YN's elections since 2000

[Avinaa]

What were the results of YN's elections since the year 2000? '

Avinaa has had six elections since 2000: 2003, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2019. I am going to cheat a bit and include the election of 1999. Avinna has a semi-presidential system with a relatively empowered presidency. The president can veto legislation, nominates federal judges, serves as commander-in-chief, and sets the nation's foreign policy by negotiating international treaties. The president also has some discretion on who to appoint as prime minister.

Avinna's president is elected in a two round system (if no one wins over 50% of the vote). There are 450 seats in the House of Representatives (226 needed for a majority). There are five federal parties. The New Democratic Party (NDP) resides on the broad center-left with the Social Democrats (SDP) being a leftwing socialist party. The Greens are a minor left wing party and only recently have seen success. On the broad center-right Avinaa has the National Conservative Party (Con.) that unites political centrists, conservative secularists, and social conservative Christians. The Christian Social Union (CSU) is a neo-fascist party that unfortunately was seeing growing success. They are often universally condemned by the political class.

1999: Conservative nominee Jack Layton led his party to victory after nearly 12 years of being in opposition. Layton's near total victory in the first round, and his party's absolute majority in the House gave him a large mandate to govern. This was the first election where the New Democrats became the official opposition, and the first that saw the far-right neo-Nazi Christian Social Union win seats.

Presidential results: (first round)
Gov. Jack Layton (CON.)-45%
Thomas Mulcair, MP (NDP)- 26%
Sen. John Sullivan (SDP)- 23%
Rev. Robert Kirkland (CSU)- 6%

Second Round:
Layton- 57%
Mulcair- 43%

Parliamentary results:
Conservatives: 235
New Democrats: 115
Social Democrats: 88
Christian Social Union: 12

2003: Layton's Conservatives faced heavy backlash from voters in 2003 after the government pushed through highly controversial reforms to the nation's popular Social Security retirement system and the Medicare (the nation's single payer health service). Layton also struggled to maintain the support of the his party's conservative wing as the CSU continued to grow in electoral strength. Layton narrowly won re-election in the second round, but his party lost its majority in the House and the NDP formed government with the Social Democrats. This was the first time the president and prime minister would be off opposing parties since the 1980s and would see the first NDP PM in history.

Presidential results: (first round)
President Jack Layton (CON.)- 32%
Gov. Ronald Kerry (NDP)- 31%
Premier Richard Park (SDP)- 22%
Rev. Robert Kirkland (CSU)- 12%

Second Round:
Layton- 53%
Kerry- 47%

Parliamentary vote:
New Democrats: 189
Conservatives: 157
Social Democrats: 92
CSU: 22

2007: Having won control of the House in 2003 and losing a competitive presidential race the NDP were confident in their chances to finally win complete control of the federal government. This however did not come to pass. Conservative candidate, and foreign minister Brad Halbrook was able to remain competitive throughout the election and received popular press after he negotiated the end to a major international war. The NDP nominated Speaker of the House Dave Simmons, but left leaning party members distrusted Simmons' connections to the financial industry. Additionally Halbrook was able to cast Simmons as a creature of the capital city.

Presidential results: (first round)
FA Minister Brad Halbrook (CON.): 34%
Speaker Dave Simmons (NDP): 28%
Premier Richard Park (SDP): 22%
Sen. Adam Harris (CSU): 16%
Second Round:
Halbrook: 50.6%
Simmons: 49.4%

Parliamentary results:
Conservatives: 189
New Democrats: 152
SDP: 88
CSU: 21
The NDP & SDP renewed their coalition government, but Halbrook attempted to form a minority Conservative government first.

2011: Shortly after the 2007 election the nation's economy went into a major recession and brought with it a new era of high-stakes political fighting. Halbrook attempted to blame this fighting squarely on the shoulders of the NDP-SDP government, but found it difficult to get ahead of the NDP. The NDP and CSU both re-nominated their previous candidates and polls showed a competitive three way race between the Conservatives, NDP, and SDP. The CSU continued to pull votes away from the Conservatives who adopted more and more socially conservative policies. This was the first election where the Green Party won seats in Parliament.

Presidential Results: (first round)

Dave Simmons (NDP): 31%
Brad Halbrook (Con.): 27%
Samuel Cameron (SDP): 24%
Adam Harris (CSU): 18%

Second Round:
Simmons: 51%
Halbrook: 49%

Parliamentary vote:
New Democrats: 192
Conservatives: 125
Social Democrats: 91
CSU: 40
Greens: 2

The NDP & SDP renewed their coalition deal and began their third term in government, but their first with a united federal government.

2013 (snap election): A snap parliamentary poll was called after the SDP withdrew from government in late 2012 over disagreements with the NDP in the upcoming budget. The NDP hoped the poll would give them an absolute majority in the House, but the Conservatives were able to turn the election into a referendum on the NDP's nearly decade in power. This resulted in a strong performance from the Conservatives and the CSU at the expense of the NDP and SDP. The SDP became the official opposition for the first time since 1999.

