1971 Andorran parliamentary election

none Andorra 1969 1973 14 December 1971 (first round)21 December 1971 (second round) 12 of the 24 seats in the General Council yes Independents 100 12 12 Parliamentary elections were held in Andorra on 14 December 1971 to elect half of the members of the General Council. In constituencies where not all seats were filled in the first round, a second round was held on 21 December. The elections were the first after women were granted the right to vote in 1970.https://data.ipu.org/parliament/AD/AD-LC01/data-on-women/ Andorra Inter-Parliamentary Union They were held alongside local elections. Electoral system Each parish had four seats in the General Council. The seats were elected on a staggered basis, with two members elected from each parish every two years. In Andorra la Vella parish two members represented the town of Andorra la Vella and two represented Les Escaldes, with one member elected from each every two years. All candidates had to run on lists of candidates, although voters could split their votes between candidates on different lists. Any candidate receiving a majority of the vote was elected in the first round. If there were remaining seats to fill, a second round was held, in which candidates had to receive a majority of the vote to be elected. If there were still remaining seats to fill, a third round would be held in which the candidate(s) with the most votes would be elected.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p156 978-3-8329-5609-7 Results Independents 9 3 12 2344 822 La Vanguardia Elected members ConstituencyElected membersRoundAndorra la Vella Second roundCanillo Second round Second roundEncampJosep Mas FontFirst roundEnric Paris TorresFirst roundLa MassanaGil Font MolnéFirst roundSalvador Mora CalvetFirst roundLes EscaldesJosep Maria Barbat PlaFirst roundOrdinoPere Babi BaróFirst roundArtur Comas PonsFirst roundSant Julià de LòriaÒscar Ribas ReigFirst roundLadislau Baró SolàFirst roundSource: La Vanguardia References Andorra Category:1970s in Andorra Category:1971 in Europe Category:Parliamentary elections in Andorra Category:Non-partisan elections Andorra Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results