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1920 San Marino general election

National election

Field	Value
country	San Marino
flag_year	1862
previous_election	1918
next_election	1923
election_date	14 November 1920
seats_for_election	All 60 seats in the Grand and General Council
majority_seats	31
turnout	59.17%
first_election	yes
party1	Sammarinese People's Party
seats1	29
percentage1	47.75
party2	Sammarinese Socialist Party
seats2	18
percentage2	29.58
leader3	Manlio Gozi
party3	Sammarinese Democratic Union
seats3	13
percentage3	22.67

General elections were held in San Marino on 14 November 1920 to elect the sixth term of the Grand and General Council. It was the country's first snap election, and the first election to use a form of proportional representation. The result was a victory for the Sammarinese People's Party, which won 29 of the 60 seats.

Electoral system

Following Italy, San Marino adopted a party-list proportional representation electoral system on 15 October 1920. The three-class division was eliminated, and councillors' terms limited to four years.

Voters had to be citizens of San Marino, male, the head of the family and 24 years old.

Campaign

The Sammarinese People's Party made its debut, after Pope Benedict's abolition of the non expedit had allowed the foundation of its twin, the Italian People's Party. By their part, landowners created a conservative party, the Sammarinese Democratic Union, campaigning for the return to pre-1906 institutions to restore order against strikes and political violence.

Results

Aftermath

The Socialists refused to join the newly elected council, following a revolutionary political strategy. On 11 January 1921, all Socialist seats were declared vacant due to absence and a by-election was held on 10 April, in which ten Christian democrats and eight conservatives were elected.

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1678 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
The electoral system used the [[D'Hondt method]].
Nohlen & Stöver, p1690

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