General elections were held in San Marino on 13 September 1959.[1] The Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 27 of the 60 seats in the Grand and General Council,[2] and formed a coalition with the Independent Democratic Socialist Party.
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All 60 seats in the Grand and General Council 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 85.75% (15.68pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
Electoral system
editVoters had to be citizens of San Marino, male and at least 24 years old.
Results
editParty | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party | 2,815 | 44.26 | 27 | +4 | |
Sammarinese Communist Party | 1,653 | 25.99 | 16 | –3 | |
Sammarinese Independent Democratic Socialist Party | 1,014 | 15.94 | 9 | New | |
Sammarinese Socialist Party | 878 | 13.81 | 8 | –8 | |
Total | 6,360 | 100.00 | 60 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 6,360 | 98.71 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 83 | 1.29 | |||
Total votes | 6,443 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 7,514 | 85.75 | |||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1678 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1690