1983 Andorran local elections

none The 1983 Andorran local elections were held on 12 December. Voters elected the council members of the seven parishes of Andorra. For first time since 1867, local elections were not hold on the same day as parliamentary elections. This was also the first time that the totality of the council seats were up for election (between 1867 and 1979 only half of the seats were renewed in each election).http://www.consellgeneral.ad/fitxers/documents/dia-de-la-democracia-2016/labstencio-al-principat-dandorra L'abstenció al Principat d'Andorra 2017-07-16 2017-10-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20171008030745/http://www.consellgeneral.ad/fitxers/documents/dia-de-la-democracia-2016/labstencio-al-principat-dandorra dead Electoral system A referendum was held in 1982 to choose a new election system, but any option had a majority of the votes, and therefore the traditional majority system remained.La Vanguardia, 24/11/1983, p25 Candidates were elected using a two-round plurality-at-large voting system with open lists. As parties were not legalised until 1993, all the lists were officially labelled as independent, although media classified them as government endorsed (if the list was supported by the outgoing government) or opposition (if candidates were part of the opposition). After the elections, the parish councils elected the consol major (mayor) and the cònsol menor (deputy mayor), which normally were the top candidates of the winning list. Candidates In Canillo and Sant Julià de Lòria only one list was running. In la Massana, the top candidate of both lists was the same person. Candidates by parish. The two top candidates are listed for each list:La Vanguardia, 10/12/1983, p25 Canillo Government endorsed: Xavier Jordana, Joan Puigfernal Opposition: Miquel Naudi, Daniel Mateu Encamp Enric Pujal, Josep Dalleres Ordino Government endorsed: Joan Solana, Pere Babi Opposition: Julià Vila, Pere Riba La Massana Bonaventura Mora, Candi Naudi Bonaventura Mora, Jordi Font Andorra la Vella Government endorsed: Manuel Pons, Antoni Cerqueda Opposition: Jordi Farràs, Jaume Bartumeu Sant Julià de Lòria Josep Maria Felipó, Alfredo Figueredo Escaldes-Engordany Government endorsed: Joan Nadal, Serafí Miró Opposition: José María Beal, Miquel Aleix Results Turnout was 77.7%, 14.6 pp higher than in the previous election. Turnout was lower in the parishes with only one candidacy (59% in Encamp and 66% in Sant Julià de Lòria). All candidates were elected on the first round.La Vanguardia, 13/12/1983, p30 Results by parish:La Vanguardia, 14/12/1983, p27 Parish Winning list Canillo No overall control Encamp Enric Pujal (government endorsed) Ordino Joan Solana La Massana No overall control Andorra la Vella Manuel Pons (government endorsed) Sant Julià de Lòria Josep Maria Felipó Escaldes-Engordany José María Beal (opposition) References 1983 Andorra Category:1983 in Andorra Category:December 1983 in Europe