Málaga (Congress of Deputies constituency)

For the Parliament of Andalusia constituency, see Málaga (Parliament of Andalusia constituency). For the Senate constituency, see Málaga (Senate constituency).

Málaga 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 11 deputies. Its boundaries correspond to those of the Spanish province of Málaga. The electoral system uses the D'Hondt method and a closed-list proportional representation, with a minimum threshold of three percent.

Málaga
Congress of Deputies Electoral constituency
Location of Málaga within Spain
Province	Málaga
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Population	1,773,136 (2024)[1]
Electorate	1,239,846 (2023)
Major settlements	Málaga, Marbella, Vélez-Málaga, Mijas, Fuengirola, Torremolinos, Benalmádena, Estepona
Current constituency
Created	1977
Seats	8 (1977–1986) 9 (1986–1989) 10 (1989–2015) 11 (2015–present)
Member(s)	PP (5)   PSOE (3)   Vox (2)   Sumar (1)

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,^[2] with this regulation being maintained under the Spanish Constitution of 1978.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6][7] 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),^[8][9] which was abolished in 2022.^[10] 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.^{[2][3][11][12]} The use of the electoral method may result in an effective threshold based on the district magnitude and the distribution of votes among candidacies.^[13]

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, 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.^[14][15]

Deputies

Deputies 1977–present
Key to parties   PCE   IU   IULV–CA   Unidas Podemos   Podemos   Sumar   PA   PSOE   Cs   UCD   PP   CP   AP   Vox
Legislature	Election	Distribution
Constituent	1977	1 4 3
1st	1979	1 1 3 3
2nd	1982	6 2
3rd	1986	1 6 2
4th	1989	1 7 2
5th	1993	1 6 3
6th	1996	1 5 4
7th	2000	1 4 5
8th	2004	6 4
9th	2008	5 5
10th	2011	1 3 6
11th	2015	2 3 2 4
12th	2016	2 3 2 4
13th	2019 (Apr)	2 4 2 2 1
14th	2019 (Nov)	1 4 1 3 2
15th	2023	1 3 5 2

Elections

2023 general election

Summary of the 23 July 2023 Congress of Deputies election results in Málaga

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	302,000	38.31	+16.75	5	+2
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	239,172	30.34	+0.36	3	–1
	Vox (Vox)	129,758	16.46	–4.99	2	±0
	Unite Andalusia (Sumar)1	96,652	12.26	–2.52	1	±0
	Animalist Party with the Environment (PACMA)2	8,487	1.08	–0.39	0	±0
	Workers' Front (FO)	1,662	0.21	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	1,519	0.19	+0.027	0	±0
	Zero Cuts (Recortes Cero)	888	0.11	–0.06	0	±0
	Walking Together (CJ)	691	0.09	New	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	n/a	n/a	–8.85	0	–1
Blank ballots		7,509	0.95	–0.15
Total		788,338			11	±0
Valid votes		788,338	98.72	+0.04
Invalid votes		10,219	1.28	–0.04
Votes cast / turnout		798,557	64.41	+0.39
Abstentions		441,289	35.59	–0.39
Registered voters		1,239,846
Sources[16]
Footnotes: 1 Unite Andalusia results are compared to the combined totals of United We Can and More Country–Andalusia in the November 2019 election. 2 Animalist Party with the Environment results are compared to Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals totals in the November 2019 election.

November 2019 general election

Summary of the 10 November 2019 Congress of Deputies election results in Málaga

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	226,831	29.98	–0.86	4	±0
	People's Party (PP)	163,177	21.56	+3.86	3	+1
	Vox (Vox)	162,280	21.45	+7.47	2	+1
	United We Can (Podemos–IULV–CA)	97,801	12.92	–1.59	1	–1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	66,995	8.85	–10.65	1	–1
	More Country–Andalusia (Más País–Andalucía)	14,112	1.86	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	11,089	1.47	–0.38	0	±0
	Andalusia by Herself (AxSí)	1,686	0.22	+0.02	0	±0
	Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE)	1,265	0.17	New	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	1,261	0.17	–0.05	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	904	0.12	–0.01	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Andalusian Party (PCPA)	581	0.08	–0.02	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE)	381	0.05	–0.03	0	±0
Blank ballots		8,358	1.10	+0.21
Total		756,721			11	±0
Valid votes		756,721	98.68	–0.16
Invalid votes		10,098	1.32	+0.16
Votes cast / turnout		766,819	64.02	–5.32
Abstentions		430,869	35.98	+5.32
Registered voters		1,197,688
Sources[16]

