2019 Melilla Assembly election

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All 25 seats in the Assembly of Melilla
13 seats needed for a majority
Registered| 59,355 2.9%
Turnout| 34,393 (57.9%)
1.8 pp
|  | First party  | Second party  | Third party

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Leader  | Juan José Imbroda | Mustafa Aberchán | Gloria Rojas
Party  | PP | CpM | PSOE
Leader since  | 20 July 2000  | 2 October 1995  | 24 November 2014
Last election  | 13 seats, 48.1%[a] | 7 seats, 26.4%  | 3 seats, 12.6%
Seats won  | 10  | 8  | 4
Seat change  | 3  | 1  | 1
Popular vote  | 12,943  | 10,472  | 4,928
Percentage  | 37.8%  | 30.6%  | 14.4%
Swing  | 10.3 pp | 4.2 pp | 1.8 pp

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party
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Leader  | Jesús Delgado Aboy | Eduardo de Castro
Party  | Vox | Cs
Leader since  | 15 July 2018  | 23 February 2015
Last election  | Did not contest | 2 seats, 6.8%
Seats won  | 2  | 1
Seat change  | 2  | 1
Popular vote  | 2,655  | 1,897
Percentage  | 7.8%  | 5.6%
Swing  | New party | 1.2 pp

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| Mayor-President before election

Juan José Imbroda

| Elected Mayor-President

Eduardo de Castro

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The 2019 Melilla Assembly election was held on Sunday, 26 May 2019, to elect the 7th Assembly of the Autonomous City of Melilla. All 25 seats in the Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 2019 European Parliament election.

## Electoral system[edit]

The Assembly of Melilla is the top-tier administrative and governing body of the autonomous city of Melilla. Voting for the Assembly is on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprises all nationals over eighteen, registered and residing in the municipality of Melilla and in full enjoyment of their political rights, as well as resident non-national European citizens and those whose country of origin allows Spanish nationals to vote in their own elections by virtue of a treaty.[1][2][3]

The 25 members of the Assembly of Melilla are elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 5 percent of valid votes—which includes blank ballots—being applied. Parties not reaching the threshold are not taken into consideration for seat distribution.[1][2][3]

The Mayor-President is indirectly elected by the plenary assembly. A legal clause requires that mayoral candidates earn the vote of an absolute majority of members, or else the candidate of the most-voted party in the assembly shall be automatically appointed to the post. In case of a tie, a toss-up would determine the appointee.[3]

The electoral law provides that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors are allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors are required to secure the signature of a determined amount of the electors registered in Melilla. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election are required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.[1][2]

## Opinion polls[edit]

The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a poll. When available, seat projections determined by the polling organisations are displayed below (or in place of) the percentages in a smaller font; 13 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Assembly of Melilla.

Polling firm/Commissioner  | Fieldwork date  | Sample size  | Turnout  |  |  |  |  | PPL |  |  |  |  | Lead

