December 2019 Vatish general election

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2019 Vatolean General election
← 2018 27–28 December 2019 2020 →

All 5 seats in the Parliament
3 seats needed for a majority
Turnout81.8%9.1%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Sweetie the Cat Joey Ewing I
Party Green Pirate Social Democrat
Leader since 2019 2016 13 July 2012
Leader's seat Vinland None Denmark
Last election 2 seats, 25.0% 0 seats, 12.5% 3 seats, 37.5%
Seats won 3 1 1
Seat change 1 1 2
Popular vote 3 2 2
Percentage 33.3% 22.2% 22.2%
Swing 8.3% 9.7% 15.3%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Sergio Jameson
Party Venstre Communist
Leader since 2019 2019
Leader's seat None None
Last election 0 seats, 12.5% 0 seats, 12.5%
Seats won 0 0
Seat change 0 0
Popular vote 1 1
Percentage 11.1% 11.1%
Swing 1.4% 1.4%

Prime Minister before election

Ewing I
Social Democrat

Elected Prime Minister

Sweetie the Cat
Green

The December 2019 Vatolean general election was held on 27 and 28 December 2019. All 5 members of the Folketing of Vatolean were elected and the leader of the resulting government became the Prime Minister.

The Result of the election started to report around 6pm eastern time on 28 December. On 18 May the King announced the two Senators chosen by him.

List of Parties

In the 2019 election there were five contesting parties.


Background

The 2018 Vatish general election ended with a 3 seats win for the Social Democratic party and Ewing I. Ewing I, the leader of the Social Democrats became Prime Minister.

Electoral system

The process of election for the Folketing is through party-list proportional representation via the D'hondt method. The date of the election is set by the King and Prime Minister

Before the Campaign

Before the election the SDP was the largest party

Campaign

On 5 December 2019 King Ewing I called a general election for 27 and 28 December 2019.

Opinion polling for the 2019 Vatolean general election

      Exit poll

Polling Firm/Link Fieldwork

Period

Sample Size Green Pirate SDP Ventre Communist Others /

Don't know

Lead
Final Result 27-28 December 2019 8 33.3% 22.2% 22.2% 11.1% 11.1% 0% 11.1%
      Exit poll 27-28 December 2019 5 40% 20% 20% 20% 0% 0% 20%
BNN 26 December 2019 4 40% 40% 20% 0% 0% 0% Tie
BNN 23 December 2019 6 40% 40% 20% 0% 0% 0% Tie
BNN 18 December 2019 6 50% 16.7% 16.7% 16.7% 0% 0% 33.3%
BNN 11 December 2019 7 42.9% 14.3% 28.6% 14.3% 0% 0% 14.3%
BNN 5 December 2019 8 37.5% 12.5% 37.5% 0% 12.5% 0% Tie
BNN 1 August 2019 7 14.3% 14.3% 28.6% 28.6% 14.3% 0% Tie
Final Result 8 May 2018 8 25% 12.5% 37.5% 12.5% 12.5% 0% 12.5%

Seat projections

Polling Firm/Link Fieldwork

Period

Green Pirate SDP Ventre Communist Others /

Don't know

Majority
Final Result 27-28 December 2019 3 1 1 - - - G + 1
      Exit poll 27-28 December 2019 3 1 1 - - - G + 1
BNN 26 December 2019 2 2 1 - - - Hung
BNN 23 December 2019 2 2 1 - - - Hung
BNN 18 December 2019 3 1 1 - - - G + 1
BNN 11 December 2019 3 - 2 - - - G + 1
BNN 5 December 2019 2 1 2 - - - Hung
BNN 1 August 2019 1 - 2 2 - - Hung
Final Result 8 May 2018 2 - 3 - - - G + 1

Results

Folketing

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Green 3 33.3% 3 +1
Pirate 2 22.2% 1 +1
Social Democrat 2 22.2% 1 -2
Venstre 1 11.1% 0 0
Communist 1 11.1% 0 0
Valid votes 9 100%
Blank and invalid votes 0 0
Total 9 81.8% 5 0
Abstentions 2 18.2%
Registered voters / Turnout 9 81.8%

Senate (Chosen by the king)

Party Seats +/-
Green 1 +1
Social Democrat 1 -1
Pirate 0 0
Venstre 0 0
Communist 0 0
Total 2 0

Election Night

On 28 December 2019 at 5pm the polls closed and the Exit Poll was released and the Green party was far ahead. After 30 minuets the Green party was far ahead and around 40% of the vote. At 10pm BNN projected that there would be a Green government. At 10:30pm BNN projected a Green Majority and that there would be a tie for second.

After the election

On 28 December 2019 Sweetie the Cat declared victory after winning a majority of the seats in the Folketing.

Sweetie the Cat giving her victory speech on election night.