Barnettsville Information - I. Creation and II. Beginning...

[Barnettsville]

January 1, 1895

Pottsylvania and West Ontario, the 42nd and 43rd provinces, join the union today as official provinces, bringing the lower house to 86 members and the upper house to 119.

April 17, 1895

ST. CATHERINE -- Rumblings have begun that the nation is in discussions with the US on annexing the northeastern part of the country, cut off when Barnettsville was founded. No sources are willing or able to confirm this story.

[Barnettsville]

November 1, 1895
ELECTION RESULTS:

1896
Peter Vincent (W, Incumbent)	29
Magnus Harper (R)		28
Alyssa Mackay (Women's)		23
Eddie Beaumont (F)		39
Scott Doherty (G)		23
Rory Newman (D)			31
Braxton Maynard (I)		32

Runoff:

Eddie Beaumont (F)	13
Braxton Maynard (I)	22
Rory Newman (D)      	8

January 1, 1897

Two more areas have joined the nation officially as province status was given to East Ontario and Algoma today. They now become the 44th and 45th provinces.

The lower house now has 90 members, whereas the upper house expands to 121.


In other news, the northeast is not being annexed by Barnettsville. Unconfirmed sources have divulged that a coup attempt is in place with help from guerrila offshoots in Barnettsville.

[Barnettsville]

January 1, 1899

There are now 46 provinces in Barnettsville, as Timoko was officially added to the nation. The unassigned land is quicky shrinking, and the government is growing slowly.

There are now 92 in the lower house, and 122 in the upper.

[Barnettsville]

January 1, 1900

Province number 47 has entered the nation, as North Royalton joins. The provincial governor remarked, "It is a great day for us, as we have a voice in St. Catherine, and can now see where our money goes."

This brings the totals in the capital to 94 and 123, respectively, until the census.

[Barnettsville]

July 1, 1900

With the count completed, the representation has been set at 94 in the lower house and 302 in the upper house.

Plans were also announced for a traveling constitution tour to display a preserved copy of the nation's constitution for the golden anniversary of the nation's founding, which would be in 1915.

[Barnettsville]

January 1, 1901

Forty-eight provinces are now dotting the Barnettsville landscape as North Ontario is welcomed into the fold. The only remaining land not determined in the easternmost part of the country.

There are now 96 in the lower house and 303 in the upper.

[Barnettsville]

November 10, 1901

In a history-making election, Peter Hammer wins the presidency.

Zach James (W)				71
Bill Roberts (R)			60
Ethan Travis (F)			74
Roger Caine (G)				50
Peter Hammer (D)			71
Braxton Maynard (I, Incumbent)		73

RUNOFF:
Travis (F)	5
Maynard (I)	18
James (W)	16
Hammer (D)	9

SECOND RUNOFF:
Maynard (I)	23
James (W)	12
Hammer (D)	13

THIRD RUNOFF:
Maynard (I)	22
Hammer (D)	26

[Barnettsville]

January 1, 1905

The 49th province has joined the nation - in a manner of speaking.

Due to disagreement on what the name will be, President Hammer decided that it will be the Eastern Territory until such time as they come up with a name. From the "territorial" governor:

"It's disappointing that we don't have a name yet. But we do have a voice in Parliament now. This will be resolved."

This leaves the nation with 98 lower house members and 304 in the upper.

[Barnettsville]

November 10, 1907

For the first time in a long while, the incumbent is re-elected.

Alfred Foster (W)		61
Jared Lake (R)			73
Dwayne Bennett (F)		56
Walter Starr (G)		79
Peter Hammer (D, Incumbent)	70
Braxton Maynard (I)		63

RUNOFF
Starr (G)			7
Lake (R)			16
Hammer (D, Incumbent)    	26

[Barnettsville]

January 1, 1909

With the advent of air travel, many cities in Barnettsville have begun building airports, most notably New Amsterdam, South Beach and St. Catherine.

[Barnettsville]

November 10, 1913

With an actual 2-term President, this election is guaranteed to give us a new President.

Howard Cooper (W)		74
Joseph Gear (R)			84
Dwayne Bennett (F)		62
Ernest Seymour (G)		75
Michael Travis (D)		62
Brad Wallace (I)		48

RUNOFF:
Cooper (W)		15
Gear (R)		14
Seymour (G)		21

SECOND RUNOFF:
Cooper (W)	21
Seymour (G)	29

[Barnettsville]

July 1, 1915

The newest census of Barnettsville has been completed, and the government will have 100 in the lower house and 410 in the upper.

Also, as promised, the 50th anniversary celebration of the nation's founding started off with an unveiling of a preserved copy of Barnettsville's Constitution.

[Barnettsville]

September 1, 1915

It was announced at the Party Headquarters in Cathedral City that the Freedom Party will no longer run candidates in Presidential Elections.

"As much as we value the freedom that our nation has, the combination of the strength of the nation and our dwindling popularity has necessitated our disbanding."

[Barnettsville]

November 1, 1919

Another Presidential election has come and gone, this being the first sans the Freedom Party.