Parliamentary vote:
Conservatives: 202
Social Democrats: 117
New Democrats: 95
CSU: 45
Greens: 1

The Conservatives formed a minority government under Prime Minister John Black with support from the CSU & NDP on a case-by-case basis.

2015: The Conservatives hoped to build on their showing in 2013 and win back complete control of the federal government. They were so confident that PM Black called another early parliamentary vote to coincide with the scheduled presidential election. However the 2015 election season became the strangest election in recent memory. As expected the NDP were largely out maneuvered by the SDP due to their support of the Conservative government. But the Conservatives, who preferred to work with the NDP in Parliament were out foxed by the CSU on the right. For the first time an independent candidate was able to gather enough support to run for president as well. This resulted in an unprecedented four-way race for president and the strangest results.

Presidential election (first round)
Gov. James Capriles (SDP): 26%
Sen. Adam Harris (CSU): 24%
MP Jeremy Thornberry (Con.): 21%
President Dave Simmons (NDP): 20%
Jo Jorgensen (Ind.): 7%

Second Round:
Capriles: 65%
Harris: 35%

Parliamentary results:
CSU: 167
Conservatives: 120
Social Democrats: 85
New Democrats: 75
Greens: 3

The Christian Social Union was/is considered to be a fascist party, in fact their main promise was to halt all immigration, and force non-Christians, immigrants, and LGBT people to sign-up to a registry. As such President Capriles refused to appoint CSU leader Adam Harris as prime minister setting up a constitutional crisis. In the end a grand three-party coalition between the Conservatives, NDP, and SDP was formed to keep the CSU out of power. This government later collapsed in early 2018, but Parliament enacted Article 19 of the constitution allowing the president to appoint a PM & cabinet with limited parliamentary oversight. Effectiely Avinna was a presidential system from 2018-2019.

2019: With incumbent President Justin Capriles having lost his party's nomination the race for president was wide open. After it was reveled that senior CSU leaders were involved in child abuse allegations, trading speculations, and fraud the party's support largely collapsed. Quickly it became a two person race between the NDP's Laura Nyborg and the Conservative's Ariel Sigmund. Nyborg served PM from 2006-2013 and was able to consolidate anti-war SDP voters and "progressive Conservatives" who felt uncomfortable with Sigmund's social conservatism. The NDP's strong performance in the parliamentary vote guaranteed them control of the government.

Presidential Results
Results (1st round)
Nyborg: 38%
Sigmund: 34%
Ward: 24%
Harris: 4%
Results (2nd round)
Nyborg: 54%
Sigmund: 46%

Parliamentary results (House of Reps. only):
New Democrats: 205
Conservatives: 155
Social Democrats: 55
Greens: 35
Christian Social Union: 0

The NDP formed a minority administration with support from the SDP & Greens.

What have been the results of our elections since 2000? (ish)

[Bala Mantre]

Bala Mantre wasnt known for its elections until the passing into law from Tsar-Emperor Vladimir Putin II turning Bala Mantre into a Constitutional Monarchy in 2015.
The first elections for the Rich Seven, and other parties seen here:
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=bal ... id=1380584
And then saw elections for Prime Minister begin with the two biggest political people being Ian Pavlow of the Republican Party and Jake Summins of the Golden Party debate.
There was four Debates as elections (September 4th-November 27th) saw the two men respect eachother enough not to interrupt eachother much.
1st round:
The topics was the thoghts on the new ideology and constitution
Republican Party: 45.9%
Golden Party: 46.8%
Other: Rest of the votes
2cd round:
This round saw Ian Pavlow falter to questions as his rival went past him and blew him from the waters
Republican Party: 42%
Golden Party:50%
3rd round:
This round was by far the worst as the Republicans were losing faith in Ian Pavlow
Republican Party:32%
Golden Party:60%
4th round:
Ian then came back with fire and ultimately left his opponent stuttering and the Goldens losing faith instead
Republicans: 70%
Golden Party: 18%

Election Results:
Ian Pavlow: Republican Party 62%
Jake Summins: Golden Party 24%

[Auzkhia]

We have held federal general elections for the House of Deputies in the Imperial Diet in 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, and a special 2019 election after a vote of no-confidence dissolved government and called for new elections.

The Social Democratic Party has held the pluarlity in the last six elections held. With the centrist People's Party being in second, and the Greens and Communists switching between third and fourth.

[New Douria]

There have been 5 elections in the House of the Peoples of New Douria since 2000: 2000, 2001, 2005, 2010, and 2015. If you count the upcoming 2020 election, it makes 6.

In 2000, the Labour Party took office under Edward Hatton-Smith after winning with a slim majority against both the Democratic & Conservative Parties, stealing the premiership from Iewan Llanmagan of the Dems. The Hatton-Smith administration began trying to pander to the wants of both the Dems and Conservatives, but both factions, as well as many members of the Labour Party itself, thought as if the administration had failed them. A vote of no confidence was put forward by the Opposition, which succeeded, marking the first time in New Dourien history that a Premier had been voted out by a vote of no confidence.

