1933 Andorran parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Andorra on 31 August 1933,[1] the first held under universal male suffrage. The extension of the franchise to all men over 21 followed social unrest referred to as the Andorran Revolution.[2] As political parties were not legalised until 1993, all candidates ran as independents.[3]

1933 Andorran parliamentary election

31 August 1933
All 23 seats in the General Council
Party GNI Socialists UA Seats won 14 4 5
Popular vote by Parish.

Background

The elections, called by the co-princes, took place amid the occupation of the country by French gendarmes. The police had arrived after the General Council approved universal male suffrage - until then only the heads of household could vote - forced by the occupation of the Casa de la Vall on 5 April by the Young Andorrans. The Tribunal de Corts subsequently dismissed the General Council elected in 1932. Faced with the Council's resistance to dissolution, however, the co-princes sent a contingent of gendarmes to Andorra on 19 August and ordered the elections to be held on 31 August.[4]

Census

Parish	Voters
Canillo	155
Encamp	111
Sant Julia de Loria	121
La Massana	114
Ordino	115
Andorra la Vella	115
Les Escaldes	84
Total	815

Results

The interpretation of the results is complicated because there were no formal political parties, instead councilors were linked to groups that could vary in opinion.[5] The day after the elections, the press reported 14 seats had been won by the Integral Nationalist Group (GNI), conservative supporters of the co-princes; five seats had been won by the Andorran Union (UA), supporters of the deposed General Council, and four had been won by socialists.[6] However, an undated document from the Permanent Delegation French also registered a majority of "anti-episcopal" councilors unfavorable to the co-princes.[7]

Elected members

The official results were communicated by the Consul General of Canillo to the French veguer.[8]

Parish	Candidate	Group		Votes
Canillo	Josep Areny		UA	11
	Jaume Bonell		UA	11
	Anton Duedra		UA	11
	Anton Torres		UA	11
Encamp	Antoni Picart		GNI	51
	Antoni Puig		GNI	49
	Antoni Mussoy		GNI	46
Sant Julia de Loria	Anton Duró		PS	60
	Ventura Fanus		PS	60
	Ventura Duró		PS	60
	Manuel Areny		PS	60
La Massana	Guillem Areny		GNI	34
	Gil Font		GNI	34
	Bonaventura Torres		GNI	34
	Pere Muntaner		GNI	34
Ordino	Bonaventura Adellach		GNI	78
	Bonaventura Coma		GNI	47
	Miquel Pujol		GNI	46
	Manuel Font		GNI	45
Andorra la Vella [lower-alpha 1]	Josep Coma		GNI	54
	Anton Cerquedes		GNI	54
Les Escaldes [lower-alpha 1]	Joan Serra		UA	39
	Josep Pla		GNI	35

Notes

1. The number of votes corresponds to the one published by the press the day after the elections, and not to the official results.[9]

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p151 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p155
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p154
4. "Andorra" (in Catalan). Gran enciclopèdia catalana.
5. Arnau Gonzàlez i Vilalta (2009) La cruïlla andorrana de 1933: la revolució de la modernitat, Cossetània Edicions, p169 ISBN 9788497914970
6. "Les eleccions Andorranes" (PDF). L'Opinió. 1 September 1933. p. 13.
7. Gonzàlez i Vilalta, p163
8. Gonzàlez i Vilalta, pp165–166
9. Gonzàlez i Vilalta, p162