April 2019 general election

Summary of the 28 April 2019 Congress of Deputies election results in Málaga

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	251,908	30.84	+3.80	4	+1
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)	159,316	19.50	+3.22	2	±0
	People's Party (PP)	144,562	17.70	–16.67	2	–2
	United We Can (Podemos–IULV–CA–Equo)	118,537	14.51	–4.40	2	±0
	Vox (Vox)	114,199	13.98	+13.74	1	+1
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	15,122	1.85	+0.30	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	1,769	0.22	+0.02	0	±0
	Andalusia by Herself (AxSí)	1,655	0.20	New	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	1,046	0.13	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Andalusian Party (PCPA)	835	0.10	–0.03	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE)	631	0.08	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		7,288	0.89	+0.06
Total		816,868			11	±0
Valid votes		816,868	98.84	–0.20
Invalid votes		9,606	1.16	+0.20
Votes cast / turnout		826,474	69.34	+4.71
Abstentions		365,367	30.66	–4.71
Registered voters		1,191,841
Sources[16]

2016 general election

Summary of the 26 June 2016 Congress of Deputies election results in Málaga

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	256,033	34.37	+5.43	4	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	201,444	27.04	+0.14	3	±0
	United We Can for Andalusia (Podemos–IU–Equo)1	140,829	18.91	–5.01	2	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	121,294	16.28	–0.79	2	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	11,523	1.55	+0.41	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	1,832	0.25	–0.33	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	1,770	0.24	+0.01	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	1,461	0.20	+0.07	0	±0
	We Are Andalusians Party, For Andalusia and the Peoples (AND)	1,121	0.15	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	983	0.13	±0.00	0	±0
	Revolutionary Anticapitalist Left (IZAR)	390	0.05	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		6,178	0.83	+0.09
Total		744,858			11	±0
Valid votes		744,858	99.04	–0.12
Invalid votes		7,228	0.96	+0.12
Votes cast / turnout		752,086	64.63	–2.87
Abstentions		411,571	35.37	+2.87
Registered voters		1,163,657
Sources[16]
Footnotes: 1 United We Can results are compared to the combined totals of We Can and United Left/Greens–Assembly for Andalusia–Popular Unity in Common in the 2015 election.

2015 general election

Summary of the 20 December 2015 Congress of Deputies election results in Málaga

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	224,745	28.94	–20.72	4	–2
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	208,896	26.90	–4.69	3	±0
	We Can (Podemos)	132,980	17.12	New	2	+2
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	132,586	17.07	New	2	+2
	United Left/Greens–Assembly for Andalusia–Popular Unity (IULV–CA–UPeC)	52,772	6.80	–2.22	0	–1
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	8,886	1.14	+0.74	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	4,522	0.58	–5.03	0	±0
	Vox (Vox)	1,817	0.23	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	1,029	0.13	–0.02	0	±0
	Zero Cuts–Green Group (Recortes Cero–GV)	974	0.13	New	0	±0
	Málaga for Yes (mlgXSÍ)	934	0.12	New	0	±0
	To Solution (Soluciona)	409	0.05	New	0	±0
	Libertarian Party (P–LIB)	290	0.04	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		5,724	0.74	–0.42
Total		776,564			11	+1
Valid votes		776,564	99.16	+0.10
Invalid votes		6,594	0.84	–0.10
Votes cast / turnout		783,158	67.50	+2.38
Abstentions		377,058	32.50	–2.38
Registered voters		1,160,216
Sources[16]

