	Independent Spanish Falange–Falange 2000 (FEI–FE 2000)	38	0.14	+0.02	±0
	Natural Law Party (PLN)	23	0.09	New	±0
	Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)	13	0.05	New	±0

	Blank ballots	551	2.10	+0.48

Total		26,259	100.00		1	±0

Valid votes		26,259	99.28	+0.19
Invalid votes		191	0.72	–0.19
Votes cast / turnout		26,450	54.00	–7.95
Abstentions		22,535	46.00	+7.95
Registered voters		48,985

Source: Ministry of the Interior

1996

Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	13,788	50.57	+5.65	1	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	11,810	43.32	–5.47	0	–1
	United Left (IU)	950	3.48	+0.88	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		274	1.01	—	±0
	Nationalist Party of Melilla (PNM)	200	0.73	New	±0
	Centrist Union (UC)	74	0.27	–1.88	±0

	Blank ballots	441	1.62	+0.39

Total		27,263	100.00		1	±0

Valid votes		27,263	99.09	–0.48
Invalid votes		251	0.91	+0.48
Votes cast / turnout		27,514	61.95	–4.19
Abstentions		16,901	38.05	+4.19
Registered voters		44,415

Source: Ministry of the Interior

1993

Summary of the 6 June 1993 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	12,885	48.79	+10.29	1	+1
	People's Party (PP)	11,865	44.92	–10.76	0	–1
	United Left (IU)	687	2.60	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	569	2.15	+0.35	0	±0
	Natural Law Party (PLN)	80	0.30	New	0	±0
	Blank ballots	325	1.23	+0.33

Total		26,411	100.00		1	±0

Valid votes		26,411	99.57	+0.28
Invalid votes		115	0.43	–0.28
Votes cast / turnout		26,526	66.14	+14.25
Abstentions		13,579	33.86	–14.25
Registered voters		40,105

Source: Ministry of the Interior

1990 by-election

Summary of the 25 March 1990 Congress of Deputies by-election results in Melilla
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	9,748	55.68	+16.28	1	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	6,741	38.50	–3.50	0	–1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	316	1.80	–6.64	0	±0
	Spanish Nationalist Party of Melilla (PNEM)	301	1.72	–5.34	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		245	1.40	—	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	130	0.74	+0.07	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	115	0.66	–0.39	±0

	Blank ballots	157	0.90	–0.49

Total		17,508	100.00		1	±0

Valid votes		17,508	99.29	+0.57
Invalid votes		126	0.71	–0.57
Votes cast / turnout		17,634	51.89	–6.06
Abstentions		16,351	48.11	+6.06
Registered voters		33,985

Source: Ministry of the Interior

1989 (void)

Summary of the 29 October 1989 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	8,178	42.00	+6.35	1	+1
	People's Party (PP)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	7,671	39.40	–6.54	0	–1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,644	8.44	–2.78	0	±0
	Spanish Nationalist Party of Melilla (PNEM)	1,374	7.06	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	204	1.05	New	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	131	0.67	New	0	±0
	Blank ballots	270	1.39	–0.07

Total		19,472	100.00		1	±0

Valid votes		19,472	98.72	–0.16
Invalid votes		253	1.28	+0.16
Votes cast / turnout		19,725	57.95	–2.03
Abstentions		14,314	42.05	+2.03
Registered voters		34,039

Source(s): La Vanguardia Ministry of the Interior
↑ People's Party results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1986 election.

1986

Summary of the 22 June 1986 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–PL)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	9,082	45.94	+19.51	1	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	7,048	35.65	–13.34	0	–1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	2,218	11.22	+3.53	0	±0
	United Left (IU)	549	2.78	New	0	±0
	Democratic Reformist Party (PRD)	465	2.35	New	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	118	0.60	+0.29	0	±0
	Blank ballots	289	1.46	+0.74

Total		19,769	100.00		1	±0

Valid votes		19,769	98.88	–0.09
Invalid votes		224	1.12	+0.09
Votes cast / turnout		19,993	59.98	–10.52
Abstentions		13,337	40.02	+10.52
Registered voters		33,330

Source: Ministry of the Interior
↑ People's Coalition results are compared to AP–PDP totals in the 1982 election.

