Andorran local elections, 1991

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The 1991 Andorran local elections were held on 15 and 22 December. Voters elected the council members of the seven parishes of Andorra. Following the election, the communal councils elected the mayors and deputy mayors.

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Electoral system

Candidates were elected using a two-round plurality-at-large voting system with open lists. As parties were not legalised until 1993, all the lists were officially labelled as independent, although media classified them as officialist (if the list was supported by the outgoing government) or opposition (if candidates were part of the opposition). After the elections, the parish councils elected the consol major (mayor) and the cònsol menor (deputy mayor), which normally were the top candidates of the winning list.

Plurality-at-large voting, also known as block vote or multiple non-transferable vote (MNTV), is a non-proportional voting system for electing several representatives from a single multimember electoral district using a series of check boxes and tallying votes similar to a plurality election. Multiple winners are elected simultaneously to serve the district. Block voting is not a system for obtaining proportional representation; instead the usual result is that where the candidates divide into definitive parties the most popular party in the district sees its full slate of candidates elected, resulting in a landslide.

Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a party's candidates are elected. This as opposed to closed list, which allows only active members, party officials, or consultants to determine the order of its candidates and gives the general voter no influence at all on the position of the candidates placed on the party list. Additionally, an open list system allows voters to select individuals rather than parties. Different systems give voter different amounts of influence. Voter's choice is usually called preference vote.

In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.

In some parishes, votes may had been invalid if voters didn't choose for candidates from at every single quarter. [1]

A quarter is a section of an urban settlement.

Candidates

Candidates by parish. Names shown are top candidates: [2]

Canillo Place in Andorra

Canillo is one of the parishes of Andorra. Canillo is also the name of the main town of the parish. The parish is considered the religious center of Andorra with the Sanctuary and Chapel of Our Lady of Meritxell, patron saint of Andorra, and contains one of the most well preserved romanesque church in the Pyrenees, Sant Joan de Caselles. It has a population of 4,826, as of 2011. Despite having a tourist vocation, the parish of Canillo still retains many livestock and agricultural traits.

Andorra la Vella Capital city and parish in Andorra

Andorra la Vella is the capital of the Principality of Andorra. It is located high in the east Pyrenees, between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parish that surrounds the capital.

Sant Julià de Lòria Place in Andorra

Sant Julià de Lòria is one of the parishes of Andorra, in the far south of that 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.

Results

Turnout was 75.6%, 6.0 pp lower than in 1987. Candidates favourable to the Andorran Government won in 4 out of 7 parishes. [3] [4]

The second round only took place in Canillo. [1]

Andorra la Vella

Party Votes % Seats
Lluís Viu candidates 13,909 60.0 12
Andreu Armengol candidates 9,275 40.0 0
Blank votes 159 – –
Invalid votes 44 – –
Total 2,135 100 12
Registered votes/turnout 2,596 82.2 –
Source: BOPA

Sant Julià de Lòria

Party Votes % Seats
Ricard Tor candidates 5,328 100 12
Blank votes 276 – –
Invalid votes 42 – –
Total 762 100 12
Registered votes/turnout 1,269 60.0 –
Source: La Vanguardia

Escaldes Engordany

Party Votes % Seats
Jacint Casal candidates 11,076 100 12
Blank votes 358 – –
Invalid votes 54 – –
Total 1,335 100 12
Registered votes/turnout 1,984 67.3 –
Source: BOPA

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References

  1. 1 2 Diari Oficial del Consell General, 23/1991
  2. ↑ La Vanguardia, 15/12/1991, p16
  3. ↑ L'abstenció al Principat d'Andorra
  4. ↑ La Vanguardia, 17/12/1991, p12
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