Andorra
General Council
Election results
Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections
Background
Election date(s)
The date when elections started and ended for directly or indirectly elected parliaments/chambers. The date of appointments for appointed parliaments/chambers.
02.04.2023
Timing of election
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry; Early elections; Delayed elections
Upon normal expiry
Number of seats at stake
Number of seats contested at the elections. Where the parliament/chamber is fully renewed, this number is usually identical to the statutory number of members. Where the parliament/chamber is partially renewed or appointed, the number of seats at stake is usually less than the total number of members.
28
Scope of elections
Scope of elections: Full renewal; Partial renewal.
Full renewal
Candidates
Total number of candidates
Total number of people who registered as candidates for election. Does not include people who stood as candidates to become "substitute members".
124
Number of male candidates
Number of male candidates
64
Number of female candidates
Number of female candidates
60
Percentage of women candidates
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
48.39%
Voter turnout
Registration
Number of people registered to vote
29,958
Votes
Number of people who actually voted
20,050
Voter turnout
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of people who actually voted by the number of people registered to vote
66.93%
Results
About the election
Short description of the context and results of the election.
Prime Minister Xavier Espot Zamora's Democrats for Andorra (DA) and its allies (see note 1) regained a majority, taking 17 seats in the 28-member General Council. The newly formed party Concordia and its allies (see note 2) became the second largest force, pushing the Social Democrat Party (PS, led by Mr. Pere López Agràs, see note 3) into third position. PS took three seats, the same number as Andorra Forward (Andorra Endavant), another new party, led by Ms. Carine Montaner Raynaud (former member of Third Way (Tercera Via)).
The 2023 elections were the first to be held after amendments to the law on the electoral system and referendums in 2021 (Law 16/2021) and in 2022 (Law 6/2022, see note 4), which set a de facto 40% quota for women. During election campaigning, the major parties focused on the high cost of living and the country’s negotiations with the European Union for an association agreement. DA promised to put the final agreement to a referendum.
Note 1:
After the previous elections (2019), DA formed a coalition government with Liberals of Andorra (LA) and Committed Citizens (Ciutadans compromesos). In 2019, DA was in electoral alliance with Communal Action of Ordino, the Coalition of Independents and United for Progress (UN ). In 2023, DA was also in alliance with Action (Acció, a splinter party of LA).
Note 2:
Concordia was formed in 2022 by a group of young people. Mr. Cerni Escalé Cabré, one of the co-founders, led the party in the 2023 elections.
Note 3:
PS was in an electoral alliance with d’Acord in 2019. It formed a coalition with Social Democracy and Progress (SDP) in 2023.
Note 4:
Law 16/2021 of 17 June 2021 and Law 6/2022 of 31 March 2022 were integrated into the consolidated text of Law 44/2022 of 12 December 2022. The 2021 law strengthens the ways in which people with disabilities can vote independently. This includes enfranchising people with disabilities whose decisions are usually made by their guardian , and introducing the option of proxy voting.
Article 16 of Law 44/2022 stipulates: The proportion of men and women candidates running in parliamentary and local elections must be balanced, so that each gender makes up at least 40% of candidates across any list as a whole. Where there are fewer than five seats at stake, the aim should be for the proportion of men and women candidates to be as numerically balanced as possible. The rules set out above are to be applied to lists of alternate candidates.
Source:
Law 44/2022 (12 December 2022): qualified consolidated text on the electoral system and referendums
https://www.bopa.ad/bopa/035004/Pagines/CGL20230109_12_40_16.aspx
The 2023 elections were the first to be held after amendments to the law on the electoral system and referendums in 2021 (Law 16/2021) and in 2022 (Law 6/2022, see note 4), which set a de facto 40% quota for women. During election campaigning, the major parties focused on the high cost of living and the country’s negotiations with the European Union for an association agreement. DA promised to put the final agreement to a referendum.
Note 1:
After the previous elections (2019), DA formed a coalition government with Liberals of Andorra (LA) and Committed Citizens (Ciutadans compromesos). In 2019, DA was in electoral alliance with Communal Action of Ordino, the Coalition of Independents and United for Progress (UN ). In 2023, DA was also in alliance with Action (Acció, a splinter party of LA).
Note 2:
Concordia was formed in 2022 by a group of young people. Mr. Cerni Escalé Cabré, one of the co-founders, led the party in the 2023 elections.
Note 3:
PS was in an electoral alliance with d’Acord in 2019. It formed a coalition with Social Democracy and Progress (SDP) in 2023.
