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The '''[[Kingdom of Palmshire|Palmshire]] general election, October 2015''', is an election to return members to serve in the [[Palmshire House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the 8th [[Parliament of Palmshire]] to be summoned after the establishment of the Parliament in 2010. The 7th Parliament was dissolved on 19 October by King [[Legion I of Palmshire|Legion I]] at request of Prime Minister [[Alphaworldian]]. Election immediately followed a day later. Socialist Party was returned to power, | The '''[[Kingdom of Palmshire|Palmshire]] general election, October 2015''', is an election to return members to serve in the [[Palmshire House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the 8th [[Parliament of Palmshire]] to be summoned after the establishment of the Parliament in 2010. The 7th Parliament was dissolved on 19 October by King [[Legion I of Palmshire|Legion I]] at request of Prime Minister [[Alphaworldian]]. Election immediately followed a day later. Socialist Party was returned to power, though at cost of a seat lost while Swag Party lost two seats, both also polling lower in terms of popular votes. The new political parties, [[Labour]] and [[Iceman Nationalist Front]], led by [[RyanLion]] and [[The Courier]] respectively, gained a seat for first time, with their leaders also being elected to the Parliament for first time. With no parties having achieved a clear majority in the parliament, the incumbent prime minister Alphaworldian entered into negotiations that led to formation of the coalition consisting of the Socialist, Swag, and INF parties on 5 November. | ||
==Dates of Election== | ==Dates of Election== | ||
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==MPs standing down== | ==MPs standing down== | ||
* [[Trooper]] ([[Downtown Blizzard (Palmshire Parliament constituency)|Downtown Blizzard]]) | * [[Trooper]] ([[Downtown Blizzard (Palmshire Parliament constituency)|Downtown Blizzard]]) - Resigned | ||
* [[Chris D]] ([[Blizzardshire (Palmshire Parliament constituency)|Blizzardshire]]) | * [[Chris D]] ([[Blizzardshire (Palmshire Parliament constituency)|Blizzardshire]]) - Elevated to the peerage as Baron Richmond and gaining a seat on the [[House of Lords]]. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 05:52, 5 May 2016
| Palmshire general election, October 2015
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| 2015 ← | 20 October to 3 November | → 2016 |
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| All 6 seats of the House of Commons 4 seats were needed for a majority | ||
| First party | Second party | |
| Leader | Alphaworldian | Baroness Sarah de la Cueva |
| Party | Socialist | Swag |
| Leader since | 12 September 2012 | 20 February 2015 |
| Leader's seat | Blizzardshire | New Cypress Hollow |
| Seats before | 3 | 2 |
| Seats won | 2 | 1 |
| Seat change | 1
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| Popular vote | 4
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| Third party | Fourth party | |
| Leader | RyanLion | The Courier |
| Party | Labour | Iceman Nationalist Front |
| Leader since | 20 October 2015 | 1 November 2015 |
| Leader's seat | Downtown Blizzard | Blizzardshire |
| Seats before | 0 | 0 |
| Seats won | 1 | 1 |
| Seat change | 1
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| Popular vote | 1
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| PM before election | Subsequent PM | |
| Alphaworldian | Alphaworldian | |
| Socialist | Socialist | |
The Palmshire general election, October 2015, is an election to return members to serve in the House of Commons of the 8th Parliament of Palmshire to be summoned after the establishment of the Parliament in 2010. The 7th Parliament was dissolved on 19 October by King Legion I at request of Prime Minister Alphaworldian. Election immediately followed a day later. Socialist Party was returned to power, though at cost of a seat lost while Swag Party lost two seats, both also polling lower in terms of popular votes. The new political parties, Labour and Iceman Nationalist Front, led by RyanLion and The Courier respectively, gained a seat for first time, with their leaders also being elected to the Parliament for first time. With no parties having achieved a clear majority in the parliament, the incumbent prime minister Alphaworldian entered into negotiations that led to formation of the coalition consisting of the Socialist, Swag, and INF parties on 5 November.
Dates of Election
The general election was held between 20 October 2015 and 3 November 2015.
Election summary
List of the following parliamentary constituencies and the result:
Note: Bolded name of candidate denotes that he or she won the election
| Borough name | Towns covered | Candidate #1 | Votes | Candidate #2 | Votes | Candidate #3 | Votes | Notes |
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| Downtown Blizzard (two seats) | Downtown Blizzard in Blizzard | Mark | 2 | RyanLion | 2 | cube3 | 1 | Polls closed. Socialist candidates Mark and RyanLion declared winners for this constituency. |
| New Cypress Hollow (two seats) | New Cypress Hollow in Blizzard | Baroness Sarah de la Cueva | 2 | Polls closed. Swag candidate Baroness de la Cueva declared winner for this constituency. | ||||
| Blizzardshire (two seats) | New Cypress Hollow and Downtown Blizzard in Blizzard | Alphaworldian | 3 | The Courier | 0 | Polls closed. Socialist candidates Alphaworldian and INF candidate The Courier declared winners for this constituency. |
MPs standing down
- Trooper (Downtown Blizzard) - Resigned
- Chris D (Blizzardshire) - Elevated to the peerage as Baron Richmond and gaining a seat on the House of Lords.
See also
| Elections in the Kingdom of Palmshire | |
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