# Melilla (Congress of Deputies constituency)

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

## Electoral system

The constituency was created as per the Political Reform Act 1977 and was first contested in the 1977 general election. The Act provided for the provinces of Spain to be established as multi-member districts in the Congress of Deputies, with this regulation being maintained under the Spanish Constitution of 1978. 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.
Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over 18 years of age and in full enjoyment of their political rights. 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. Amendments to the electoral law in 2011 required for Spaniards abroad to apply for voting before being permitted to vote, a system known as "begged" or expat vote (Spanish: Voto rogado), which was abolished in 2022. 348 seats are elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which includes blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Each provincial constituency is entitled to an initial minimum of two seats, with the remaining 248 being distributed in proportion to their populations. Ceuta and Melilla are allocated the two remaining seats, which are elected using plurality voting. The use of the electoral method may result in an effective threshold based on the district magnitude and the distribution of votes among candidacies.
The electoral law allows for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election are required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call—fifteen 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 of candidates. Also since 2011, parties, federations or coalitions 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.

## 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 |

## Elections
### 2023 general election

Summary of the 23 July 2023 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | People's Party (PP) | 13,446 | 49.16 | +19.62 | 1 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 6,943 | 25.39 | +8.94 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Vox (Vox) | 4,359 | 15.94 | –2.46 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Coalition for Melilla (CpM) | 1,298 | 4.75 | –24.20 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Unite (Sumar)$^1$ | 827 | 3.02 | +0.40 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA) | 160 | 0.59 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | For a Fairer World (PUM+J) | 40 | 0.15 | +0.05 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero) | 23 | 0.08 | +0.02 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 253 | 0.93 | +0.33 | | |
| Total | Total | 27,349 | | | 1 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 27,349 | 98.91 | –0.32 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 300 | 1.09 | +0.32 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 27,649 | 45.24 | –7.15 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 33,469 | 54.76 | +7.15 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 61,118 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ Unite results are compared to United We Can totals in the November 2019 election. |||||||

### November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | People's Party (PP) | 9,136 | 29.54 | +5.58 | 1 | ±0 |
| | Coalition for Melilla (CpM) | 8,955 | 28.95 | +8.64 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Vox (Vox) | 5,692 | 18.40 | +1.20 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 5,087 | 16.45 | –4.25 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) | 917 | 2.96 | –9.93 | 0 | ±0 |
| | United We Can (Podemos–IU) | 809 | 2.62 | –1.21 | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Greens (Verdes) | 101 | 0.33 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | For a Fairer World (PUM+J) | 31 | 0.10 | –0.02 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) | 19 | 0.06 | –0.23 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 185 | 0.60 | –0.10 | | |
| Total | Total | 30,932 | | | 1 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 30,932 | 99.23 | +0.17 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 240 | 0.77 | –0.17 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 31,172 | 52.39 | –5.14 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 28,325 | 47.61 | +5.14 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 59,497 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### April 2019 general election

Summary of the 28 April 2019 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | People's Party (PP) | 8,087 | 23.96 | –25.90 | 1 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 6,989 | 20.70 | –4.39 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Coalition for Melilla (CpM) | 6,857 | 20.31 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Vox (Vox) | 5,807 | 17.20 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) | 4,351 | 12.89 | +0.53 | 0 | ±0 |
| | United We Can (Podemos–IU–Equo) | 1,292 | 3.83 | –6.00 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) | 99 | 0.29 | +0.13 | 0 | ±0 |
| | For a Fairer World (PUM+J) | 39 | 0.12 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 237 | 0.70 | –0.29 | | |
| Total | Total | 33,758 | | | 1 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 33,758 | 99.06 | +0.38 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 319 | 0.94 | –0.38 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 34,077 | 57.53 | +9.98 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 25,156 | 42.47 | –9.98 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 59,233 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### 2016 general election

Summary of the 26 June 2016 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | 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)$^1$ | 2,667 | 9.83 | –2.92 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) | 317 | 1.17 | +0.05 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 146 | 0.54 | –0.31 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) | 44 | 0.16 | ±0.00 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 268 | 0.99 | –0.07 | | |
| Total | Total | 27,121 | | | 1 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 27,121 | 99.68 | –0.04 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 362 | 1.32 | +0.04 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 27,483 | 47.55 | –1.80 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 30,312 | 52.45 | +1.80 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 57,795 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ United We Can results are compared to the combined totals of We Can and Popular Unity–United Left in the 2015 election. |||||||

