Emperor Adam I of Adammia has stood in a number of elections, in the Empire of Adammia, the United Kingdom (including internal elections in the Liberal Democrats), Mercia and the Grand Unified Micronational.
Empire of Adammia
Local elections
2013 local elections
Adam I stood in the first set of local elections in July 2013, standing as the sole candidate for the Adammic Imperial Province (now known as Primoria in the present-day province of Greater Tytannia). He served as Minister (later known as a Councilor following a constitutional amendment in November 2013) for one year.
2014 local elections
Adam I stood for re-election in Primoria in July 2014, now as a member of the LIST Party. He lost the seat to his independent brother Crown Prince Daniel, who was elected unanimously.
2015 local elections
Adam I stood again in 2015 in Primoria, having renamed his party as the Liberal Party. He lost again, but did manage to reduce his brother's majority.
2016 local elections
In 2016, Adam got exactly the same result as the previous year.
2016 Delegate of the Colonies election
In November 2016, the Adammic National Party challenged Adam I for his seat as Delegate of the Colonies. An election was held on 24 November, with the electorate consisting of the governors of each colony and the Grand Master of the Ordo Vladius. Adam narrowly held the seat.
July 2017 local elections
In July 2017, Adam I got the exact same result as the previous two years.
November 2017 local elections
Following the re-organisation of Adammic territories in October 2017, Adam I stood unopposed to represent the new province of Greater Tytannia.
2018 local elections
Adam I stood unopposed to represent the Greater Tytannia and was duly re-elected, this time as a member of the Liberal-Moderate Party.
2019 local elections
Internal party elections
2017 Liberal Party presidential election
Following the adoption of the Liberal Party constitution at its conference on 15 July 2017, the party held its first internal presidential election. Adam I was elected as the sole candidate.
2018 Liberal-Moderate Party presidential election
Following the merger of the Liberal Party and the Moderate Party in October 2018, Adam I stood unopposed to be the new party's first president.
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Emperor Adam I
|
5
|
100.0
|
| Re-open nominations
|
0
|
0.0
|
| Turnout/Total
|
5
|
35.71
|
2019 Liberal-Moderate Party presidential election
Adam I was again re-elected unopposed to the Liberal-Moderate party presidency on 17 August 2019.
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Emperor Adam I
|
4
|
100.0
|
| Re-open nominations
|
0
|
0.0
|
| Turnout/Total
|
4
|
30.77
|
2020 Liberal-Moderate Party presidential election
Adam I was again re-elected unopposed to the Liberal-Moderate party presidency on 5 September 2020.
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Emperor Adam I
|
7
|
100.0
|
| Re-open nominations
|
0
|
0.0
|
| Turnout/Total
|
7
|
53.85
|
2021 Liberal-Moderate Party presidential election
Adam I was again re-elected unopposed to the Liberal-Moderate party presidency on 21 August 2021.
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Emperor Adam I
|
5
|
100.0
|
| Re-open nominations
|
0
|
0.0
|
| Turnout/Total
|
5
|
35.71
|
2022 Liberal-Moderate Party presidential election
Adam I was again re-elected unopposed to the Liberal-Moderate party presidency on 1 October 2022.
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Emperor Adam I
|
6
|
100.0
|
| Re-open nominations
|
0
|
0.0
|
| Turnout/Total
|
6
|
40.00
|
United Kingdom
Local elections
Adam I (using his macronational legal name, Adam Belcher) stood as a paper candidate for the Liberal Democrats in the ward of Crofton, Ryhill and Walton.
Belcher stood for Crofton, Ryhill and Walton again in 2018, ostensibly as a paper candidate, although he did run a small, online-only campaign designed to incur no expenses. He improved his vote share, achieving the second-best result for the Liberal Democrats in Wakefield District.
UBLD elections
2017 University of Birmingham Liberal Democrats committee elections
The University of Birmingham Liberal Democrats society held its annual general meeting on 9 March 2017, at which Belcher stood for four different committee roles. After losing the first three, he was eventually elected Internal Campaigns Officer unopposed.
| Secretary
|
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Samuel Boardman
|
12
|
60.0
|
| Adam Belcher
|
8
|
40.0
|
| Turnout/Total
|
20
|
47.6
|
| Events Officer
|
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Andrew Field
|
??
|
??
|
| Asher Bond
|
??
|
??
|
| Adam Belcher
|
??
|
??
|
| Turnout/Total
|
20
|
47.6
|
| Internal Campaigns Officer
|
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Adam Belcher
|
19
|
100.0
|
| Turnout/Total
|
19
|
45.2
|
2017 University of Birmingham Liberal Democrats Secretary by-election
Following the resignation of Sam Boardman in August 2017, Belcher stood again for Secretary of UBLD at an extraordinary general meeting on 23 October 2017, and won the position.
| Secretary
|
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Adam Belcher
|
14
|
66.7
|
| Alex Waters
|
7
|
33.3
|
| Turnout/Total
|
21
|
58.3
|
2018 University of Birmingham Liberal Democrats committee elections
At UBLD's annual general meeting on 8 March 2018, Belcher unsuccessfully ran for Chair of the society, before being re-elected Secretary unopposed.
