The 2019 Andorran local elections were held on 15 December, to elect all councillors in the seven parishes of Andorra. [1]
Voters elected the members of the municipal councils (consells de comú in Catalan). The Electoral Law allows the municipal councils to choose their numbers of seats, which must be an even number between 10 and 16.
All city council members were elected in single multi-member districts, consisting of the whole parish, using closed lists. Half of the seats were allocated to the party with the most votes. The other half of the seats were allocated using the Hare quota (including the winning party). With this system the winning party obtained an absolute majority.
The cònsol major (mayor) and the cònsol menor (deputy mayor) will be elected indirectly by the municipal councillors after the election. [2]
A total of 21 lists were contesting the election. In Encamp, Ordino and Escaldes-Engordany there were 4 candidacies; in Andorra la Vella and Sant Julià de Lòria, 3; in Canillo, 2; and in la Massana only one list was contesting the election. [3] [4] For first time since the 2007 election, two lists were contesting the election in Canillo. [5] In Sant Julià de Lòria, the incumbent mayor was unable to form a candidacy. [6]
Parish | Candidacy name | Parties composing the list | Main candidate | |
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Canillo | Common Objective | Independents | Albert Torres Babot | |
Democrats + Independents | DA, independents | Francesc Camp Torres | ||
Encamp | Third Way + Independents | TV, independents | Santiago Gonzalez Campos | |
Social Democratic Party and Independents | PS, independents | David Ríos Rius | ||
Encamp Grouping | Independents | Esther Vidal Mils | ||
In Common for Encamp | DA, L'A, independents | Laura Mas Barrionuevo | ||
Ordino | For Ordino | Independents | Enric Dolsa Font | |
Third Way + Independents | TV, independents | Jordi Balsa Isern | ||
Let's move Ordino | PS, independents | Sandra Tudo Montanya | ||
In Common for Ordino | ACO, DA, L'A, SDP | Josep Angel Mortes Pons | ||
La Massana | Committed Citizens + DA + L'A | CC, DA, L'A | Olga Molne Soldevila | |
Andorra la Vella | Third Way + Independents | TV, independents | Emi Matarrodona Corretja | |
In Common for Andorra la Vella | DA, L'A, SDP | Conxita Marsol Riart | ||
Social Democratic Party and Independents | PS, independents | Maria Dolors Carmona Filella | ||
Sant Julià de Lòria | Third Way + Lauredian Union + Independents | TV, UL, independents | Josep Majoral Obiols | |
Together for Change | PS, independents | Joan Travesset Grau | ||
Wake up Laurèdia | Independents | Cerni Cairat Perrigault | ||
Escaldes-Engordany | Democrats + Independents | DA, independents | Miquel Aleix Areny | |
Union for Escaldes-Engordany | L'A, SDP, independents | Higini Martínez-Illescas Bermejo | ||
Social Democratic Party and Independents | PS, independents | Rosa Gili Casals | ||
Third Way + Independents | TV, independents | Jordi Rubia Correa |
Final turnout was 56.54%, four percentage points lower than in the 2015 election. Abstention was over 50% in Andorra la Vella. [7]
Candidacies supported by Democrats for Andorra won the election in five out of seven parishes, while in Sant Julià de Lòria, the candidacy formed by Third Way and Lauredian Union won. The Social Democrats won in Escaldes-Engordany. [8] [9]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democrats + Independents | 424 | 59.7 | 8 | |
Common Objective | 286 | 40.3 | 2 | |
Blank votes | 28 | – | – | |
Invalid votes | 6 | – | – | |
Total | 744 | 100 | 10 | |
Registered/turnout | 1,051 | 70.8 | – |
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
In Common for Encamp (DA+L'A) | 894 | 41.3 | 9 | |
Social Democratic Party and Independents | 615 | 28.4 | 2 | |
Encamp Grouping | 503 | 23.2 | 1 | |
Third Way + Independents | 154 | 7.1 | 0 | |
Blank votes | 117 | – | – | |
Invalid votes | 32 | – | – | |
Total | 2,315 | 100 | 12 | |
Registered/turnout | 4,000 | 57.8 | – |
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
In Common for Ordino (DA+L'A+SDP+ACO) | 552 | 45.0 | 8 | |
For Ordino | 302 | 24.6 | 1 | |
Let's move Ordino | 281 | 22.9 | 1 | |
Third Way + Independents | 93 | 7.6 | 0 | |
Blank votes | 72 | – | – | |
Invalid votes | 15 | – | – | |
Total | 1,315 | 100 | 10 | |
Registered/turnout | 1,790 | 73.5 | – |
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Committed Citizens + DA + L'A | 912 | 100.0 | 12 | |
Blank votes | 589 | – | – | |
Invalid votes | 97 | – | – | |
Total | 1,598 | 100 | 12 | |
Registered/turnout | 3,125 | 51.1 | – |
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
In Common for Andorra la Vella (DA+L'A+SDP) | 1,943 | 51.2 | 9 | |
Social Democratic Party and Independents | 1,457 | 38.4 | 3 | |
Third Way + Independents | 394 | 10.4 | 0 | |
Blank votes | 184 | – | – | |
Invalid votes | 52 | – | – | |
Total | 4,030 | 100 | 12 | |
Registered/turnout | 8,242 | 48.9 | – |
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Third Way + Unió Laurediana + Independents | 1,159 | 48.6 | 9 | |
Wake up Laurèdia | 970 | 40.7 | 3 | |
Together for Change | 257 | 10.8 | 0 | |
Blank votes | 128 | – | – | |
Invalid votes | 21 | – | – | |
Total | 2,534 | 100 | 12 | |
Registered/turnout | 4,126 | 61.4 | – |
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Social Democratic Party and Independents | 1,377 | 45.6 | 9 | |
Democrats + Independents | 1,367 | 45.3 | 3 | |
Union for Escaldes-Engordany (L'A+SDP) | 168 | 5.6 | 0 | |
Third Way + Independents | 106 | 3.5 | 0 | |
Blank votes | 141 | – | – | |
Invalid votes | 36 | – | – | |
Total | 3,195 | 100 | 12 | |
Registered/turnout | 5,489 | 58.2 | – |
This is a demography of the population of Andorra, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Andorra consists of seven communities known as parishes. Until relatively recently, it had only six parishes; the seventh, Escaldes–Engordany, was created in 1978.
Escaldes–Engordany is one of the seven parishes of Andorra. The Escaldes–Engordany parish was founded on 14 June 1978 and has the second largest population after Andorra la Vella. The parish is composed of the areas les Escaldes, Engordany, Els Vilars d'Engordany, Engolasters, and El Fener. As of 2014 it has a population of 13,634. Notable events include the town's annual jazz festival. It borders four parishes: Encamp to the north and northeast, Sant Julià de Lòria in the southwest, Andorra la Vella in the west, and La Massana in the northwest. Escaldes–Engordany also borders Spain in the east, south and southeast.
Sant Julià de Lòria is one of the parishes of Andorra, in the far south of the country. It is also the name of the main town of the parish, which at 908 m is the lowest settlement in Andorra. Other settlements in the parish include Bixessarri, Aixàs, Aixovall, Certers, Llumeneres, Nagol, Aixirivall, Auvinyà, Juberri, Fontaneda, and Canòlic. It is bordered by Andorra la Vella in the north, Escaldes-Engordany in the northeast and Catalonia, Spain in the south, east, west, northwest, southwest and southeast.
The Catholic Church in Andorra is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
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