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The '''[[Kingdom of Palmshire|Palmshire]] general election, August 2011''', returned members to serve in the [[Palmshire House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the 3rd [[Parliament of Palmshire]] to be summoned after the establishment of the Parliament in 2010. At this time, the [[Demon Dog, 1st Earl of Arcadia|Earl of Arcadia]]'s Communist government lost parliamentary vote on its budget on 22 July, leading Arcadia to ask the King next day to dissolve the Parliament to make way for the election, which was granted. Polling was held from 23 July to 1 August. Communists gained one seat but fell two seats short of attaining parliamentary majority. Arcadia thereafter resigned as [[Prime Minister of Palmshire|Prime Minister]] on 4 August and was replaced by the Tory leader [[Nibbles Yocum, 1st Duchess of Rochester|Duchess of Rochester]].
The '''[[Kingdom of Palmshire|Palmshire]] general election, August 2011''', returned members to serve in the [[Palmshire House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the 3rd [[Parliament of Palmshire]] to be summoned after the establishment of the Parliament in 2010. At this time, the [[Demon Dog Tenenbaum, 1st Earl of Arcadia|Earl of Arcadia]]'s Communist government had lost a parliamentary vote on its budget on 22 July, leading Arcadia to ask the King next day to dissolve the Parliament to make way for the election, which was granted. Polling was held from 23 July to 1 August. Communists gained one seat but fell two seats short of attaining parliamentary majority. Arcadia thereafter resigned as [[Prime Minister of Palmshire|Prime Minister]] on 4 August and was replaced by the Tory leader [[Nibbles Yocum, 1st Duchess of Rochester|Duchess of Rochester]].


==Election summary==
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* [[List of Parliaments of Palmshire]]
* [[List of Parliaments of Palmshire]]
* [[MPs elected in the Palmshire general election, August 2011]]
* [[MPs elected in the Palmshire general election, August 2011]]
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[[Category: General elections in the Kingdom of Palmshire]]
[[Category: General elections in the Kingdom of Palmshire]]

Latest revision as of 22:23, 15 August 2013

Palmshire general election, August 2011
Jun. 2011 23 July to 1 August Mar. 2012

All 7 seats of the House of Commons
4 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party
Leader Duchess of Rochester Earl of Arcadia Duke of Cypress Hollow
Party Tory Communist Whig
Leader's seat Duchess of Rochester Earl of Arcadia Duke of Cypress Hollow
Seats before 2 1 1
Seats won 2 2 1
Seat change 0 1 0
Popular vote 4 3 1

PM before election Subsequent PM
Lord Arcadia Duchess of Rochester
Communist Tory

The Palmshire general election, August 2011, returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 3rd Parliament of Palmshire to be summoned after the establishment of the Parliament in 2010. At this time, the Earl of Arcadia's Communist government had lost a parliamentary vote on its budget on 22 July, leading Arcadia to ask the King next day to dissolve the Parliament to make way for the election, which was granted. Polling was held from 23 July to 1 August. Communists gained one seat but fell two seats short of attaining parliamentary majority. Arcadia thereafter resigned as Prime Minister on 4 August and was replaced by the Tory leader Duchess of Rochester.

Election summary

List of the following parliamentary constituencies and the result:

Note: Bolded name of candidate denotes that he or she won the election

Number of electors Borough name Seats Candidate #1 Votes Candidate #2 Votes Candidate #3 Votes Notes
9 Cypress Hollow & Rockford 2 Nibbles Nibbles, Legion, GC Hyper Anthony Hyper Anthony, Demon Dog Polls closed. Nibbles and Hyper Anthony have been returned as Members of Parliament for Cypress Hollow.
4 Stirling & Dublin 2 Koll Koll Demon Dog Demon Dog, Legion Polls closed. Koll and Demon Dog has been returned as Members of Parliament for Stirling & Dublin.
9 Huntington & Metaville 1 Arnold NYC Arnold NYC, Legion Polls closed. Arnold NYC has been returned as Member of Parliament for Huntington & Metaville.
8 Washington & Furriesville 1 Karate Master Karate Master Polls closed. Karate Master has been returned as Member of Parliament for Washington & Furriesville.
6 Woodsville 1 The Masked One The Masked One Polls closed. The Masked One has been returned as Member of Parliament for Woodsville.

See also

Elections in the Kingdom of Palmshire
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