Ceuta is one of the 52 constituencies represented in the Congress of Deputies, the lower chamber of the Spanish parliament, the . 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,. 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 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.. 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 in 2011 required non-resident citizens to apply for voting, a system known as "begged" voting ().. which was abolished in 2022. Further, amendments in 2018 granted the right to vote to those legally incapacitated. 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.; ; ; . The use of this electoral method may result in a higher effective threshold depending on district magnitude and vote distribution. 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.; .

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 at the preceding election are required to secure the signature of at least 0.1 percent of electors in the aforementioned constituencies.; . 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..

Deputies Deputies 1977–present 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 Ceuta Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 12,918 38.77 +16.49 1 +1 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 11,332 34.01 +2.70 0 ±0 Vox (Vox) 7,752 23.26 –11.93 0 –1 Unite (Sumar)1 821 2.46 –1.43 0 ±0 Workers' Front (FO) 53 0.16 New 0 ±0 Free (LB) 53 0.16 New 0 ±0 Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero) 33 0.10 –0.27 0 ±0 For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 31 0.09 –0.04 0 ±0 Blank ballots 328 0.98 +0.01 Total 33,321 1 ±0 Valid votes 33,321 98.95 –0.01 Invalid votes 353 1.05 +0.01 Votes cast / turnout 33,674 53.19 –0.79 Abstentions 29,636 46.81 +0.79 Registered voters 63,310 Sources

November 2019 + Summary of the 10 November 2019 Congress of Deputies election results in Ceuta Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Vox (Vox) 11,752 35.19 +11.26 1 +1 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 10,455 31.31 –5.01 0 –1 People's Party (PP) 7,439 22.28 +0.84 0 ±0 United We Can (Podemos–IU) 1,300 3.89 –0.95 0 ±0 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) 1,138 3.41 –8.56 0 ±0 Movement for Dignity and Citizenship (MDyC) 819 2.45 New 0 ±0 Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) 125 0.37 –0.04 0 ±0 For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 43 0.13 –0.10 0 ±0 Blank ballots 324 0.97 +0.12 Total 33,395 1 ±0 Valid votes 33,395 98.96 +0.15 Invalid votes 351 1.04 –0.15 Votes cast / turnout 33,746 53.98 –7.46 Abstentions 28,767 46.02 +7.46 Registered voters 62,513 Sources

April 2019 + Summary of the 28 April 2019 Congress of Deputies election results in Ceuta Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 13,800 36.32 +13.70 1 +1 Vox (Vox) 9,092 23.93 +23.48 0 ±0 People's Party (PP) 8,147 21.44 –30.42 0 –1 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs) 4,546 11.97 +0.46 0 ±0 United We Can (Podemos–IU–Equo) 1,838 4.84 –6.01 0 ±0 Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) 157 0.41 +0.03 0 ±0 For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 87 0.23 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 324 0.85 –0.17 Total 37,991 1 ±0 Valid votes 37,991 98.81 –0.05 Invalid votes 459 1.19 +0.05 Votes cast / turnout 38,450 61.44 +10.79 Abstentions 24,130 38.56 –10.79 Registered voters 62,580 Sources

2016 + Summary of the 26 June 2016 Congress of Deputies election results in Ceuta Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 15,991 51.86 +7.00 1 ±0 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 6,974 22.62 –0.48 0 ±0 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 3,549 11.51 –1.79 0 ±0 United We Can (Podemos–IU–Equo)1 3,345 10.85 –4.53 0 ±0 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 333 1.08 ±0.00 0 ±0 Vox (Vox) 139 0.45 New 0 ±0 Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) 118 0.38 –0.06 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 72 0.23 –0.37 0 ±0 Blank ballots 316 1.02 –0.23 Total 30,837 1 ±0 Valid votes 30,837 98.86 +0.33 Invalid votes 357 1.14 –0.33 Votes cast / turnout 31,194 50.65 –3.19 Abstentions 30,393 49.35 +3.19 Registered voters 61,587 Sources

2015 + Summary of the 20 December 2015 Congress of Deputies election results in Ceuta Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 14,813 44.86 –21.07 1 ±0 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 7,627 23.10 +2.84 0 ±0 We Can (Podemos) 4,646 14.07 New 0 ±0 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 4,392 13.30 New 0 ±0 United Left–Popular Unity in Common (IU–UPeC) 431 1.31 –0.50 0 ±0 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 358 1.08 +0.50 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 197 0.60 –2.74 0 ±0 Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV) 146 0.44 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 413 1.25 –0.32 Total 33,023 1 ±0 Valid votes 33,023 98.53 +0.01 Invalid votes 493 1.47 –0.01 Votes cast / turnout 33,516 54.36 +1.20 Abstentions 28,144 45.64 –1.20 Registered voters 61,660 Sources

