General elections were held in San Marino on 7 September 1969.[1] The Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 27 of the 60 seats in the Grand and General Council,[2] and continued their coalition with the Independent Democratic Socialist Party, together holding 38 of the 60 seats.[3] The Christian Democratic Party had flown in 400 supporters from the United States to vote for them.[3]
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All 60 seats in the Grand and General Council 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 79.47% ( 4.52pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 and at least 24 years old.
Results
editThe new Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist) of San Marino failed to win a seat, the first time a party contesting a Sammarinese election had failed to gain parliamentary representation.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party | 5,708 | 44.02 | 27 | –2 | |
| Sammarinese Communist Party | 2,952 | 22.77 | 14 | 0 | |
| Sammarinese Independent Democratic Socialist Party | 2,328 | 17.95 | 11 | +1 | |
| Sammarinese Socialist Party | 1,544 | 11.91 | 7 | +1 | |
| Movement for Constitutional Freedoms | 273 | 2.11 | 1 | 0 | |
| Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist) of San Marino | 161 | 1.24 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 12,966 | 100.00 | 60 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 12,966 | 97.58 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 321 | 2.42 | |||
| Total votes | 13,287 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 16,720 | 79.47 | |||
| 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, p1691
- ^ a b "News in Brief" The Times, 9 September 1969, p5, issue 57660
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