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1959 San Marino general election

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1959 San Marino general election
San Marino
← 1955 13 September 1959 1964 →

All 60 seats in the Grand and General Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout85.75% (Increase15.68pp)
Party Vote % Seats +/–
PDCS

44.26 27 +4
PCS

25.99 16 −3
PSDIS

15.94 9 +7
PSS

13.81 8 −8
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in San Marino on 13 September 1959.[1] The Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 27 of the 60 seats in the Grand and General Council,[2] and formed a coalition with the Independent Democratic Socialist Party.

Electoral system

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

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party2,81544.2627+4
Sammarinese Communist Party1,65325.9916–3
Sammarinese Independent Democratic Socialist Party1,01415.949New
Sammarinese Socialist Party87813.818–8
Total6,360100.00600
Valid votes6,36098.71
Invalid/blank votes831.29
Total votes6,443100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,51485.75
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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