2019 Andorran local elections

The 2019 Andorran local elections were held on 15 December, to elect all councillors in the seven parishes of Andorra.[1]

Electoral system

Voters elected the members of the municipal councils (consells de comú in Catalan). The Electoral Law allows the municipal councils to choose their numbers of seats, which must be an even number between 10 and 16.

All city council members were elected in single multi-member districts, consisting of the whole parish, using closed lists. Half of the seats were allocated to the party with the most votes. The other half of the seats were allocated using the Hare quota (including the winning party). With this system the winning party obtained an absolute majority.

The cònsol major (mayor) and the cònsol menor (deputy mayor) will be elected indirectly by the municipal councillors after the election.[2]

Parties and leaders

A total of 21 lists were contesting the election. In Encamp, Ordino and Escaldes-Engordany there were 4 candidacies; in Andorra la Vella and Sant Julià de Lòria, 3; in Canillo, 2; and in la Massana only one list was contesting the election.[3][4] For first time since the 2007 election, two lists were contesting the election in Canillo.[5] In Sant Julià de Lòria, the incumbent mayor was unable to form a candidacy.[6]

Parish Candidacy name Parties composing the list Main candidate
Canillo Common Objective Independents Albert Torres Babot
Democrats + Independents DA, independents Francesc Camp Torres
Encamp Third Way + Independents TV, independents Santiago Gonzalez Campos
Social Democratic Party and Independents PS, independents David Ríos Rius
Encamp Grouping Independents Esther Vidal Mils
In Common for Encamp DA, L'A, independents Laura Mas Barrionuevo
Ordino For Ordino Independents Enric Dolsa Font
Third Way + Independents TV, independents Jordi Balsa Isern
Let's move Ordino PS, independents Sandra Tudo Montanya
In Common for Ordino ACO, DA, L'A, SDP Josep Angel Mortes Pons
La Massana Committed Citizens + DA + L'A CC, DA, L'A Olga Molne Soldevila
Andorra la Vella Third Way + Independents TV, independents Emi Matarrodona Corretja
In Common for Andorra la Vella DA, L'A, SDP Conxita Marsol Riart
Social Democratic Party and Independents PS, independents Maria Dolors Carmona Filella
Sant Julià de Lòria Third Way + Lauredian Union + Independents TV, UL, independents Josep Majoral Obiols
Together for the Change PS, independents Joan Travesset Grau
Wake up Laurèdia Independents Cerni Cairat Perrigault
Escaldes-Engordany Democrats + Independents DA, independents Miquel Aleix Areny
Union for Escaldes-Engordany L'A, SDP, independents Higini Martínez-Illescas Bermejo
Social Democratic Party and Independents PS, independents Rosa Gili Casals
Third Way + Independents TV, independents Jordi Rubia Correa

Results
Winning list by parish

Final turnout was 56.54%, four percentual points lower than in the 2015 election. Abstention was over 50% in Andorra la Vella.[7]

Candidacies supported by Democrats for Andorra won the election in five out of seven parishes, while in Sant Julià de Lòria, the candidacy formed by Third Way and Lauredian Union won. The Social Democrats won in Escaldes-Engordany.[8][9]

Canillo
Party Votes % Seats
Democrats + Independents42459.78
Common Objective28640.32
Blank votes28––
Invalid votes6 ––
Total74410010
Registered/turnout1,05170.8–

Encamp
Party Votes % Seats
In Common for Encamp (DA+L'A)89441.39
Social Democratic Party and Independents61528.42
Encamp Grouping50323.21
Third Way + Independents1547.10
Blank votes117––
Invalid votes32––
Total2,31510012
Registered/turnout4,00057.8–

Ordino
Party Votes % Seats
In Common for Ordino (DA+L'A+SDP+ACO)55245.08
For Ordino30224.61
Let's move Ordino28122.91
Third Way + Independents937.60
Blank votes72––
Invalid votes15––
Total1,31510010
Registered/turnout1,79073.5–

La Massana
Party Votes % Seats
Committed Citizens + DA + L'A912100.012
Blank votes589––
Invalid votes97––
Total1,59810012
Registered/turnout3,12551.1–

Andorra la Vella
Party Votes % Seats
In Common for Andorra la Vella (DA+L'A+SDP)1,94351.29
Social Democratic Party and Independents1,45738.43
Third Way + Independents39410.40
Blank votes184––
Invalid votes52––
Total4,03010012
Registered/turnout8,24248.9–

Sant Julià de Lòria
Party Votes % Seats
Third Way + Unió Laurediana + Independents1,15948.69
Wake up Laurèdia97040.73
Together for the Change25710.80
Blank votes128––
Invalid votes21––
Total2,53410012
Registered/turnout4,12661.4–

Escaldes-Engordany
Party Votes % Seats
Social Democratic Party and Independents1,37745.69
Democrats + Independents1,36745.33
Union for Escaldes-Engordany (L'A+SDP)1685.60
Third Way + Independents1063.50
Blank votes141––
Invalid votes36––
Total3,19510012
Registered/turnout5,48958.2–

References
  1. "Les eleccions comunals se celebraran el 15 de desembre". www.govern.ad (in Catalan). Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Decret legislatiu del 26-11-2014 pel que s'aprova el text refós de la Llei qualificada del règim electoral i del referèndum". www.bopa.ad. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. "Eleccions Comunals 2019". www.eleccions.ad. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  4. Abad, Arnald Sanllehy, Albert Sanjuan, Joan Adell (2019-10-28). "Un total 21 candidatures concorren a les properes eleccions comunals". Cadena SER (in Catalan). Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  5. "Canillo trenca amb la llista única i DA s'enfrontarà a Objectiu Comú". El Periòdic d'Andorra (in Catalan). Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  6. "Candidats per unes hores". Altaveu (in Catalan). Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  7. "Eleccions Comunals 2019". www.eleccions.ad. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
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