2023 Atovian parliamentary election

2023 Atovian parliamentary election

14–18 April 2023 (16-20 Zehnat 06)
All 5 seats in the House of Commons 3 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	66.7% ▼ 26.1 pp
First party Second party   Leader Tobey Wyles Newton von Uberquie Party Conservative Left-Green Leader since 8 April 2022 4 October 2019 Last election 46.2% 30.8% Seats won 3 2 Seat change ▲ 1 ▲ 1 Percentage 58.3% 33.3% Swing ▲ 12.1 pp ▲ 2.5 pp   Third party   Party None of These Candidates Percentage 0.0% Swing 0.0 pp
Prime Minister before election Tobey von Wyles Conservative Elected Prime Minister Tobey von Wyles Centre

The 2023 Atovian parliamentary election took place from 14–18 April 2023 (16-20 Zehnat 06) to elect the 6th House of Commons of the Kingdom of Atovia. The election was called in accordance with the Basic Law and elected five Members of Parliament. The voting system used according to the Basic Law is the single transferable vote and members are elected in a multi-seat at-large electorate.

Background

The Conservative People's Party has held a majority in the House since the 2022 parliamentary election.

According to the Atovian Basic Law, parliamentary elections are to be held at least every twelve months. On 7 March 2023, the Minister of Internal Affairs announced the dates of the election, after which the campaign began.

Electoral system

Members of the House of Commons were elected by single transferable vote (STV) from a single at-large electorate with five seats. Voters complete a ballot, listing candidates in order of their preference. There is also an option for None of These Candidates (NoTC), which is a way for voters to show that they do not approve of some or all of the candidates on the ballot. Voters may mark as many or as few preferences as they wish. The ballots are then counted by computer under supervision of the Minister of Internal Affairs and the candidates standing for election. Each ballot is initially credited to its first-preference candidate but may be transferred on later counts using Meek's method to the next available preference where the first preference candidate is elected or eliminated.

Campaign

A campaign poster published by the CPP prior to the election

The campaign began on 7 March 2023 when the Minister of Internal Affairs announced the dates for the election. The House of Commons was prorogued before the election began. Nomination of candidates closed on 4 April. At the end of the nomination period, there were six candidates: three from the Conservatives, two from the Left-Greens, and one Independent. The New Democratic Party declined to field any candidates for this election.

Polling

Opinion polls on voting intentions are conducted regularly by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and by other media and polling firms. The chart below depicts the results of opinion polls since the announcement of the election.

Poll data is listed in the table below in reverse chronological order. The highest percentage figure in each poll is displayed in bold, and its background is shaded in the leading party's color. The "lead" column shows the percentage point difference between the two parties with the highest figures. When a poll result is a tie, the figures with the highest percentages are shaded and displayed in bold.

Polling Firm	Date	Sample Size	CPP	LGM	NDP	IND	NoTC	Lead
2023 Parliamentary Election	14-18 April 2023 (16-20 Zehnat 06)	—	58.3%	33.3%	—	8.3%	0.0%	25.0%
Quo Times	13 April 2023 (15 Zehnat 06)	6	33.3%	66.7%	—	0.0%	—	33.3%
Ministry of Internal Affairs	13 April 2023 (15 Zehnat 06)	7	28.6%	42.9%	14.3%	0.0%	14.3%	14.3%
Ministry of Internal Affairs	8 April 2023 (10 Zehnat 06)	7	42.9%	42.9%	14.3%	0.0%	0.0%	Tie
Quo Times	8 April 2023 (10 Zehnat 06)	5	40.0%	60.0%	—	0.0%	—	20.0%
Ministry of Internal Affairs	3 April 2023 (05 Zehnat 06)	6	33.3%	50.0%	16.7%	0.0%	0.0%	16.7%
Ministry of Internal Affairs	29 March 2023 (40 Neunat 06)	6	33.3%	50.0%	16.7%	0.0%	0.0%	16.7%
Ministry of Internal Affairs	24 March 2023 (35 Neunat 06)	4	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Tie
Ministry of Internal Affairs	19 March 2023 (30 Neunat 06)	4	25.0%	25.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	25.0%
Ministry of Internal Affairs	14 March 2023 (25 Neunat 06)	4	75.0%	—	—	0.0%	25.0%	50.0%
2022 Parliamentary Election	24-28 April 2022 (26-30 Zehnat 05)	—	46.2%	30.8%	23.1%	—	0.0%	15.4%

Results

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3	2
Conservative People's Party	Left-Green Movement

Polls opened at 04:01 UTC on 14 April and closed at 03:59 UTC on 18 April. The turnout was 66.7%. The Conservative People's Party maintained their majority in the House even with the increase of seats to five for this election. All three of the Conservative candidates and both of the Left-Green candidates were elected.

House of Commons
18 April 2023

Party			%	Swing (pp)	Seats	Change (seats)
	Conservative People's Party		58.3	▲ 12.1	3	▲ 1
	Left-Green Movement		33.3	▲   2.5	2	▲ 1
	Independent		8.3	▲   8.3	0	0
	None of These Candidates		0.0	0.0	0	0
Total			99.9	–	5	▲ 2
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs

First-Preference Vote
CPP			58.3%
LGM			33.3%
IND			8.3%
NoTC			0.0%

Total Seats
CPP			60.0%
LGM			40.0%
IND			0.0%
Vacant			0.0%

Government formation

With five MPs in the 6th Parliament, three MPs were needed to form a government. The Conservatives took three seats in the election, so it is likely that they will govern as a majority government under the same Prime Minister as the last government. Tobey Wyles is expected to be appointed as Prime Minister for a second government, in which new ministers will be appointed.