2011 general election

Summary of the 20 November 2011 Congress of Deputies election results in Málaga

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	357,578	49.66	+6.70	6	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	227,463	31.59	–15.39	3	–2
	United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia: Plural Left (IULV–CA)	64,969	9.02	+3.95	1	+1
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	40,407	5.61	+4.65	0	±0
	Andalusian Party (PA)1	7,442	1.03	–0.43	0	±0
	Equo (Equo)	5,369	0.75	New	0	±0
	Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	2,903	0.40	+0.23	0	±0
	Blank Seats (EB)	1,996	0.28	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	1,108	0.15	+0.06	0	±0
	Citizens' Action for Málaga (ACIMA)	966	0.13	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	756	0.10	+0.06	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	383	0.05	New	0	±0
	Internationalist Solidarity and Self-Management (SAIn)	341	0.05	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		8,350	1.16	+0.11
Total		720,031			10	±0
Valid votes		720,031	99.06	–0.35
Invalid votes		6,834	0.94	+0.35
Votes cast / turnout		726,865	65.12	–6.23
Abstentions		389,411	34.88	+6.23
Registered voters		1,116,276
Sources[16]
Footnotes: 1 Andalusian Party results are compared to Andalusian Coalition totals in the 2008 election.

2008 general election

Summary of the 9 March 2008 Congress of Deputies election results in Málaga

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	359,046	46.98	–2.79	5	–1
	People's Party (PP)	328,314	42.96	+6.55	5	+1
	United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia–Alternative (IULV–CA)	38,716	5.07	–1.31	0	±0
	Andalusian Coalition (CA)1	11,177	1.46	–3.30	0	±0
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)	7,327	0.96	New	0	±0
	The Greens (Verdes)	3,251	0.43	New	0	±0
	Anti-Bullfighting Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)	1,308	0.17	New	0	±0
	Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (C's)	1,224	0.16	New	0	±0
	Navarrese Cannabis Representation (RCN/NOK)	1,155	0.15	New	0	±0
	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	977	0.13	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	702	0.09	+0.09	0	±0
	For a Fairer World (PUM+J)	641	0.08	New	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	346	0.05	+0.01	0	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFyV)	331	0.04	–0.03	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	326	0.04	–0.01	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	318	0.04	–0.06	0	±0
	National Alliance (AN)	272	0.04	New	0	±0
	Spain 2000 (E–2000)	257	0.03	±0.00	0	±0
	Authentic Phalanx (FA)	208	0.03	±0.00	0	±0
	Spanish Alternative (AES)	195	0.03	New	0	±0
	Spanish Front (Frente)	177	0.02	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		8,052	1.05	–0.71
Total		764,320			10	±0
Valid votes		764,320	99.41	–0.05
Invalid votes		4,557	0.59	+0.05
Votes cast / turnout		768,877	71.35	–0.55
Abstentions		308,673	28.65	+0.55
Registered voters		1,077,550
Sources[16]
Footnotes: 1 Andalusian Coalition results are compared to the combined totals of Andalusian Party and Socialist Party of Andalusia in the 2004 election.

2004 general election

Summary of the 14 March 2004 Congress of Deputies election results in Málaga

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	367,758	49.77	+10.71	6	+2
	People's Party (PP)	269,063	36.41	–7.06	4	–1
	United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia (IULV–CA)	47,182	6.38	–1.74	0	–1
	Andalusian Party (PA)	32,368	4.38	–0.79	0	±0
	Socialist Party of Andalusia (PSA)	2,793	0.38	New	0	±0
	Citizens for Blank Votes (CenB)	905	0.12	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	774	0.10	–0.02	0	±0
	Republican Left (IR)	670	0.09	New	0	±0
	Andalusia Assembly (A)	603	0.08	–0.02	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	586	0.08	+0.01	0	±0
	Family and Life Party (PFyV)	510	0.07	New	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)	460	0.06	+0.01	0	±0
	Christian Positivist Party (PPCr)	392	0.05	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	340	0.05	New	0	±0
	National Democracy (DN)	319	0.04	New	0	±0
	National Union (UN)	318	0.04	–0.01	0	±0
	The Phalanx (FE)	270	0.04	–0.03	0	±0
	Spain 2000 (E–2000)	227	0.03	–0.01	0	±0
	Authentic Phalanx (FA)	220	0.03	New	0	±0
	Republican Social Movement (MSR)	196	0.03	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	0	0.00	–0.20	0	±0
Blank ballots		13,022	1.76	+0.34
Total		738,976			10	±0
Valid votes		738,976	99.46	+0.20
Invalid votes		4,020	0.54	–0.20
Votes cast / turnout		742,996	71.90	+6.88
Abstentions		290,413	28.10	–6.88
Registered voters		1,033,409
Sources[16]

