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ANDORRA: parliamentary elections Consell general, 2001
Parliamentary Chamber: Consell general
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On 4 March 2001, Andorrans went to the polls to elect the 28 members of the Consell General, the unicameral legislature. This was the third election since 1993, when Andorra enacted a new Constitution doing away with 700 years of a system that had vested authority in the hands of two co-princes: the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Spanish town of Seu d'Urgell and the President of France.
The contest was basically between the Liberal Party, led by the Head of Government Mr Marc Forné, and Mr Jaume Bartummeu's Social Democratic Party. The other contestant at the national level was the Democratic Party. For the last two parties, this was the first time they had participated in an electoral race.
Among the promises made by the parties during the electoral campaign were the construction of a subway to end Andorra's traffic problems and support for the country's bid to host a future Winter Olympics.
Official turnout was reported at 81.6% of the more than 13,000 eligible voters.
Results showed that the outgoing governing party, the Liberal Party, had won 15 seats against six for the Social Democratic Party and five for the Democratic Party. The Unió Laurediana won the remaining two seats.
On 5 April 2001, Mr Marc Forné was sworn in for a new term of office as Head of Government.
Round no 1 (4 March 2001): Elections results - National constituency
Number of registered electors 13 342
Voters 10 889 (82 %)
Blank or invalid ballot papers 626
Valid votes 10263
Elections results - Parish constituencies
Voters 10 885 (82 %)
Blank or invalid ballot papers 672
Valid votes 10 213
Political Group Candidates Votes National % National Votes Parishes % Parishes
Liberal Party 26 4 739 43.52 3 884 35.68
Social Democratic Party 24 3 083 28.31 2 392 21.97
Democratic Party 22 2 441 22.41 2 247 20.64
Unió Laurediana n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Liberal Party 15 7 8
Social Democratic Party 6 4 2
Democratic Party 5 3 2
Unió Laurediana 2 0 2
Percent of women: 14.29
41 to 50 years 10
51 to 60 years 8
Business/Trade/Industry 6
Civil servants (incl. former) 2
Private sector employees 1