### 2015 general election

Summary of the 20 December 2015 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | 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 |
| | Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) | 240 | 0.85 | –2.86 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) | 46 | 0.16 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 299 | 1.06 | –0.80 | | |
| Total | Total | 28,082 | | | 1 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 28,082 | 98.72 | –0.14 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 363 | 1.28 | +0.14 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 28,445 | 49.35 | –0.08 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 29,194 | 50.65 | +0.08 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 57,639 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### 2011 general election

Summary of the 20 November 2011 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | 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 |
| | Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) | 137 | 0.51 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | For a Fairer World (PUM+J) | 80 | 0.30 | +0.20 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 496 | 1.86 | +0.97 | | |
| Total | Total | 26,726 | | | 1 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 26,726 | 98.86 | –0.40 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 308 | 1.14 | +0.40 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 27,034 | 49.43 | –14.25 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 27,656 | 50.57 | +14.25 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 54,690 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### 2008 general election

Summary of the 9 March 2008 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | 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 |
| | The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV) | 77 | 0.24 | –0.26 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 73 | 0.23 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS) | 44 | 0.14 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) | 39 | 0.12 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | For a Fairer World (PUM+J) | 33 | 0.10 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 285 | 0.89 | –0.71 | | |
| Total | Total | 32,055 | | | 1 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 32,055 | 99.26 | +0.08 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 240 | 0.74 | –0.08 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 32,295 | 63.68 | +7.84 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 18,416 | 36.32 | –7.84 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 50,711 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### 2004 general election

Summary of the 14 March 2004 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | 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 |
| | United Left (IU) | 229 | 0.84 | –0.67 | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV) | 135 | 0.50 | –0.16 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 89 | 0.33 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Republican Left (IR) | 57 | 0.21 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Phalanx (FE) | 46 | 0.17 | –0.01 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Democratic Party (PADE) | 35 | 0.13 | +0.08 | 0 | ±0 |
| | National Democracy (DN) | 30 | 0.11 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Spain 2000 (E–2000) | 22 | 0.08 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 435 | 1.60 | –0.50 | | |
| Total | Total | 27,207 | | | 1 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 27,207 | 99.18 | –0.10 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 225 | 0.82 | +0.10 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 27,432 | 55.84 | +1.84 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 21,697 | 44.16 | –1.84 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 49,129 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### 2000 general election

Summary of the 12 March 2000 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | People's Party–Melillan People's Union (PP–UPM) | 13,078 | 49.80 | –0.77 | 1 | ±0 |
| | Localist Bloc of Melilla (BLM) | 6,514 | 24.81 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE–p) | 5,363 | 20.42 | –22.90 | 0 | ±0 |
| | United Left (IU) | 397 | 1.51 | –1.97 | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV) | 174 | 0.66 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Nationalist Aprome (Aprome) | 60 | 0.23 | –0.50 | 0 | ±0 |
| | The Phalanx (FE) | 48 | 0.18 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independent Spanish Phalanx–Phalanx 2000 (FEI–FE 2000) | 38 | 0.14 | +0.02 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Natural Law Party (PLN) | 23 | 0.09 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Democratic Party (PADE) | 13 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 551 | 2.10 | +0.48 | | |
| Total | Total | 26,259 | | | 1 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 26,259 | 99.28 | +0.19 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 191 | 0.72 | –0.19 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 26,450 | 54.00 | –7.95 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 22,535 | 46.00 | +7.95 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 48,985 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### 1996 general election

Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | 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 |
| | Nationalist Party of Melilla (PNM) | 200 | 0.73 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Centrist Union (UC) | 74 | 0.27 | –1.88 | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 441 | 1.62 | +0.39 | | |
| Total | Total | 27,263 | | | 1 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 27,263 | 99.09 | –0.48 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 251 | 0.91 | +0.48 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 27,514 | 61.95 | –4.19 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 16,901 | 38.05 | +4.19 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 44,415 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### 1993 general election

Summary of the 6 June 1993 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | 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 | Blank ballots | 325 | 1.23 | +0.33 | | |
| Total | Total | 26,411 | | | 1 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 26,411 | 99.57 | +0.28 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 115 | 0.43 | –0.28 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 26,526 | 66.14 | +14.25 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 13,579 | 33.86 | –14.25 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 40,105 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||

### 1989 general election

The results of the 1989 general election in Melilla were anulled 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 (PSOE) by 507 votes. After a re-run election was held on 25 March 1990, the district's seat was won by the People's Party (PP) with a large majority of 3,007 votes.