2000 general election

Summary of the 12 March 2000 Congress of Deputies election results in Málaga

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	People's Party (PP)	282,229	43.47	+4.97	5	+1
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party–Progressives (PSOE–p)	253,630	39.06	–2.98	4	–1
	United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia (IULV–CA)	52,723	8.12	–7.04	1	±0
	Andalusian Party (PA)	33,566	5.17	+2.47	0	±0
	Liberal Independent Group (GIL)	10,570	1.63	New	0	±0
	Andalusian Left (IA)	1,599	0.25	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE)	1,292	0.20	+0.08	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	780	0.12	+0.03	0	±0
	Andalusian Nation (NA)	721	0.11	+0.01	0	±0
	Andalusia Assembly (A)	666	0.10	New	0	±0
	Natural Law Party (PLN)	482	0.07	New	0	±0
	The Phalanx (FE)	479	0.07	New	0	±0
	Centrist Union–Democratic and Social Centre (UC–CDS)	441	0.07	–0.02	0	±0
	National Union (UN)	314	0.05	New	0	±0
	Spanish Democratic Party (PADE)	300	0.05	New	0	±0
	Spain 2000 Platform (ES2000)	243	0.04	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		9,250	1.42	+0.45
Total		649,285			10	±0
Valid votes		649,285	99.26	–0.15
Invalid votes		4,814	0.74	+0.15
Votes cast / turnout		654,099	65.02	–9.83
Abstentions		351,930	34.98	+9.83
Registered voters		1,006,029
Sources[16]

1996 general election

Summary of the 3 March 1996 Congress of Deputies election results in Málaga

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A)	288,165	42.04	–5.96	5	–1
	People's Party (PP)	263,920	38.50	+7.49	4	+1
	United Left/The Greens–Assembly for Andalusia (IULV–CA)	103,930	15.16	+1.06	1	±0
	Andalusian Party (PA)1	18,492	2.70	+0.03	0	±0
	Authentic Spanish Phalanx (FEA)	985	0.14	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Andalusian People (PCPA)	792	0.12	+0.03	0	±0
	Andalusian Nation (NA)	686	0.10	New	0	±0
	Democratic Andalusian Unity (UAD)	627	0.09	New	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	624	0.09	+0.06	0	±0
	Centrist Union (UC)	589	0.09	–0.84	0	±0
Blank ballots		6,666	0.97	+0.48
Total		685,476			10	±0
Valid votes		685,476	99.41	–0.06
Invalid votes		4,062	0.59	+0.06
Votes cast / turnout		689,538	74.85	+1.80
Abstentions		231,700	25.15	–1.80
Registered voters		921,238
Sources[16]
Footnotes: 1 Andalusian Party results are compared to the combined totals of Andalusian Party and Andalusian Progress Party in the 1993 election.

1993 general election

Summary of the 6 June 1993 Congress of Deputies election results in Málaga

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A)	304,745	48.00	–3.58	6	–1
	People's Party (PP)	196,911	31.01	+11.54	3	+1
	United Left–Assembly for Andalusia (IU–CA)	89,498	14.10	+0.47	1	±0
	Andalusian Party (PA)	12,548	1.98	–3.16	0	±0
	Liberal Independent Group (GIL)	8,004	1.26	New	0	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	5,911	0.93	–4.64	0	±0
	The Greens of Andalusia (Verdes)	4,976	0.78	+0.04	0	±0
	Andalusian Progress Party (PAP)	4,403	0.69	New	0	±0
	The Ecologists (LE)	2,069	0.33	–0.60	0	±0
	Ruiz-Mateos Group–European Democratic Alliance (ARM–ADE)	915	0.14	–1.19	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Andalusian People (PCPA)	591	0.09	–0.07	0	±0
	Health and Ecology in Solidarity (SEES)	578	0.09	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	444	0.07	–0.07	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	215	0.03	–0.04	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		3,093	0.49	+0.08
Total		634,901			10	±0
Valid votes		634,901	99.47	+0.13
Invalid votes		3,366	0.53	–0.13
Votes cast / turnout		638,267	73.05	+7.50
Abstentions		235,510	26.95	–7.50
Registered voters		873,777
Sources[16]

