Elysiumite October 2020 senatorial election

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October 2020 senatorial election

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All 27 seats of the Grand Senate of Elysium
TurnoutN/A
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Adam Johnston Johannes Tyurukstein Based Baddie
Party Progressives Democratic Traditionalist Rhinoceros
Alliance The Left Caucus DT Caucus
Last election 12 3
Seats won 15 (56%) 5 (19%) 4 (15%)
Seat change 3 ( 1%) 2 ( 5%) 3
Percentage 52% 22% 17%
Swing 6.6 11.7 _

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Candidate James Christian Zech O’Hair Independent
Party Liberals Yedinist
Alliance The Left Caucus DT Caucus
Last election 2 1 0
Seats won 1 (4%) 1 (3%) 1
Seat change 1 ( 9%) 0 ( 1%) 1
Percentage 0% 7% _
Swing 10.3 0.1 _

  Sixth party
 
Candidate Nicholas Lokin Evolutionary Party
Party Ticronvidia First Party
Last election 0
Seats won 0 0
Seat change 0 3
Percentage 2% 10.3
Swing 2 10.3

  Progressive gain,   Progressive hold,   Democratic Traditionalist gain,   Rhino gain,   Yedinist Party,   Independent gain.

The 10th Elysiumite senatorial election occurred on October 18, 2020, exactly three months after the last election. The last election resulting in a Progressive majority and Adam Johnston being made Prime Minister.


The previous election was the first to occur after the New Elysium Party, effectively the only party in Elysium when it was around, had dissolved. Following the vacuum left by the NEP dissolving the Progressive Party was remade along side the Democratic Traditionalist, two former major parties.


This election was also the first election following the dissolution of the Evolutionary Party, which used to be the Opposition Party. Following its dissolution many of its members joined the Democratic Traditionalist. Finally this election saw the participation of two new parties the Rhinoceros Party, a satirical part made by Baddie, and the Ticronvidia First Party, a Ticronvidia Nationalist party made by Nicholas Lokin.

Campaigns

Progressive

Progressive Poster

The Progressive Party began its nominating process on the eighth of September. Adam Johnston announces his attention to seek re-nomination, he was soon endorsed by Robert Smith. Xavier Jackson considered running by decided to endorse Adam Johnston instead, caucusing the nominating process to be unopposed.

Soon after the nominating process Adam Johnston received endorsements from the following individuals

  • Kyle Smith: Senator, former Chancellor, and second most popular politician in Elysium
  • Seán Dadga: Senator, former leader of the Communist Party
  • Sir Spooky: Speaker, Senator, and Governor

As for other campaigns, Robert Smith endorsed every Progressive running for a regional seat and campaigned for many. The Party in particular went after the Ticronvidia First Party calling their leader Nicholas Lokin corrupt and incompetent for his record within Elysium and outside of it, among other attacks. Less than two hours before polls opened the party released its last poster attacking Nicholas for a moment he had in the debate in which Nicholas admitted he had not read the Elysium Constitution.

Democratic Traditionalist

The Democratic Traditionalist originally sought to give Kyle Smith the nomination for the party, but Kyle Smith made an upset when he turned down the nomination and joined the Progressive Party.

Following this the party kept Johannes Tyurukstein, governor of Ticronvidia, as their candidate for Prime Minister. The party didn’t run anyone for regional seats. The party didn’t largely campaign, but notable conservative Friedrich’s attacks of Chancellor Smith are thought to have helped the party.

Other Parties

The Rhinoceros Party nominated Baddie to be the first party leader due to his status as founder of the party. Johann Kümmel, a member of the party, ran for Ticronvidia 1st and received an endorsement from Robert Smith due to his status has one of the least satirical members of the party. Johann Kümmel also helped the Progressive Party campaign against the Ticronvidia First Party. The party also received an endorsement from Justice Prinz.

The Liberal Party surprising chose not to run in this election, but made a caucus with the Progressive Party and thus their leader James Christian was given a seat in the Elysium Senate by the party.

The Yedinist Party decides to focus all of getting a MPP seat instead of holding Ticronvidia 1st, this strategy worked and their leader Zech O’Hair got back into the Senate.

The Ticronvidia First Party debated with Progressive leadership in order to try to refute their claims, but this does not seem to have worked due to the Party only getting around 2% of the vote making them the only party which participated not to win a seat.

Independent Campaign for Clamatoa 2nd

Clamatoa 2nd was the only District that an independent ran in. NeverthelesS ran as an independent uncontested, although Adam Johnston directed distaste at him and his campaign.

Results

Speaker Election

Following the election, the speaker election where called the day after the senate was sworn in. Incumbent Sir Spooky reran and Thomas Bainbridge also ran. There was no debate between the two and neither commented on a reason their fellow Senators should vote for them. One Senator, Xia, abstained from voting between the two.

Picture Candidate # of votes % Won
Sir Spooky 12 93%
Thomas Bainbridge 1 7%

Election By Region

Elyria

Party Picture Candidate % Won
Elyria 1st
Progressive Pro.
Adam Johnston 95%
Independent Ind. Chris Miller 5%
Elyria 2nd
Progressive Pro. Isaac Suter 100%

Daelthernia

Party Picture Candidate % Won
Daelthernia 1st
Progressive Pro. Sean Dagda 57.1%
Progressive Pro. Jack 42.9%
Daelthernia 2nd
Progressive Pro. Felix 71.4%
Independent Ind. Charles 28.6%

Ticronvidia

Party Picture Candidate % Won
Ticronvidia 1st
Rhino RP Johann Kümmel 100%
Ticronvidia 2nd
Progressive Pro. Vin Dusel 100%

Clamatoa

Party Picture Candidate % Won
Clamatoa 1st
Progressive Pro Kyle Smith 100%
Clamatoa 2nd
Independent Ind. NeverthelesS 100%

Greymont

Party Picture Candidate % Won
Greymont, at large
Progressive Pro Sir Spooky 100%

MPP Senators

Progressive

Democratic Traditionalist

  • Johannes Tyurukstein
  • Friedrich Wissmann
  • Sir JP
  • Charles
  • one pending

Rhinoceros Party

Yedinist Party

  • Zechariah O’Hair