2019 Andorran parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Andorra on 7 April 2019, electing all 28 seats of the General Council.[1] Although they remained the largest party, the Democrats for Andorra lost their parliamentary majority after losing four seats. The Social Democratic Party gained four seats, becoming the second-largest party.
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Background
Democrats for Andorra secured an absolute majority in the 2015 election and Antoni Martí was re-elected Prime Minister of Andorra. In December 2017, Josep Pintat, together with the two members of the Lauredian Union and two members of Committed Citizens, left the Liberal group.
Antoni Martí was unable to stand for reelection, as the Constitution limits the office to two complete consecutive terms.
Electoral system
Twenty-eight general councillors (Catalan: consellers generals) are elected, based on closed party lists:[2][3]
- Fourteen general councillors representing the seven parishes (two councillors per parish) are elected from the list with most votes in each parish.[4]
- Fourteen general councillors are elected from national lists using the largest remainder method of proportional representation.[5]
The parish lists and the national list are independent of one another: the same person cannot appear on both the national list and on a parish list, and voters cast two separate ballots. There is no requirement to vote for the same party for both lists.[6]
Parties and leaders
Nationwide constituency
The following parties or coalitions are running in the election:[7]
| Party or coalition | PM Candidate | Current seats | 2015 election | |
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| Democrats for Andorra (DA) | Xavier Espot Zamora | 15 | 15 | |
| Liberals of Andorra (L'A) | Jordi Gallardo Fernández | 3 | 8 | |
| Social Democratic Party (PS) | Pere López i Agràs | 3 | 3 | |
| Social Democracy and Progress (SDP) | Josep Roig Carcel | 2 | 2 | |
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Josep Pintat Forné | 5 | – (integrated in L'A) | |
| Sovereign Andorra (AS) | Eusebi Nomen Calvet | – | – | |
| United for the Progress of Andorra (UPA) | Alfons Clavera Arizti | – | – | |
Parish constituencies
The following table displays the parties or coalitions running at each parish:[7]
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Opinion polls
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | DA | L'A | PS | Vd'A | SDP | Podem | TV | AS | UPA | Lead |
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| Time Consultants | 7–18 Mar 2019 | 680 | 34.1 | 16.2 | 30.2 | – | 3.8 | – | 8.6 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| CRES | 28 Feb–13 Mar 2019 | 1,212 | 38.7 | 16.0 | 28.9 | – | 5.2 | – | 6.2 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 9.8 |
| Time Consultants | 1–10 Oct 2018 | 680 | 34.4 | 19.9 | 36.3 | 8.0 | 1.4 | – | – | – | 2.1 | |
| CRES | 4–21 Jun 2018 | 809 | 33.1 | 21.7 | 35.3 | 1.5 | 7.7 | – | – | – | – | 2.3 |
| CRES | 3–25 May 2017 | 803 | 37.9 | 27.4 | 21.0 | 5.6 | 4.8 | – | – | – | – | 10.5 |
| CRES | 16 May–30 Jun 2016 | 1,215 | 42.0 | 20.8 | 26.9 | – | 6.4 | – | – | – | – | 15.2 |
| 2015 election | 1 March 2015 | – | 37.0 | 27.7 | 23.5 | 11.7 | – | – | – | – | 9.4 | |
Results
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| Party | PR | Constituency | Total seats |
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| Democrats for Andorra–United for Progress | 6,248 | 35.13 | 5 | 5,931 | 34.86 | 6 | 11 | –4 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Andorra | 5,445 | 30.62 | 5 | 6,473 | 38.05 | 2 | 7 | +4 | |
| Liberal Party of Andorra | 2,219 | 12.48 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |||
| Third Way–Lauredian Union | 1,853 | 10.42 | 2 | 2,122 | 12.47 | 2 | 4 | +2 | |
| Social Democracy and Progress | 1,044 | 5.87 | 0 | 1,280 | 7.52 | 0 | 0 | –2 | |
| Sovereign Andorra | 825 | 4.64 | 0 | 71 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | New | |
| United for the Progress of Andorra | 149 | 0.84 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | New | |
| Committed Citizens | – | – | – | 1,136 | 6.68 | 2 | 2 | New | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 855 | – | – | 1,611 | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 18,638 | 100 | 14 | 18,624 | 100 | 14 | 28 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 27,278 | 68.33 | – | 27,278 | 68.27 | – | – | – | |
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By parish
| Parish | Constituency | PR | |||||||||||
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| DA | PS+L'A | TV | CC | SDP | AS | DA | PS | L'A | TV | SDP | AS | UPA | |
| Canillo | 66.3 | 23.1 | 10.6 | 55.9 | 20 | 9.4 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 6.5 | 0.6 | |||
| Encamp | 44.6 | 42.1 | 4.9 | 8.5 | 37.9 | 32.3 | 16.1 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 1.0 | ||
| Ordino | 44.6 | 40.2 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 37.2 | 31.7 | 12.7 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 0.5 | ||
| La Massana | 43.9 | 56.1 | 36.1 | 26.6 | 14.1 | 12.8 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 0.7 | ||||
| Andorra la Vella | 37.0 | 37.3 | 10.7 | 14.9 | 30.3 | 37.0 | 12.6 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Sant Julià de Lòria | 27.5 | 27.8 | 44.7 | 26.6 | 24.6 | 10.5 | 30.0 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 0.5 | |||
| Escaldes-Engordany | 41.4 | 42.6 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 42.5 | 30.7 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 0.7 | ||
| Total | 34.8 | 38.1 | 12.5 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 35.1 | 30.6 | 12.4 | 10.4 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 0.8 |
Government formation
Three parties eventually formed a governing coalition, composed of the Democrats, the Liberal Party and Committed Citizens.
References
- "Les eleccions generals andorranes seran el 7 d'abril". Vilaweb. 27 December 2018.
- Art. 42.2, Law 28/2007.
- Electoral system IPU
- Art. 57, Law 28/2007.
- Art. 58, Law 28/2007. The electoral threshold is the natural quota, one fourteenth of the valid votes (~7.14%).
- Arts. 19, 51 & 52, Law 28/2007.
- Eleccions al Consell General 2019: Candidatures
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