1989 general election

Summary of the 29 October 1989 Congress of Deputies election results in Málaga

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSOE–A)	263,147	51.58	–5.79	7	+1
	People's Party (PP)1	99,352	19.47	–2.42	2	±0
	United Left–Assembly for Andalusia (IU–CA)	69,522	13.63	+4.64	1	±0
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	28,434	5.57	–0.46	0	±0
	Andalusian Party (PA)	26,201	5.14	+2.74	0	±0
	Ruiz-Mateos Group (Ruiz-Mateos)	6,783	1.33	New	0	±0
	The Ecologist Greens (LVE)	4,739	0.93	New	0	±0
	The Greens–Green List (LV–LV)	3,790	0.74	New	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	1,987	0.39	New	0	±0
	Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity (PTE–UC)2	1,652	0.32	–0.51	0	±0
	Communist Party of the Andalusian People (PCPA)	827	0.16	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	722	0.14	–0.05	0	±0
	Humanist Party (PH)	351	0.07	New	0	±0
	Alliance for the Republic (AxR)	285	0.06	New	0	±0
	Centrist Unity–Democratic Spanish Party (PED)	253	0.05	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l))3	0	0.00	–0.18	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,107	0.41	–0.10
Total		510,152			10	+1
Valid votes		510,152	99.34	+0.94
Invalid votes		3,405	0.66	–0.94
Votes cast / turnout		513,557	65.55	–1.45
Abstentions		269,912	34.45	+1.45
Registered voters		783,469
Sources[16]
Footnotes: 1 People's Party results are compared to People's Coalition totals in the 1986 election. 2 Workers' Party of Spain–Communist Unity results are compared to Communists' Unity Board totals in the 1986 election. 3 Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) results are compared to Republican Popular Unity totals in the 1986 election.

1986 general election

Summary of the 22 June 1986 Congress of Deputies election results in Málaga

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	284,757	57.37	–4.62	6	±0
	People's Coalition (AP–PDP–PL)1	108,640	21.89	–1.40	2	±0
	United Left (IU)2	44,595	8.99	+3.69	1	+1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	29,925	6.03	+4.53	0	±0
	Andalusian Party (PA)	11,933	2.40	+0.08	0	±0
	Democratic Reformist Party (PRD)	4,438	0.89	New	0	±0
	Communists' Unity Board (MUC)	4,097	0.83	New	0	±0
	Socialist Party of the Andalusian People (PSPA)	2,589	0.52	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	964	0.19	+0.19	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	957	0.19	+0.12	0	±0
	Republican Popular Unity (UPR)3	894	0.18	+0.12	0	±0
	Party of the Communists of Catalonia (PCC)	0	0.00	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		2,531	0.51	+0.23
Total		496,320			9	+1
Valid votes		496,320	98.40	–0.52
Invalid votes		8,058	1.60	+0.52
Votes cast / turnout		504,378	67.00	–7.67
Abstentions		248,453	33.00	+7.67
Registered voters		752,831
Sources[16]
Footnotes: 1 People's Coalition results are compared to People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party totals in the 1982 election. 2 United Left results are compared to Communist Party of Andalusia totals in the 1982 election. 3 Republican Popular Unity results are compared to Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) totals in the 1982 election.

1982 general election

Summary of the 28 October 1982 Congress of Deputies election results in Málaga

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Andalusia (PSA–PSOE)	315,092	61.99	+26.05	6	+3
	People's Alliance–People's Democratic Party (AP–PDP)1	118,369	23.29	+19.34	2	+2
	Communist Party of Andalusia (PCA–PCE)	26,935	5.30	–7.54	0	–1
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	19,435	3.82	–25.27	0	–3
	Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA)	11,770	2.32	–9.67	0	–1
	Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)	7,637	1.50	New	0	±0
	Workers' Socialist Party (PST)	2,420	0.48	New	0	±0
	Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE)	1,333	0.26	New	0	±0
	New Force (FN)2	1,298	0.26	–1.52	0	±0
	Spanish Solidarity (SE)	929	0.18	New	0	±0
	Communist Unity Candidacy (CUC)3	509	0.10	–0.18	0	±0
	Communist Unification of Spain (UCE)	331	0.07	New	0	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (Marxist–Leninist) (PCE (m–l))	323	0.06	New	0	±0
	Falangist Movement of Spain (MFE)	315	0.06	New	0	±0
	Communist Movement of Andalusia (MCA)	66	0.01	–0.33	0	±0
	Communist League–Internationalist Socialist Workers' Coalition (LC (COSI))	55	0.01	New	0	±0
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (FE–JONS)	22	0.00	New	0	±0
	Revolutionary Communist League (LCR)	20	0.00	New	0	±0
	Socialist Party (PS)4	0	0.00	–1.12	0	±0
Blank ballots		1,401	0.28	+0.07
Total		508,260			8	±0
Valid votes		508,260	98.92	+0.35
Invalid votes		5,541	1.08	–0.35
Votes cast / turnout		513,801	74.67	+10.37
Abstentions		174,290	25.33	–10.37
Registered voters		688,091
Sources[16]
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. 3 Communist Unity Candidacy results are compared to Workers' Communist Party totals in the 1979 election. 4 Socialist Party results are compared to Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) totals in the 1979 election.

