2007 Melilla Assembly election

The 2007 Melilla Assembly election was held on Sunday, 27 May 2007, to elect the 4th 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.

2007 Melilla Assembly election

27 May 2007

All 25 seats in the Assembly of Melilla
13 seats needed for a majority
Registered50,193 2.0%
Turnout28,934 (57.6%)
0.2 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Juan José Imbroda Mustafa Aberchán Dionisio Muñoz
Party PP CpM PSOE
Leader since 20 July 2000 2 October 1995 October 2004
Last election 15 seats, 55.0% 7 seats, 26.3% 3 seats, 12.0%
Seats won 15 5 5
Seat change 0 2 2
Popular vote 16,102 6,245 5,246
Percentage 56.0% 21.7% 18.2%
Swing 1.0 pp 4.6 pp 6.2 pp

Mayor-President before election

Juan José Imbroda
PP

Elected Mayor-President

Juan José Imbroda
PP

Electoral system

The Assembly of Melilla was the top-tier administrative and governing body of the autonomous city of Melilla. Voting for the Assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised 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 allowed Spanish nationals to vote in their own elections by virtue of a treaty.[1][2][3]

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

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

The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were 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 were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.[1][2]

Results

Summary of the 27 May 2007 Assembly of Melilla election results
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Total +/−
People's Party (PP) 16,10255.96+0.96 15±0
Coalition for Melilla (CpM) 6,24521.71–4.62 5–2
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 5,24618.23+6.24 5+2
Convergence of Melilla (CM) 7832.72–7.67 0±0
Blank ballots 3961.38+0.26
Total 28,772 25±0
Valid votes 28,77299.44–0.01
Invalid votes 1620.56+0.01
Votes cast / turnout 28,93457.65+0.26
Abstentions 21,25942.35–0.26
Registered voters 50,193
Sources[4][5][6]
Popular vote
PP
55.96%
CpM
21.71%
PSOE
18.23%
CM
2.72%
Blank ballots
1.38%
Seats
PP
60.00%
CpM
20.00%
PSOE
20.00%

References

  1. "General Electoral System Organic Law of 1985". Organic Law No. 5 of 19 June 1985. Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  2. "Representation of the people Institutional Act". juntaelectoralcentral.es. Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  3. "Statute of Autonomy of Melilla of 1995". Law No. 2 of 13 March 1995. Official State Gazette (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  4. "Electoral Results Consultation. Municipal. May 2007. City of Melilla". Ministry of the Interior (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  5. "Local election results, 27 May 2007" (PDF). juntaelectoralcentral.es (in Spanish). Central Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  6. "Elecciones Municipales y Autonómicas en Melilla (1979 - 2019)". Historia Electoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
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