#### 25 March 1990 (re-run)

Summary of the 25 March 1990 Congress of Deputies re-run election results in Melilla :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | People's Party (PP)$^1$ | 9,748 | 55.68 | +9.74 | 1 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 6,741 | 38.50 | +2.85 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | 316 | 1.80 | –9.42 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Nationalist Party of Melilla (PNEM) | 301 | 1.72 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 130 | 0.74 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) | 115 | 0.66 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 157 | 0.90 | –0.56 | | |
| Total | Total | 17,508 | | | 1 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 17,508 | 99.29 | +0.41 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 126 | 0.71 | –0.41 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 17,634 | 51.89 | –8.09 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 16,351 | 48.11 | +8.09 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 33,985 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Party results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1986 election. |||||||

#### 29 October 1989 (annulled)

Summary of the 29 October 1989 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 8,178 | 42.00 | +6.35 | 1 | +1 |
| | People's Party (PP)$^1$ | 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 | Blank ballots | 270 | 1.39 | –0.07 | | |
| Total | Total | 19,472 | | | 1 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 19,472 | 98.72 | –0.16 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 253 | 1.28 | +0.16 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 19,725 | 57.95 | –2.03 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 14,314 | 42.05 | +2.03 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 34,039 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Party results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1986 election. |||||||

### 1986 general election

Summary of the 22 June 1986 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | People's Coalition (AP–PDP–PL)$^1$ | 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 | Blank ballots | 289 | 1.46 | +0.74 | | |
| Total | Total | 19,769 | | | 1 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 19,769 | 98.88 | –0.09 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 224 | 1.12 | +0.09 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 19,993 | 59.98 | –10.52 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 13,337 | 40.02 | +10.52 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 33,330 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Coalition results are compared to People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party totals in the 1982 election. |||||||

### 1982 general election

Summary of the 28 October 1982 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 10,291 | 48.99 | +27.59 | 1 | +1 |
| | People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party (AP–PDP)$^1$ | 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 |
| | New Force (FN)$^2$ | 143 | 0.68 | –1.77 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Spanish Solidarity (SE) | 105 | 0.50 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Unification of Spain (UCE) | 66 | 0.31 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Communist Movement (MC) | 0 | 0.00 | –1.03 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Workers' Socialist Party (PST) | 0 | 0.00 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 152 | 0.72 | +0.36 | | |
| Total | Total | 21,006 | | | 1 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 21,006 | 98.97 | –0.09 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 218 | 1.03 | +0.09 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 21,224 | 70.50 | +9.83 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 8,883 | 29.50 | –9.83 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 30,107 | | | | |
| Sources |||||||
| Footnotes: $^1$ People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party results are compared to Democratic Coalition totals in the 1979 election.$^2$ New Force results are compared to National Union totals in the 1979 election. |||||||

### 1979 general election

Summary of the 1 March 1979 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | 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 of Melilla (CIME) | 1,820 | 10.39 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Democratic Coalition (CD)$^1$ | 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–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) | 180 | 1.03 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | 46 | 0.26 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| | Union for the Freedom of Speech (ULE) | 9 | 0.05 | New | 0 | ±0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 63 | 0.36 | –0.20 | | |
| Total | Total | 17,520 | | | 1 | ±0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 17,520 | 99.06 | +0.28 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 166 | 0.94 | –0.28 | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 17,686 | 60.67 | –15.37 | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 11,463 | 39.33 | +15.37 | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 29,149 | | | | |
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| Footnotes: $^1$ Democratic Coalition results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1977 election. |||||||

### 1977 general election

Summary of the 15 June 1977 Congress of Deputies election results in Melilla :
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote | Seats | Seats |
| Parties and alliances | Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Total | +/− |
| | Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 10,723 | 56.27 | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 5,168 | 27.12 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | People's Alliance (AP) | 2,074 | 10.88 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| | Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 966 | 5.07 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 107 | 0.56 | n/a | | |
| Total | Total | 19,056 | | | 1 | n/a |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 19,056 | 98.78 | n/a | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 235 | 1.22 | n/a | | |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 19,291 | 76.04 | n/a | | |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 6,077 | 23.96 | n/a | | |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 25,368 | | | | |
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