1933 Andorran parliamentary election
31 August 1933 1935 →
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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]

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 [a] Josep Coma GNI 54
Anton Cerquedes GNI 54
Les Escaldes [a] Joan Serra UA 39
Josep Pla GNI 35

Notes

  1. ^ a b 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, p. 151 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p. 155
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p. 154
  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, p. 169 ISBN 978-8497914970
  6. ^ "Les eleccions Andorranes" (PDF). L'Opinió. 1 September 1933. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-15.
  7. ^ Gonzàlez i Vilalta, p. 163
  8. ^ Gonzàlez i Vilalta, pp. 165–166
  9. ^ Gonzàlez i Vilalta, p. 162
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