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2019 Assembly election | 26 May 2019  | —  | 63.4  | 37.8
10 | 30.6
8 | 14.4
4 | 5.6
1 | [b] | [c] | 0.2
0 | 7.8
2 | 1.2
0 | 7.2
April 2019 general election | 28 Apr 2019  | —  | 63.0  | 23.9
7 | 20.4
5 | 20.7
6 | 12.9
3 | [b] | [c] | –  | 16.9
4 | 3.8
0 | 3.5
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[p 1] | 31 Mar–7 Apr 2019  | ?  | ?  | 21.7
6 | 34.0
9 | 16.3
4 | 9.4
2 | [b] | [c] | –  | 16.0
4 | 1.0
0 | 12.3
SyM Consulting[p 2] | 4–5 Apr 2019  | 756  | 54.9  | 23.7
6/7 | 30.9
8/9 | 13.8
4 | 9.3
2 | [b] | –  | –  | 16.6
4 | –  | 7.2
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[p 3] | 24–31 Mar 2019  | ?  | ?  | 20.6
5 | 35.0
10 | 16.0
4 | 9.2
2 | [b] | [c] | –  | 16.7
4 | 1.0
0 | 14.4
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[p 4] | 17–24 Mar 2019  | ?  | ?  | 20.9
6 | 34.8
9 | 16.5
4 | 8.5
2 | [b] | [c] | –  | 16.6
4 | 1.0
0 | 13.9
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[p 5] | 10–17 Mar 2019  | ?  | ?  | 20.3
5 | 34.8
9 | 15.8
4 | 7.2
2 | [b] | [c] | –  | 19.7
5 | 1.0
0 | 14.5
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[p 6] | 3–10 Mar 2019  | ?  | ?  | 20.0
5 | 34.8
9 | 15.6
4 | 7.5
2 | [b] | [c] | –  | 19.5
5 | 1.0
0 | 14.8
ElectoPanel/Electomanía[p 7] | 22 Feb–3 Mar 2019  | ?  | ?  | 19.9
5 | 35.0
9 | 15.2
4 | 7.7
2 | [b] | [c] | –  | 19.7
5 | 0.9
0 | 15.1
SyM Consulting[p 8][p 9] | 1–2 Feb 2019  | 464  | 55.8  | 23.4
6/7 | 33.2
9 | 14.4
3/4 | 6.1
1 | [b] | –  | –  | 18.2
5 | –  | 9.8
SyM Consulting[p 10] | 11 Jan 2019  | ?  | ?  | 20.9
5/6 | 36.1
10 | 9.3
2 | 10.6
2/3 | [b] | –  | –  | 18.6
5 | –  | 15.2
SyM Consulting[p 11] | 7–9 Sep 2018  | 506  | 59.2  | 36.5
10 | 31.9
8/9 | 13.2
3 | 13.5
3/4 | [b] | 0.9
0 | –  | –  | –  | 4.6
SyM Consulting[p 12] | 24–26 Apr 2018  | 521  | 57.2  | 32.2
9 | 31.6
8/9 | 12.9
3 | 17.5
4/5 | [b] | 2.0
0 | –  | –  | –  | 0.6
SyM Consulting[p 13][p 14] | 8–9 Jan 2018  | 491  | 58.0  | 32.8
8/9 | 30.6
8/9 | 12.3
2/3 | 18.4
4/5 | [b] | 2.1
0 | –  | –  | –  | 2.2
SyM Consulting[p 15] | 13–14 Jun 2017  | 531  | 60.4  | 39.9
11 | 30.7
8/9 | 10.2
2/3 | 12.2
3 | [b] | 3.1
0 | –  | –  | –  | 9.2
SyM Consulting[p 16][p 17][p 18] | 14–15 Mar 2017  | 535  | 67.5  | 38.1
10/11 | 28.0
8 | 9.7
2/3 | 10.6
2/3 | [b] | 3.7
0 | 0.6
0 | –  | –  | 10.1
SyM Consulting[p 19][p 20][p 21] | 10–11 Jan 2017  | 546  | 64.8  | 37.6
10 | 27.6
8 | 8.5
2 | 10.7
3 | [b] | 8.0
2 | 2.7
0 | –  | –  | 10.0
2016 general election | 26 Jun 2016  | —  | 47.6  | 49.9
13 | –  | 25.1
7 | 12.4
3 | –  | [c] | 0.5
0 | –  | 9.8
2 | 24.8
2015 general election | 20 Dec 2015  | —  | 49.4  | 43.9
12 | –  | 24.6
6 | 15.5
4 | –  | 11.4
3 | 0.9
0 | –  | –  | 19.3
2015 Assembly election | 24 May 2015  | —  | 56.1  | 42.7
12 | 26.4
7 | 12.6
3 | 6.8
2 | 5.4
1 | 2.6
0 | 1.1
0 | –  | –  | 16.3

## Results[edit]

← Summary of the 26 May 2019 Assembly of Melilla election results →

Parties and alliances  | Popular vote  | Seats
Votes  | %  | ±pp | Total  | +/−
| People's Party (PP)1 | 12,943 | 37.84 | –10.31  | 10 | –3
| Coalition for Melilla (CpM)  | 10,472 | 30.62 | +4.21  | 8 | +1
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)  | 4,928 | 14.41 | +1.82  | 4 | +1
| Vox (Vox)  | 2,655 | 7.76 | New | 2 | +2
| Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)  | 1,897 | 5.55 | –1.20  | 1 | –1
| Forward Melilla (Adelante Melilla)  | 667 | 1.95 | New | 0 | ±0
| United We Can–United Left (Podemos–IU)2 | 408 | 1.19 | –2.20  | 0 | ±0
| Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)  | 77 | 0.23 | –0.87  | 0 | ±0
Blank ballots  | 158 | 0.46 | –0.52  |
Total  | 34,205 |  | 25 | ±0
Valid votes  | 34,205 | 99.45 | +0.68  |
Invalid votes  | 188 | 0.55 | –0.68
Votes cast / turnout  | 34,393 | 57.94 | +1.79
Abstentions  | 24,962 | 42.06 | –1.79
Registered voters  | 59,355 |
Sources[4][5][6]

Footnotes:

* 1 People's Party results are compared to the combined totals of People's Party and Populars in Freedom Party in the 2015 election.
* 2 United We Can–United Left–Equo results are compared to the combined totals of We Can and United Left in the 2015 election.

| Popular vote

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PP |

| 37.84%
CpM |

| 30.62%
PSOE |

| 14.41%
Vox |

| 7.76%
Cs |

| 5.55%
ADEME |

| 1.95%
Podemos–IU |

| 1.19%
UPyD |

| 0.23%
Blank ballots |

| 0.46%

| Seats

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PP |

| 40.00%
CpM |

| 32.00%
PSOE |

| 16.00%
Vox |

| 8.00%
Cs |

| 4.00%

## Aftermath[edit]

Investiture

Ballot →  | 15 June 2019
Required majority →  | 13 out of 25

Eduardo de Castro (Cs)

* • Cs (1)
* • CpM (8)
* • PSOE (4)

13 / 25

| Y

Juan José Imbroda (PP)

* • PP (10)
* • Vox (2)

12 / 25

| N
| Blank ballots  |

0 / 33

| Absentees  |

0 / 33

Sources[7]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Aggregated data for PP and PPL in the 2015 election.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Within PP.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Within Unidas Podemos.

