1977 Andorran political reform referendum explained
A referendum on political reforms was held in Andorra on 28 October 1977.[1] Voters were presented with six options, but none received a majority and over 30% of votes cast were left blank. A second referendum on political reform was held the following year.
Background
In February 1977, the General Council and the Co-Princes agreed to political reforms, putting forward six options to voters:[1]
| Proposal | Proposed by | Details |
|---|
| 1 | General Council | - Prime Minister elected by the General Council
- Prime Minister appoints Deputy Prime Minister and four Ministers
- Motions of no confidence possible
|
| 2 | General Council | - Prime Minister directly elected
- Prime Minister appoints Deputy Prime Minister and four Ministers
- Motions of no confidence results in fresh elections
- Each parish to have 8 seats in the General Council
|
| 3 | General Council | - 16 Council members elected nationally and two by each parish
- Bicameral Council elects six-member government
- Motions of no confidence results in fresh elections
|
| 4 | Comú de la Massana | - Increase number of parishes from six to seven
- Each parish to have 4 seats in the Council
- Parishes guaranteed seats in government
- Motions of no confidence results in fresh elections
|
| 5 | Quart de Les Escaldes | - Increase number of parishes from six to seven
- Each parish to have 4 seats in the Council
- Prime Minister directly elected
- Parishes not guaranteed seats in government
- Motions of no confidence results in fresh elections
|
| 6 | Democratic Agrupament d'Andorra | - General Council elected by proportional representation with regional lists
- Prime Minister directly elected
- Prime Minister appoints Deputy Prime Minister and four Ministers
- Parishes not guaranteed seats in government
| |
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|
| Proposal 1 | | |
| Proposal 2 | | |
| Proposal 3 | | |
| Proposal 4 | 171 | 8.84 |
| Proposal 5 | 393 | 20.32 |
| Proposal 6 | 668 | 34.54 |
| Blank votes | 597 | 30.87 |
| Invalid votes | 26 | – |
| Total | 1,934 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,206 | 60.32 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Source: Direct Democracy | |
Notes and References
- http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=ad011977 Andorra, 28 October 1977: Political reforms
