1997 Andorran parliamentary election

1997 Andorran parliamentary election

16 February 1997 (1997-02-16)
All 28 seats in the General Council 15 seats needed for a majority

Parliamentary elections were held in Andorra on 16 February 1997. The result was a victory for the Liberal Union, which won 16 of the 28 seats. Its leader, Marc Forné Molné, remained Prime Minister. Voter turnout was 81.6%.

Results

Party or alliance				PR			Constituency			Total seats	+/–
				Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Liberal Union and allies		Liberal Union	3,543	42.27	6	1,704	21.78	4	10	+5
			Lauredian Union				701	8.96	2	2	New
			Liberal Opinion Group				421	5.38	2	2	New
			Liberal Union–Liberal Group of Encamp				417	5.33	0	0	New
			Parochial Union of Ordino				255	3.26	2	2	New
			Unity and Renewal				231	2.95	2	2	New
		Total		3,543	42.27	6	3,729	47.65	10	18	+13
	National Democratic Group			2,374	28.33	4	2,633	33.65	2	6	–2
	New Democracy			1,471	17.55	2	959	12.26	0	2	–3
	Democratic National Initiative			993	11.85	2	504	6.44	0	2	0
Total				8,381	100.00	14	7,825	100.00	14	28	0
Valid votes				8,381	94.81		7,825	88.54
Invalid/blank votes				459	5.19		1,013	11.46
Total votes				8,840	100.00		8,838	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				10,837	81.57		10,837	81.55
Source: Elections Andorra