1st Parliament of New Virginia
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The 1st Parliament of New Virginia was the legislature of the Commonwealth of New Virginia following the 2020 general election to the House of Burgesses.
House of Burgesses composition (2020 and 2021)
This table shows the number of BPs in each party:
| Affiliation | Members | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 2020 election | At dissolution | Change | ||
| Speaker |
1 | 1 | 
| |
| Registered political parties | ||||
| Free Democratic Party | 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | |
| National Party[a] | 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | |
| Other | ||||
| Independent | 2 | 0 | ▼ 2 | |
| Total number of seats |
10 | 10 |
| |
| Government majority |
3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | |
List of BPs elected in the general election
| Constituency | Member returned (2020) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta | Sir Riley Hewitt (Ind) | Seat win | |
| Carolinia | Sir William Wilson (FDP) | Seat win | |
| New Franklin | Thomas Bainbridge (Ind) | Seat win | |
| Leon Montan (FDP) | Seat win | ||
| New Richmond | Charles Kitchen (FDP) | Seat win | |
| Roanoke | James Stewart (FDP) | Seat win | |
| Chloe Chloris (FDP) | Seat win | ||
| Bradley van Dullahan (NVPL) | Seat win | ||
| San Scoglio | Sir Edward Jacobs (NVPL) | Seat win | |
| Shoreline | Dame Elizabeth Lewis (FDP) | Seat win | |
Changes and by-elections
By-elections
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Franklin | 29 October 2020 | Thomas Bainbridge | Independent | Dame Sophia Albina | FDP | Called following a vacancy in the constituency, due to Bainbridge transferring to the newly formed North Watch municipality. | ||
| Roanoke | 17 November 2020 | Sir Bradley van Dullahan | NP | Sertor Valentinus | NP | Called following a vacancy in the constituency, due to Sir Bradley transferring to the newly formed Helinium municipality. | ||
Defections and suspensions
| Name | Date | From | To | Constituency | Reason | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir William Wilson | 15 September 2020 | Free Democrats | Removed | Carolinia | Removed following the reorganisation of Carolinia as a territory, and respective redesignation as Governor of Carolinia.[1] | ||
| Thomas Bainbridge | 14 October 2020 | Independent | Free Democrats | North Watch | Joined the Free Democrats. | ||
| Sir Riley Hewitt | 22 October 2020 | Independent | Nationals | Augusta | Joined the National Party. | ||
| Thomas Bainbridge | 19 December 2020 | Free Democrats | Whigs | North Watch | Defected to form Commonwealth Whigs.[2] | ||
| Chloe Chloris | 30 December 2020 | Free Democrats | Removed | New Franklin | Removed by the President of New Virginia.[3] | ||
| Thomas Bainbridge | 10 January 2021 | Whigs | Nationals | North Watch | Disbanded the Commonwealth Whigs.[4] | ||
Footnotes
- ↑ Entered parliament as the New Virginian Patriotic League following the 2020 election, before reforming as the National Party in October 2020.
References
- ↑ Lewis, Elizabeth (15 September 2020). "Act. HB III 2020 (Carolinia)". Google Documents. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ↑ Lewis, Elizabeth (19 December 2020). "Bainbridge, others to form Whig Party". The Herald. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ↑ Kennedy, Brooke (30 December 2020). "Emergency Statement 12-30-2020". Google Documents. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ↑ Bainbridge, Thomas (10 January 2021). "From the Desk of Sir Thomas Bainbridge, KSM". Google Documents. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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