title: 1977 Andorran political reform referendum
text: # 1977 Andorran political reform referendum
  
  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 | | |
  | Proposal 2 | | |
  | Proposal 3 | | |
  | Proposal 4 | 171 | 8.84 |
  | Proposal 5 | 393 | 20.32 |
  | Proposal 6 | 668 | 34.54 |
  | Blank votes | 597 | 30.87 |
  | Invalid votes | 26 | – |
  | Total | 1,934 | 100 |
  | Registered voters/turnout | 3,206 | 60.32 |
  | Source: Direct Democracy |||
  