Note 4:
Law 16/2021 of 17 June 2021 and Law 6/2022 of 31 March 2022 were integrated into the consolidated text of Law 44/2022 of 12 December 2022. The 2021 law strengthens the ways in which people with disabilities can vote independently. This includes enfranchising people with disabilities whose decisions are usually made by their guardian , and introducing the option of proxy voting.
Article 16 of Law 44/2022 stipulates: The proportion of men and women candidates running in parliamentary and local elections must be balanced, so that each gender makes up at least 40% of candidates across any list as a whole. Where there are fewer than five seats at stake, the aim should be for the proportion of men and women candidates to be as numerically balanced as possible. The rules set out above are to be applied to lists of alternate candidates.
Source:
Law 44/2022 (12 December 2022): qualified consolidated text on the electoral system and referendums
https://www.bopa.ad/bopa/035004/Pagines/CGL20230109_12_40_16.aspx
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of seats won by the largest party by the number of seats at stake in the election.
60.71%
Alternation of power after elections
The results of the elections caused a change in the government. "Not applicable" to countries using the presidential system when parliamentary and presidential elections are held separately, to countries in political transition or where there is no party system.
No
Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group | Total |
---|---|
Democrats for Andorra (DA) and its allies | 17 |
Concordia (Concòrdia) and its allies | 5 |
Andorra Forward (Andorra Endavant) | 3 |
Social Democrat Party (PS) - Social Democracy and Progress (SDP) | 3 |
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
15
Number of women elected
13
Percentage of women elected
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected in the election and the number of seats at stake at the election.
46.43%
Note on the Distribution of seats according to sex
Thirteen women were elected in April 2023. After the formation of the new government in May, the total number of women parliamentarians increased to 14.
Other notes
Note on the parties or coalitions winning seats:
Breakdown of the 17 seats won by the Democrats for Andorra (DA) and its allies:
- DA, Committed Citizens (Ciutadans compromesos) and Communal Action of Ordino: 5
- DA and independents: 2
- United for Progress (UN), DA and independents: 2
- Communal Action of Ordino, DA and Liberals of Andorra (LA): 2
- Committed Citizens and DA: 2
- DA and LA: 2
- DA, Action (Acció) and independents: 2
Breakdown of the five seats won by Concordia (Concòrdia) and its allies:
- Concordia: 3
- Concordia and Desperta Laurèdia: 2
https://www.eleccions.ad/index.php
Breakdown of the 17 seats won by the Democrats for Andorra (DA) and its allies:
- DA, Committed Citizens (Ciutadans compromesos) and Communal Action of Ordino: 5
- DA and independents: 2
- United for Progress (UN), DA and independents: 2
- Communal Action of Ordino, DA and Liberals of Andorra (LA): 2
- Committed Citizens and DA: 2
- DA and LA: 2
- DA, Action (Acció) and independents: 2
Breakdown of the five seats won by Concordia (Concòrdia) and its allies:
- Concordia: 3
- Concordia and Desperta Laurèdia: 2
https://www.eleccions.ad/index.php
Sources
General Council (04.04.2023, 20.04.2023, 25.05.2023)
https://www.eleccions.ad/resultats
https://www.eleccions.ad/index.php
https://www.bopa.ad/bopa/035016/Pagines/GD20230206_11_01_39.aspx
https://www.bopa.ad/bopa/035004/Pagines/CGL20230109_12_40_16.aspx
https://www.bopa.ad/bopa/034048/Pagines/CGL20220414_11_15_29.aspx
https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/andorra/538863
https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/andorra/538863
https://www.livinginandorra.com/andorra-elections.html
https://all-andorra.com
https://whogoverns.eu/
https://www.eleccions.ad/resultats
https://www.eleccions.ad/index.php
https://www.bopa.ad/bopa/035016/Pagines/GD20230206_11_01_39.aspx
https://www.bopa.ad/bopa/035004/Pagines/CGL20230109_12_40_16.aspx
https://www.bopa.ad/bopa/034048/Pagines/CGL20220414_11_15_29.aspx
https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/andorra/538863
https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/andorra/538863
https://www.livinginandorra.com/andorra-elections.html
https://all-andorra.com
https://whogoverns.eu/
Women Directly Elected
13
New legislature
Total number of men after the election
The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
15
Total number of women after the election
The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
13
First-term parliamentarians
The number of members who are assuming their parliamentary mandate for the first time following the election or renewal, regardless of their mode of designation.
13
Date of the first session
The date when the newly elected parliament/chamber was convened for the first time. It may be different from the date when members were sworn in.
26.04.2023
First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature
First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
Carles
Enseñat
(Male)
Political party
Democrats for Andorra (DA)
Date of election
26.04.2023