1983 Andorran local elections


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.

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.
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 or opposition. After the elections, the parish councils elected the consol major and the cònsol menor, 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:
Turnout was 77.7%, 14.6 pp higher than in the previous election. Turnout was lower in the parishes with only one candidacy. All candidates were elected on the first round.
Results by parish:
ParishWinning list
CanilloNo overall control
EncampEnric Pujal
OrdinoJoan Solana
La MassanaNo overall control
Andorra la VellaManuel Pons
Sant Julià de LòriaJosep Maria Felipó
Escaldes-EngordanyJosé María Beal