2015 Andorran Parliamentary Election
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Parliamentary elections were held in
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on 1 March 2015. Despite losing five seats, the Democrats for Andorra retained their majority in the
General Council General council may refer to: In education: * General Council (Scottish university), an advisory body to each of the ancient universities of Scotland * General Council of the University of St Andrews, the corporate body of all graduates and senio ...
, winning 15 of the 28 seats.


Electoral system

The 28 members of the General Council were elected by two methods; 14 members were elected in two-member constituencies based on the seven
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, whilst the remaining 14 were elected in a single nationwide constituency by
proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...
, with seats allocated using the
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.Electoral system
IPU


Opinion polls


Results

The Democrats for Andorra ran in alliance with United for Progress in
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, Communal Action of Ordino in Ordino, Massana Movement in
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, and the Coalition of Independents in Andorra la Vella. The Liberal Party ran in alliance with independent candidates in Encamp, Ordino and La Massana, and the Lauredian Union in Sant Julià de Lòria.


By parish


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References

{{Andorran elections Parliamentary elections in Andorra
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General Council (Andorra) 2015 in Andorra
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