Andorran local elections, 1995

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The 1995 Andorran local elections were held on 3 December. Voters elected the council members of the seven parishes.

Parishes of Andorra

Andorra consists of seven communities known as parishes. Until relatively recently, it had only six parishes; the seventh, Escaldes-Engordany, was created in 1978.

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They were the first local elections after the legalisation of political parties in 1993.

Electoral system

The electoral law was changed together with the approval of the new Constitution and the legalisation of political parties. Voters elect 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.

Catalan language Romance language

Catalan is a Western Romance language derived from Vulgar Latin and named after the medieval Principality of Catalonia, in northeastern modern Spain. It is the only official language of Andorra, and a co-official language of the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencia. It also has semi-official status in the Italian commune of Alghero. It is also spoken in the eastern strip of Aragon, in some villages of Region of Murcia called Carche and in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France. These territories are often called Països Catalans or "Catalan Countries".

All city council members are elected in single multi-member districts, consisting of the whole parish, using closed lists. Half of the seats are allocated to the party with the most votes. The other half of the seats are allocated using the Hare quota (including the winning party). With this system the winning party obtains an absolute majority.

The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation. In these voting systems the quota is the minimum number of votes required for a party or candidate to capture a seat.

The cònsol major (mayor) and the cònsol menor (deputy mayor) are elected indirectly by the municipal councilliors. [1]

Results

Overall

Following the elections, two women were elected cònsols majors (mayors) for first time in Andorra. [2]

Party Votes % Seats
New Democracy 2,07729.614
Liberal Party 1,53121.810
National Democratic Group 1,12416.020
Union and Progress4967.12
Liberal Opinion Group 4035.78
Parochial Forum1542.23
Independents 1,24017.723
Blank votes1,030
Invalid votes39
Total8,09410080
Registered voters/turnout10,41177.7

Canillo

Party Votes % Seats
Bibiana Rossa (IND) 22359.211
Parochial Forum15440.83
Blank votes17
Invalid votes4
Total39810014
Registered voters/turnout47683.6

Encamp

Party Votes % Seats
National Democratic Group 55552.88
Union and Progress49647.22
Blank votes80
Invalid votes4
style="font-weight:bold" |align=left|Total1,13510010
Registered voters/turnout1,37382.7

Ordino

Party Votes % Seats
Josep Duró (IND) 16342.87
Bonaventura Espot (IND) 11329.72
Pere Babi (IND) 10527.61
Blank votes15
Invalid votes0
Total39610010
Registered voters/turnout49779.7

La Massana

Party Votes % Seats
Liberal Opinion Group 40364.08
New Democracy 22736.02
Blank votes55
Invalid votes1
Total68610010
Registered voters/turnout81484.3

Andorra la Vella

Party Votes % Seats
New Democracy 1,35461.910
Liberal Party 83538.12
Blank votes273
Invalid votes4
Total2,46610012
Registered voters/turnout3,22776.4

Sant Julià de Lòria

Party Votes % Seats
National Democratic Group 56910012
Blank votes479
Invalid votes20
Total1,06810012
Registered voters/turnout1,60966.4

Escaldes-Engordany

Party Votes % Seats
Liberal Party 69638.18
Jacint Casal (IND) 63634.82
Democratic National InitiativeNew Democracy 49627.12
Blank votes111
Invalid votes6
Total1,94510012
Registered voters/turnout2,41580.5

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