1979 general election

Summary of the 1 March 1979 Congress of Deputies election results in Málaga

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)1	148,497	35.94	–11.76	3	–1
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	120,201	29.09	+2.53	3	±0
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	53,036	12.84	+1.11	1	±0
	Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA)	49,552	11.99	New	1	+1
	Democratic Coalition (CD)2	16,304	3.95	–4.07	0	±0
	National Union (UN)	7,338	1.78	New	0	±0
	Party of Labour of Spain (PTE)3	6,948	1.68	+0.50	0	±0
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh)4	4,628	1.12	+0.77	0	±0
	Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC)5	1,408	0.34	+0.29	0	±0
	Workers' Communist Party (PCT)	1,174	0.28	New	0	±0
	Republican Left (IR)	953	0.23	New	0	±0
	Communist Organization of Spain (Red Flag) (OCE–BR)	932	0.23	New	0	±0
	Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT)	605	0.15	New	0	±0
	Carlist Party (PC)	466	0.11	New	0	±0
	Union for the Freedom of Speech (ULE)	260	0.06	New	0	±0
Blank ballots		877	0.21	±0.00
Total		413,179			8	±0
Valid votes		413,179	98.57	–0.06
Invalid votes		5,978	1.43	+0.06
Votes cast / turnout		419,157	64.30	–13.06
Abstentions		232,719	35.70	+13.06
Registered voters		651,876
Sources[16]
Footnotes: 1 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party results are compared to the combined totals of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and People's Socialist Party–Socialist Unity in the 1977 election. 2 Democratic Coalition results are compared to People's Alliance totals in the 1977 election. 3 Party of Labour of Spain results are compared to Democratic Left Front totals in the 1977 election. 4 Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) results are compared to Democratic Socialist Alliance totals in the 1977 election. 5 Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left results are compared to Left Andalusian Bloc totals in the 1977 election.

1977 general election

Summary of the 15 June 1977 Congress of Deputies election results in Málaga

Parties and alliances		Popular vote			Seats
		Votes	%	±pp	Total	+/−
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	185,095	42.60	n/a	4	n/a
	Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD)	115,390	26.56	n/a	3	n/a
	Communist Party of Spain (PCE)	50,990	11.73	n/a	1	n/a
	People's Alliance (AP)	34,838	8.02	n/a	0	n/a
	People's Socialist Party–Socialist Unity (PSP–US)	22,144	5.10	n/a	0	n/a
	Spanish Social Reform (RSE)	7,049	1.62	n/a	0	n/a
	Democratic Left Front (FDI)	5,106	1.18	n/a	0	n/a
	Federation of Christian Democracy (FPD–ID)	3,942	0.91	n/a	0	n/a
	Andalusian Socialist Movement (MSA)	3,245	0.75	n/a	0	n/a
	Democratic Socialist Alliance (ASDCI)	1,536	0.35	n/a	0	n/a
	Small Business Independent Candidates (CIPYE)	1,480	0.34	n/a	0	n/a
	Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (Authentic) (FE–JONS(A))	1,444	0.33	n/a	0	n/a
	National Association for the Study of Current Problems (ANEPA–CP)	1,124	0.26	n/a	0	n/a
	Left Andalusian Bloc (BAI)	226	0.05	n/a	0	n/a
Blank ballots		912	0.21	n/a
Total		434,521			8	n/a
Valid votes		434,521	98.63	n/a
Invalid votes		6,053	1.37	n/a
Votes cast / turnout		440,574	77.36	n/a
Abstentions		128,961	22.64	n/a
Registered voters		569,535
Sources[16]

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