Howard Cooper (W)		104
Bill Mantini (R)		96
Ernest Seymour (G, I)		91
Darrell Brevard (D)		120
Jeremy Kopsho (I)		85

RUNOFF:

Cooper (W)	21
Mantini (R)	10
Brevard (D)	18

SECOND RUNOFF:

Cooper (W)	26
Brevard (D)	23

Howard Cooper wins in his second attempt.

It was also announced that the 50th province, Connecticut, will be officially added in 1921. Paperwork issues delayed their entry in 1920. The legislature will have 100 members in the lower house and 411 in the upper house.

[Barnettsville]

November 1, 1925

Another Presidential election has come and gone, but do we have a new President?

Howard Cooper (W, I)		94
Harold Landkamer (R)		124
Ernest Seymour (G)		93
Monty Covell (D)		95
Jeremy Kopsho (I)		110

RUNOFF:

Landkamer (R)	19
Kopsho (I)	19
Covell (D)	12

SECOND RUNOFF:

Landkamer (R)	20
Kopsho (I)	30

Jeremy Kopsho is the new President.

[Barnettsville]

January 1, 1930

The latest census has been completed, and the Legislature also passed a law setting a hard cap on the numbers.

The lower house will have 100 members, and the upper having 435.

[Barnettsville]

November 30, 1931

The latest election is completed, and the newest President has been announced.

Corey Klahn (W)		88
Derrik Neuser (R)	102
Percy Rinke (G)		105
Darrell Beck (D)	115
Jeremy Kopsho (I, I)	135

RUNOFF:
Rinke (G)	7
Kopsho (I)	22
Beck (D)	21

SECOND RUNOFF:
Beck (D)	24
Kopsho (I)	26

Jeremy Kopsho becomes a two-term President.

[Barnettsville]

November 30, 1937

The latest election is completed, and with a definitive new President, that has been announced.

Raven Peeler (W)	107
Johnny Findley (R)	100
Kirk Zantow (G)		118
Max Ramsey (D)         	117
Frank Pedrick (I)	93

RUNOFF:
Zantow (G)	20
Ramsey (D)	27
Peeler (W)	3

Max Ramsey is the new President.

[Barnettsville]

January 1, 1940

The 49th Province, who to this point had no official name, finally got one. Petitions had been circulating to name the province "Windsor". In the previous election last November, it was voted in officially to the relief of many in the Province.

[Barnettsville]

November 30, 1943

Langston Tindall (W)	105
Allyson Dayne (R)	119
Lea Faraci (G)		123
Max Ramsey (D, I)       104
Kirby Wilson (I)	87

RUNOFF:

Tindall (W)		17
Dayne (R)		14
Faraci (G)		10
Ramsey             	9

SECOND RUNOFF:

Tindall (W)		31
Dayne (R)		11
Faraci (G)		10

[Barnettsville]

November 30, 1949

The latest Presidential election has been completed. The winner is?

Langston Tindall (W, I)	117
Henry Hardin (R)	142
Pat Scavuzzo (G)	120
Max Ramsey (D)         	80
Kirby Wilson (I)	79

RUNOFF:

Tindall (W, I)	21
Hardin (R)	21
Scavuzzo (G)	8

SECOND RUNOFF:

Tindall (W, I)	22
Hardin (R)	28

Henry Hardin becomes the new President.

In other news, it was announced that the Green Party was disbanding.

[Barnettsville]

November 30, 1955

1956 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION:

Drew Rickels (W)	141
Henry Hardin (R, I)	94
Heath Bartoli (D)	94
Denzel Quinlisk (I)	106

RUNOFF:

Rickels (W)	4
Hardin (R, I)	10
Bartoli (D)	23
Quinlisk (I)	11

SECOND RUNOFF:

Bartoli (D)	20
Quinlisk (I)	6
Hardin (R, I)	24

THIRD RUNOFF:

Bartoli (D)	29
Hardin (R, I)	21

Heath Bartoli is the new president.

[Barnettsville]

November 30, 1961

Leonard Chandler (R)	150
Heath Bartoli (D, I)	108
Earl Ewing (W)  	150
Walter Benjamin (I)	130

RUNOFFS:

Chandler (R)	10
Ewing (W)	28
Benjamin (I)	12

Earl Ewing wins the election.

[Barnettsville]

November 30, 1967

Roger Greene (R)	121
Russell McCullough (D)	173
Earl Ewing (W, I)	128
Herman Bradley (I)	116

RUNOFFS:

McCullough (D)	17
Ewing (W, I)	13
Greene (R)	20

SECOND RUNOFF:

Greene (R)	30
McCullough (D)	20

Roger Greene wins the Presidency.

[Barnettsville]

November 30, 1973

Roger Greene (R, I)	132
Terry Potter (D)	141
Jonathon Hardin (W)	142
Allen Cross (I)   	123

RUNOFFS:

Hardin (W)	15
Potter (D)	9
Greene (R, I)	26

Roger Greene remains President.