1977 Andorran political reform referendum

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A referendum on political reforms was held in Andorra on 28 October 1977. Voters were presented with six options, but none received a majority and over 30% of votes cast were left blank. A second referendum on political reform was held the following year.

Background

In February 1977, the General Council and the Co-Princes agreed to political reforms, putting forward six options to voters:

Proposal	Proposed by	Details
1	General Council	Prime Minister elected by the General Council Prime Minister appoints Deputy Prime Minister and four Ministers Motions of no confidence possible
2	General Council	Prime Minister directly elected Prime Minister appoints Deputy Prime Minister and four Ministers Motions of no confidence results in fresh elections Each parish to have 8 seats in the General Council
3	General Council	16 Council members elected nationally and two by each parish Bicameral Council elects six-member government Motions of no confidence results in fresh elections
4	Comú de la Massana	Increase number of parishes from six to seven Each parish to have 4 seats in the Council Parishes guaranteed seats in government Motions of no confidence results in fresh elections
5	Quart de Les Escaldes	Increase number of parishes from six to seven Each parish to have 4 seats in the Council Prime Minister directly elected Parishes not guaranteed seats in government Motions of no confidence results in fresh elections
6	Democratic Agrupament d'Andorra	General Council elected by proportional representation with regional lists Prime Minister directly elected Prime Minister appoints Deputy Prime Minister and four Ministers Parishes not guaranteed seats in government

Results


Choice	Votes	%
Proposal 1	28	1.46
Proposal 2	41	2.14
Proposal 3	13	0.68
Proposal 4	173	9.04
Proposal 5	393	20.54
Proposal 6	668	34.92
None of the above	597	31.21
Total	1,913	100.00

Valid votes	1,913	98.76
Invalid/blank votes	24	1.24
Total votes	1,937	100.00
Registered voters/turnout	3,206	60.42
Source: Direct Democracy

References

^ Andorra, 28 October 1977: Political reforms Direct Democracy (in German)
Charlotte C. L. Wagenaar (2020). "Lessons from International Multi-Option Referendum Experiences". The Political Quarterly. 91 (1): 192–202.

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