Snap elections were called in 2001, resulting in a victory for the Conservative Party under Joseph Hughes, in a coalition with the Dems. The Hughes administration, also called the Hughes II administration, was far more successful than the Hatton-Smith, but by the time his term ended, Hughes had been somewhat disgraced by the Gramwell Scandal, in which Conservative officials were caught tampering with polls to make it seem as if they were in the majority. After this election, the Labour Party would fade into obscurity, its voter base diminishing greatly.

The 2005 election replaced the Conservative Party with the new Liberal Unionist Party, headed by Gilbert MacHanoddon. The MacHanoddon administration was also very popular, with reforms that satisfied the people greatly. Due to age, MacHanoddon announced his resignation ahead of the next election.

The 2010 election elected the Democratic Party to the seat of Premier under Maxwell Rochennan. Rochennan was an extremely controversial figure, both beloved and despised by the people. He withdrew New Douria from the War on Terror, and sold parts of the NDHS to private companies. He was popular among students, but not popular enough.

That brings us to our most recent election, 2015. This election saw the second election of the Liberal Unionists, under current Prime Minister Louis Beaulieu. This administration is very popular, in contrast with that of Rochennan. He has re-publicised the assets sold under Rochennan, as well as inducted New Douria into NATO.

The next election, 2020, is coming up in just under a month. Stay tuned as I will update this when the time comes.

[New Goldman]

New Goldman has held 6 Prime Ministerial Elections (the Emperor is the actual head of state, but the PM is the considered #2) since the beginning of the century, namely: 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2016. All the candidates are from the present ruling party, the Goldman Union of Capitalists. The first election of the century notably elected the first Indian-Goldmanian to the Ministry, Matthew Kiram, who served from 2000 to 2003

The 2020 Elections are almost over, and election night is to happen on November 10.

[Indian Empire]

in 2000, a leadership election for Indian Empire's Social Democratic Party resulted in Pan Seo-Jun of Povlsen becoming Prime Minister, replacing the retiring Lucien Navarro.
He led Indian Empire's incumbent party into the 2001 elections. The Social Democrats were involved in the nation's first coalition government in History, holding 193 seats and coalitioning with the Nativist Party, which gave them a narrow, two seat majority in Parliament following defects from several ministers to Independent status. This also prompted a no-confidence motion resulting in the final snap election in Empirian History, occurring in 2001.
In this election, Sophia Svane of Olsker became the next Prime Minister in light of a recent minor economic downturn, was able to get 202 seats for her Centrist Party to 185 for Pan Seo-Jung's Social Democrats. This was the most seats held by the Centrist Party since the elections of 1985 and made her the nation's third female Prime Minister in Indian Empire's short 40 year Independent history.
2001 also saw one of the most controversial referendums in Empirian History, as voters elected to eliminate the role of the Danish Monarchy in the Government and change election rules to have elections occurring in four year periods- which abolished the concept of snap elections.

Svane held a consistent approval in the low 50's, but in spite of this, the 2005 elections were pretty close, with the Centrists losing a total of five seats but retaining a 196-191 majority.

Following the economic recession in 2008, the Centrists saw a large dip in popularity and the Social Democrats stormed to a 264-123 majority in the 2009 elections, the largest majority for any party in Empirian History. They were led by moderate Kamma Villadsen of Povlsen, the younger sister of popular former Prime Minister Sophie Villadsen (who was Prime Minister from 1991 to 1995). The Social Democrats were fast to pass economic stimulus plans, and became one of the world's first countries to fully protect LGBTQ rights.

Riding off this popularity, Villadsen's Social Democrats won in 2013 as well, but lost 23 seats, mostly in the northwest of the country.
In 2015, Kamma Villadsen retired from party leadership and a new leadership election was posed. The election came down to Agriculture Minister Egon Kirk, Parliament Member Diego Fischer Jr (the son of a Prime Minister of the same name) and Juan Rodriguez, a member of Parliament from Saltune. Rodriguez won, becoming Indian Empire's youngest PM in history and the first one born after Indian Empire's Independence.

Solid Governance and strong economic growth led to the Social Democrats retaining a majority in 2017, but losing another 20 seats to fall to a 220-167 majority. In 2017, a referendum was also passed that instated the cube root rule in the size of parliamentary districts. These applied for the first time in 2020 after the bidecadal census, when Parliament expanded from 387 to 389 seats. The elections for the new seats were both won by the Social Democrats, giving them a 222-167 majority.

The 2021 elections are the epitome of unpredictable in Empirian Politics. The election was initially looking to be competitive, and the Centrist party held a 2-3 percent lead in Election Polling. However, the COVID crisis was well managed by health minister Ella Mouritsen, and this bolstered the Social Democrats to a double digit lead in the polls, which they have retained since April. With several other crucial elections on the ballot, the 2021 elections are bound to be interesting as the Social Democrats aim for the longest period of single-party control in Empirian History.