## References[edit]

Opinion poll sources

1. ^ "ElectoPanel municipal (12A): muchas ciudades pendientes de un concejal". Electomanía (in Spanish). 12 April 2019.
2. ^ "Estimación oleada Enero 2019 Melilla. Autonómicas 2019". SyM Consulting (in Spanish). 18 April 2019.
3. ^ "ElectoPanel municipales (4A): Madrid en Pie no consigue entrar en el Ayuntamiento". Electomanía (in Spanish). 4 April 2019.
4. ^ "ElectoPanel Municipales (28M). Mayorías ajustadas en varias ciudades". Electomanía (in Spanish). 28 March 2019.
5. ^ "ElectoPanel para municipales (21M): situación estable en la última semana". Electomanía (in Spanish). 21 March 2019.
6. ^ "ElectoPanel grandes áreas metropolitanas 14M: la izquierda resiste en Valencia, Madrid se le escapa a Carmena". Electomanía (in Spanish). 14 March 2019.
7. ^ "ElectoPanel municipal: distintas mayorías posibles y mucha igualdad en varias ciudades". Electomanía (in Spanish). 7 March 2019.
8. ^ "#encuesta #elecciones en #Melilla. #BCM #Febrero2019". SyM Consulting (in Spanish). 9 February 2019.
9. ^ "Estimación oleada Enero 2019 Melilla. Autonómicas 2019". SyM Consulting (in Spanish). 9 February 2019.
10. ^ "Una encuesta sobre las elecciones de mayo en Melilla da una unos resultados sorprendentes". Melilla Hoy (in Spanish). 11 January 2019. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
11. ^ "Estimación oleada Septiembre 2018. Melilla. Autonómicas Mayo 2019". SyM Consulting (in Spanish). 24 September 2018.
12. ^ "Estimación oleada Abril 2018. Melilla. Autonómicas Mayo 2019". SyM Consulting (in Spanish). 2 May 2018.
13. ^ "Estimación oleada Enero 2018. Melilla. Autonómicas Mayo 2019". SyM Consulting (in Spanish). 13 February 2018.
14. ^ "MELILLA. Elecciones autonómicas. Sondeo SyM Consulting, Febrero 2018". Electograph (in Spanish). 13 February 2018.
15. ^ "Estimación oleada Junio 2017. Melilla. Autonómicas Mayo 2019". SyM Consulting (in Spanish). 19 June 2017.
16. ^ "Al PP se le resiste la mayoría absoluta". La Luz de Melilla (in Spanish). 23 March 2017. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017.
17. ^ "Estimación oleada Marzo 2017. Melilla. Autonómicas Mayo 2019". SyM Consulting (in Spanish). 24 March 2017.
18. ^ "MELILLA, Marzo 2017. Sondeo SyM Consulting". Electograph (in Spanish). 24 March 2017.
19. ^ "El pacto PP-PPL resta y arrastra a los populares hasta los 10 escaños". La Luz de Melilla (in Spanish). 8 February 2017. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017.
20. ^ "Estimación oleada Enero 2017. Melilla. Autonómicas Mayo 2019". SyM Consulting (in Spanish). 8 February 2017.
21. ^ "MELILLA, Enero 2017. Sondeo SyM Consulting". Electograph (in Spanish). 8 February 2017.

Other

1. ^ a b c General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985. Official State Gazette (Organic Law 5) (in Spanish). 19 June 1985. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
2. ^ a b c "Representation of the people Institutional Act". juntaelectoralcentral.es. Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
3. ^ a b c Statute of Autonomy of Melilla of 1995. Official State Gazette (Law 2) (in Spanish). 13 March 1995. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
4. ^ "Resolución de 17 de septiembre de 2019, de la Presidencia de la Junta Electoral Central, por la que se procede a la publicación del resumen de los resultados de las elecciones locales convocadas por Real Decreto 209/2019, de 1 de abril, y celebradas el 26 de mayo de 2019, según los datos que figuran en las actas de proclamación remitidas por cada una de las Juntas Electorales de Zona. Provincias: Toledo, Valencia, Valladolid, Zamora, Zaragoza, Ceuta y Melilla" (PDF) (in Spanish). Boletín Oficial del Estado. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
5. ^ "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2019. City of Melilla". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2020.
6. ^ "Elecciones Municipales y Autonómicas en Melilla (1979-2019)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
7. ^ "El único diputado de Cs investido presidente de Melilla al grito de "traidor"". Moncloa. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

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