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]
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 Popular vote by Parish. | |||||||||||||||||
Background
editThe 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
edit| 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
editThe 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
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 151 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p. 155
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p. 154
- ^ "Andorra" (in Catalan). Gran enciclopèdia catalana.
- ^ Arnau Gonzàlez i Vilalta (2009) La cruïlla andorrana de 1933: la revolució de la modernitat, Cossetània Edicions, p. 169 ISBN 978-8497914970
- ^ "Les eleccions Andorranes" (PDF). L'Opinió. 1 September 1933. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-15.
- ^ Gonzàlez i Vilalta, p. 163
- ^ Gonzàlez i Vilalta, pp. 165–166
- ^ Gonzàlez i Vilalta, p. 162