2021 Aswingtonian local elections

Aswingtonian local elections, 2021

September 5, 2021

Party NDP LP NP Alliance National Civic Front National Civic Front National Monarchists   Party MP Alliance National Monarchists

Local elections will be held in Aswington on September 5, 2021. Voters will elect the governors of Agdakh, Gyumurat and Jermadzor regions.

Background

Logo of the Elections.

On June 19, the Electoral Council called for local elections to be held on Sunday, September 5.

Electoral System

The election is organized in a single round, the candidate with the highest number of votes is elected. This election is conducted on a national basis. Unlike the previous election, where voters voted on three separate ballots, this election will use one ballot divided into three sections to facilitate voting.

Political parties and candidates

The Electoral Council opened the candidate registration process in mid-June of this year. On August 2, the process was extended until August 15, in order to allow more citizens to register as candidates for the governorships of any of the three regions of the country.

Although the National Democratic Party and the Labour Party are part of the government coalition National Civic Front, both nominated their own candidates for the governorships of the regions. In only one region, these parties did not unify forces and nominated their candidates individually. The opposition, formed its own coalition to participate and postulated its candidates in the three regions.

Agdakh

• Alexandre Olivier, National Party

Gyumurat

• Juan Cisneros, National Democratic Party
• Daniel Quintero, Labour Party
• Andrew Perdomo, National Party
• Addison Dillon, Labour Party

Jermadzor

• Eoin O'Lachtna, Labour Party
• Daniel Maloney, Independent
• Max Stenner, Monarchist Party

Campaign

The electoral campaign began on August 20, and although it was initially scheduled to end on September 2, it was extended until midnight on September 4. During the campaign, the Electoral Council published informative electoral pamphlets, motivating citizens to exercise their right to vote.

Results

The Labour Party won two governorships, while the National Party won one. In number of votes, the Labour Party obtained the majority of votes, while the National Democratic Party was the second most voted party. Despite the apparent high number of votes obtained by each political party, the turnout was about average, given that the voter had to select from three different sections.

National

Political Parties		Votes	%	+/-
	Labour Party	10	50.0	▲2
	National Democratic Party	3	15.0	0
	Monarchist Party	2	10.0	0
	National Party	2	10.0	▲1
	Independents	2	10.0	0
Invalid / Blank Votes		1	5.0	–
Total		20	100.0	–
Registered voters / Turnout				–
Source:

Regional

Adgakh Region

In the region, only one candidate ran for governor, so a plebiscite was being held in his place.

Option	Votes	%
Y Yes	7	70.0
N No	3	30.0
Invalid / Blank votes	–	–
Total	10	100.0

Gyumurat Region

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour Party	Addison Dillon	4	40.0
	National Democratic Party	Juan Cisneros	3	30.0
	National Party	Andrew Perdomo	2	20.0
	Labour Party	Daniel Quintero	1	10.0
Invalid / Blank votes			–	–
Total			10	100.0

Jermadzor Region

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour Party	Eoin O'Lachtna	5	50.0
	Monarchist Party	Max Stenner	2	20.0
	Independent	Daniel Maloney	2	20.0
Invalid / Blank votes			1	10.0
Total			10	100.0