The 1983 Andorran local elections were held on 12 December. Voters elected the council members of the seven parishes of

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. For first time since 1867, local elections were not hold on the same day as parliamentary elections. This was also the first time that the totality of the council seats were up for election (between 1867 and 1979 only half of the seats were renewed in each election).L'abstenció al Principat d'Andorra
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Electoral system

A referendum was held in 1982 to choose a new election system, but any option had a majority of the votes, and therefore the traditional majority system remained. Candidates were elected using a two-round plurality-at-large voting system with

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s. As parties were not legalised until 1993, all the

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were officially labelled as

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, although media classified them as government endorsed (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'' (

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) and the ''cònsol menor'' (

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), which normally were the top candidates of the winning list.

Candidates

In Canillo and Sant Julià de Lòria only one list was running. In la Massana, the top candidate of both lists was the same person. Candidates by parish. The two top candidates are listed for each list: *

Canillo 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 ...

**Government endorsed: Xavier Jordana, Joan Puigfernal **Opposition: Miquel Naudi, Daniel Mateu *

Encamp Encamp () is one of the parishes of Andorra, located on the Valira d'Orient river. It is also the name of the main town in the parish. Other settlements include Vila, El Pas de la Casa, Grau Roig, El Tremat, La Mosquera and Les Bons. As of ...

**Enric Pujal, Josep Dalleres *

Ordino Ordino () is the most northerly parish in the Principality of Andorra. It's mostly the main area of Valira del Nord or ''Valira d'Ordino'' river valley. Ordino is also the name of the main town of the parish. Other settlements in the parish are El ...

**Government endorsed: Joan Solana, Pere Babi **Opposition: Julià Vila, Pere Riba *

La Massana La Massana (; originally ''La Maçana'') is one of the seven parishes of the Principality of Andorra. It is located in the northwest of the country. La Massana is also the name of the main town of the parish. The name Massana derives from the Lati ...

**Bonaventura Mora, Candi Naudi **Bonaventura Mora, Jordi Font *

Andorra la Vella Andorra la Vella french: Andorre-la-Vieille 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. , the city has a p ...

**Government endorsed: Manuel Pons, Antoni Cerqueda **Opposition: Jordi Farràs, Jaume Bartumeu *

Sant Julià de Lòria 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 Bixe ...

** Josep Maria Felipó, Alfredo Figueredo *

Escaldes-Engordany Escaldes-Engordany () is one of the 7 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 of les Escaldes, Engordany, E ...

**Government endorsed: Joan Nadal, Serafí Miró **Opposition: José María Beal, Miquel Aleix

Results

Turnout was 77.7%, 14.6 pp higher than in the previous election. Turnout was lower in the parishes with only one candidacy (59% in Encamp and 66% in Sant Julià de Lòria). All candidates were elected on the first round. Results by parish:La Vanguardia, 14/12/1983, p27
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References

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