1920 Sammarinese general election

General elections were held in San Marino on 14 November 1920 to elect the sixth term of the Grand and General Council.[1] It was the country's first snap election, and the first election to use a form of proportional representation.[2] The result was a victory for the Sammarinese People's Party, which won 29 of the 60 seats.[3]

1920 San Marino general election
14 November 1920
All 60 seats to the Grand and General Council
Turnout59.2%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party People's Party Socialist Party Democratic Union
Seats won 29 18 13
Popular vote 1,125 697 534
Percentage 47.8% 29.6% 22.7%

History

Under the Italian example, San Marino adopted the party-list proportional representation on October 15, 1920. The three-class division was eliminated, and the councillors' term limited to four years.

The Sammarinese People's Party made its debut, after that Pope Benedict's abolition of the non expedit had allowed the foundation of its twin, the Italian People's Party. By their part, landowners created their Conservative force, the Sammarinese Democratic Union, claiming the return to the pre-1906 institutions to restore order against strikes and political violences.

The result was a narrow victory for the Christian democrats, but the Socialists refused to join the newly elected council, following a revolutionary political strategy. On January 11, 1921, all Socialist seats were declared vacant for absence, and a by-election was organized on April 10: ten Christian democrats and eight Conservatives became councillors.

Electoral system

Voters had to be citizens of San Marino, male, the head of the family and 24 years old.

Results
Party Votes % Seats
Sammarinese People's Party1,12547.829
Sammarinese Socialist Party69729.618
Sammarinese Democratic Union53422.713
Invalid/blank votes35––
Total2,39110060
Registered voters/turnout4,04159.2–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1678 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. The electoral system used the D'Hondt method.
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1690
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