1955 San Marino general election

General elections were held in San Marino on 14 August 1955.[1] Although the Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 23 of the 60 seats in the Grand and General Council,[2] the alliance of the Sammarinese Communist Party and Sammarinese Socialist Party retained its majority.

1955 San Marino general election
San Marino
← 1951 14 August 1955 1959 →

All 60 seats in the Grand and General Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout70.07% (Increase7.52pp)
Party % Seats +/–
PDCS

38.25 23 −3
PCS

31.57 19 +1
PSS

25.51 16 +3
PSDS

4.67 2 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Electoral system edit

Voters had to be citizens of San Marino, male and at least 24 years old.

Results edit

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party2,00638.2523–3
Sammarinese Communist Party1,65631.5719+1
Sammarinese Socialist Party1,33825.5116+3
Sammarinese Democratic Socialist Party2454.672–1
Total5,245100.00600
Valid votes5,24597.80
Invalid/blank votes1182.20
Total votes5,363100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,65470.07
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References edit

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1678 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1690