2011 + Summary of the 20 November 2011 Congress of Deputies election results in Ceuta Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 20,968 65.93 +10.82 1 ±0 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 6,445 20.26 –20.21 0 ±0 Caballas Coalition (Caballas) 1,712 5.38 New 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 1,061 3.34 +2.02 0 ±0 United Left–Democratic and Social Party of Ceuta: Plural Left (IU–PDSC) 576 1.81 +1.14 0 ±0 The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV) 293 0.92 +0.32 0 ±0 Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 186 0.58 +0.31 0 ±0 For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 65 0.20 +0.08 0 ±0 Blank ballots 498 1.57 +0.63 Total 31,804 1 ±0 Valid votes 31,804 98.52 –0.82 Invalid votes 478 1.48 +0.82 Votes cast / turnout 32,282 53.16 –10.16 Abstentions 28,441 46.84 +10.16 Registered voters 60,723 Sources

2008 + Summary of the 9 March 2008 Congress of Deputies election results in Ceuta Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 20,040 55.11 –4.13 1 ±0 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 14,716 40.47 +4.69 0 ±0 Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) 481 1.32 New 0 ±0 United Left of Ceuta (IU) 244 0.67 +0.06 0 ±0 The Greens–Green Group (LV–GV) 220 0.60 New 0 ±0 Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA) 104 0.29 New 0 ±0 Social Democratic Party (PSD) 67 0.18 New 0 ±0 Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE de las JONS) 58 0.16 New 0 ±0 For a Fairer World (PUM+J) 42 0.12 New 0 ±0 Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's) 32 0.09 New 0 ±0 Spanish Alternative (AES) 18 0.05 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 342 0.94 –0.50 Total 36,364 1 ±0 Valid votes 36,364 99.34 +0.23 Invalid votes 241 0.66 –0.23 Votes cast / turnout 36,605 63.32 –0.13 Abstentions 21,200 36.68 +0.13 Registered voters 57,805 Sources

2004 + Summary of the 14 March 2004 Congress of Deputies election results in Ceuta Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 21,142 59.24 +11.65 1 ±0 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 12,769 35.78 +17.78 0 ±0 Socialist Party of the People of Ceuta (PSPC) 807 2.26 –0.32 0 ±0 United Left (IU) 218 0.61 –0.14 0 ±0 The Phalanx (FE) 116 0.33 +0.03 0 ±0 National Democracy (DN) 62 0.17 New 0 ±0 Republican Left (IR) 37 0.10 New 0 ±0 Spanish Democratic Party (PADE) 25 0.07 –0.01 0 ±0 Blank ballots 515 1.44 –0.19 Total 35,691 1 ±0 Valid votes 35,691 99.11 +0.08 Invalid votes 319 0.89 –0.08 Votes cast / turnout 36,010 63.45 +8.30 Abstentions 20,741 36.55 –8.30 Registered voters 56,751 Sources

2000 + Summary of the 12 March 2000 Congress of Deputies election results in Ceuta Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 14,514 47.59 –5.62 1 ±0 Liberal Independent Group (GIL) 8,758 28.71 New 0 ±0 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE–p) 5,491 18.00 –17.79 0 ±0 Socialist Party of the People of Ceuta (PSPC) 788 2.58 –4.70 0 ±0 United Left (IU) 229 0.75 –1.46 0 ±0 The Phalanx (FE) 93 0.30 New 0 ±0 Natural Law Party (PLN) 76 0.25 New 0 ±0 Democratic and Social Centre–Centrist Union (CDS–UC) 31 0.10 New 0 ±0 Spanish Democratic Party (PADE) 24 0.08 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 497 1.63 +0.41 Total 30,501 1 ±0 Valid votes 30,501 99.03 +0.23 Invalid votes 300 0.97 –0.23 Votes cast / turnout 30,801 55.15 –8.66 Abstentions 25,047 44.85 +8.66 Registered voters 55,848 Sources

1996 + Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Ceuta Parties and alliances Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Total +/− People's Party (PP) 17,288 53.21 +2.28 1 ±0 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 11,627 35.79 –4.79 0 ±0 Socialist Party of the People of Ceuta (PSPC) 2,365 7.28 +3.43 0 ±0 United Left (IU) 718 2.21 New 0 ±0 Workers' Revolutionary Party (PRT)1 56 0.17 –0.16 0 ±0 Humanist Party (PH) 41 0.13 New 0 ±0 Blank ballots 395 1.22 +0.45 Total 32,490 1 ±0 Valid votes 32,490 99.26 –0.24 Invalid votes 242 0.74 +0.24 Votes cast / turnout 32,732 63.81 +1.68 Abstentions 18,566 36.19 –1.68 Registered voters 51,298 Sources

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