Local elections in

Andorra Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a Sovereignty, sovereign landlocked country on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees in Southwestern Europe, Andorra–France border, bordered by France to the north and Spain to A ...

were held on 17 December to elect all councillors in the seven

parishes of Andorra Andorra consists of seven communities known as parishes (, singularparròquia). Until relatively recently, it had only six parishes; the seventh, Escaldes–Engordany, was created in 1978. Overview Andorra la Vella is the capital of Andorra. ...

. Overall voter turnout was 54.75%, dropping over 1.7% in comparison to the

2019 elections The following elections were scheduled to occur in 2019. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems has a calendar of upcoming elections around the world, and the National Democratic Institute also maintains a calendar of elections in cou ...

Electoral system

Voters will elect the members of the municipal councils (''consells de comú'' in Catalan). The Electoral Law allows the municipal councils to choose their number of seats, which must be an even number between 10 and 16. All city council members will be elected in single multi-member districts, consisting of the whole parish, using closed lists. Half of the seats will be allocated to the party with the most votes. The other half of the seats are allocated using the

Hare quota The Hare quota (sometimes called the simple, ideal, or Hamilton quota) is the number of voters represented by each legislator in an idealized system of proportional representation where every vote is used to elect someone. The Hare quota is eq ...

(including the winning party). With this system, the winning party obtains an absolute majority. The ''cònsol major'' (mayor) and the ''cònsol menor'' (deputy mayor) will be elected indirectly by the municipal councillors after the election.

Parties and leaders

A total of 14 lists are contesting the election. In

Canillo Canillo () is one of the seven parishes which make up 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 sain ...

there is only one candidacy contesting the election; in

Sant Julià de Lòria Sant may refer to: People * Alfred Sant (born 1948), Maltese politician * Andrew Sant (born 1950), English-born Australian poet * David Sant (born 1968), Catalan director, actor and writer * Indira Sant (1914–2000), Indian poet * James San ...

, three; and two on the remaining parishes.

Results

The results were as follows:

Canillo

Encamp

Ordino

La Massana

Andorra la Vella

Sant Julià de Lòria

Escaldes-Engordany

References

External links

Official website

Local elections Local may refer to: Geography and transportation * Local (train), a train serving local traffic demand * Local, Missouri, a community in the United States Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Local'' (comics), a limited series comic book by Bria ...

Local elections in Andorra Election and referendum articles with incomplete results {{Andorra-election-stub