1982

Summary of the 28 October 1982 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	10,291	48.99	+27.59	1	+1
	People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party (AP–PDP)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	5,551	26.43	+21.59	0	±0
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	3,083	14.68	–36.89	0	–1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	1,615	7.69	New	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		314	1.49	—	±0
	New Force (FN)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	143	0.68	–1.77	±0
	Spanish Solidarity (SE)	105	0.50	New	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	66	0.31	New	±0
	Communist Movement (MC)	0	0.00	–1.03	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	0	0.00	New	±0

	Blank ballots	152	0.72	+0.36

Total		21,006	100.00		1	±0

Valid votes		21,006	98.97	–0.09
Invalid votes		218	1.03	+0.09
Votes cast / turnout		21,224	70.50	+9.83
Abstentions		8,883	29.50	–9.83
Registered voters		30,107

Source: Ministry of the Interior
↑ AP–PDP results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election. ↑ New Force results are compared to National Union totals in the 1979 election.

1979

Summary of the 1 March 1979 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	9,035	51.57	–4.70	1	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	3,750	21.40	–5.72	0	±0
	Independent Candidates (CIME)	1,820	10.39	New	0	±0
	Democratic Coalition (CD)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	848	4.84	–6.04	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	793	4.53	–0.54	0	±0
	National Union (UN)	429	2.45	New	0	±0
	Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)	353	2.01	New	0	±0
	Carlist Party (PC)	194	1.11	New	0	±0
	Communist Movement–Communist Left Organization (MC–OIC)	180	1.03	New	0	±0

Parties with less than 1.0% of the vote		55	0.31	—	±0
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	46	0.26	New	±0
	Union for the Freedom of Speech (ULE)	9	0.05	New	±0

	Blank ballots	63	0.36	–0.20

Total		17,520	100.00		1	±0

Valid votes		17,520	99.06	+0.28
Invalid votes		166	0.94	–0.28
Votes cast / turnout		17,686	60.67	–15.37
Abstentions		11,463	39.33	+15.37
Registered voters		29,149

Source: Ministry of the Interior
↑ Democratic Coalition results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1977 election.

1977

Summary of the 15 June 1977 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla
Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Won	+/−
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	10,723	56.27	—	1	—
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	5,168	27.12	—	0	—
	People's Alliance (AP)	2,074	10.88	—	0	—
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	966	5.07	—	0	—
	Blank ballots	107	0.56	—

Total		19,056	100.00		1	—

Valid votes		19,056	98.78	—
Invalid votes		235	1.22	—
Votes cast / turnout		19,291	76.04	—
Abstentions		6,077	23.96	—
Registered voters		25,368

Source: Ministry of the Interior

References

Electoral districts of the Spanish Congress of Deputies

Melilla

Architecture	Bienes de interés cultural in Melilla Melilla border fence Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro Melilla Airport Melilla la Vieja

Geography	Río de Oro

History	Conquest of Melilla Siege of Melilla (1774) First Melillan campaign Second Melillan campaign July 1936 military uprising in Melilla

Politics	2007 Morocco–Spain diplomatic conflict Coalition for Melilla Melilla (Spanish Congress Electoral District) Elections to the Melilla Assembly, 2011 List of governors of Melilla Mayor-President of Melilla Statute of Autonomy of Melilla

Sport	UD Melilla Casino del Real CF Melilla Football Federation Ceuta-Melilla derby Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in Ceuta and Melilla CD Tercio Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro Melilla Baloncesto

Other	Coat of arms of Melilla Flag of Melilla Haketia Melilla Airlines Victimes de nos richesses

Coordinates: 35°16′N 2°56′W / 35.267°N 2.933°W / 35.267; -2.933

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