(1 spoilt ballot)
| Secretary
|
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Adam Belcher
|
20
|
100.0
|
| Turnout/Total
|
20
|
55.5
|
2019 University of Birmingham Liberal Democrats committee elections
At UBLD's annual general meeting on 21 March 2019, Belcher unsuccessfully ran again for Chair of the society, before being elected Vice-Chair unopposed.
| Vice-Chair
|
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Adam Belcher
|
16
|
100.0
|
| Turnout/Total
|
16
|
53.3
|
Young Liberals elections
In the Young Liberals elections in October 2018, Belcher stood for a seat on the Conference Committee, but did not win either of the two seats available.
| Conference Committee
|
| Candidate
|
First round
|
After transfers
|
| Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Hermione Peace
|
73
|
42.0
|
73
|
36.9
|
| Katharine Macy
|
44
|
25.3
|
67
|
33.8
|
| Adam Belcher
|
39
|
22.4
|
58
|
29.3
|
| Re-open nominations
|
18
|
10.3
|
-
|
-
|
In the Young Liberals elections in October 2019, Belcher stood for again a seat on the Conference Committee, and was this time elected.
| Conference Committee
|
| Candidate
|
First round
|
| Votes
|
%
|
| Adam Belcher
|
49
|
43.8
|
| Jack Worrall
|
42
|
37.5
|
| Re-open nominations
|
21
|
18.8
|
In the Young Liberals elections in October 2020, Belcher successfully stood for re-election to the renamed Events Committee, and was also elected regional chair of the Yorkshire and Humber Young Liberals.
| Events Committee
|
| Candidate
|
First round
|
| Votes
|
%
|
| Adam Belcher
|
156
|
41.7
|
| Jamie Siviter
|
131
|
35.0
|
| Alfie Robinson
|
63
|
16.8
|
| Re-open nominations
|
24
|
6.4
|
| Yorkshire & Humber Regional Chair
|
| Candidate
|
First round
|
| Votes
|
%
|
| Adam Belcher
|
14
|
63.6
|
| Niall Ormiston
|
7
|
31.8
|
| Re-open nominations
|
1
|
4.5
|
In the Young Liberals elections in October 2021, Belcher successfully stood for re-election to the Events Committee and as regional chair of the Yorkshire and Humber Young Liberals. He also ran for Vice-Chair of the Young Liberals but lost to the incumbent.
| Events Committee
|
| Candidate
|
First round
|
| Votes
|
%
|
| Adam Belcher
|
201
|
79.4
|
| Re-open nominations
|
52
|
20.6
|
| Vice-Chair
|
| Candidate
|
First round
|
| Votes
|
%
|
| Matt Craven
|
197
|
69.9
|
| Adam Belcher
|
61
|
21.6
|
| Re-open nominations
|
24
|
8.5
|
| Yorkshire & Humber Regional Chair
|
| Candidate
|
First round
|
Second round
|
| Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Adam Belcher
|
7
|
33.3
|
10
|
55.6
|
| Niall Ormiston
|
8
|
38.1
|
8
|
44.4
|
| Re-open nominations
|
6
|
28.6
|
|
|
| Events Officer
|
| Candidate
|
First round
|
| Votes
|
%
|
| Katharine Macy
|
103
|
58.2
|
| Adam Belcher
|
49
|
27.7
|
| Re-open nominations
|
25
|
14.1
|
| Vice-Chair
|
| Candidate
|
First round
|
| Votes
|
%
|
| Nathan Hunt
|
95
|
54.3
|
| Adam Belcher
|
46
|
26.3
|
| Lewis Davies
|
18
|
10.3
|
| Re-open nominations
|
16
|
9.1
|
Mercia
2016 general election
After founding the Social Democratic Party alongside Earl Clark, Belcher stood in the May 2016 Mercian general election, and won a seat in the Kernolland voting range.
Grand Unified Micronational
In September 2014, Belcher ran for Chair of the Grand Unified Micronational against the incumbent Brooklyn Hewitt. He narrowly won the position.
Belcher stood for the office of GUM Chair in March 2015 in opposition to James of Mancunia. The first election failed to meet the minimum turnout required under the GUM Charter and was declared invalid. In the second run of the election, Belcher was elected unopposed.
| Second attempt
|
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Adam Belcher
|
11
|
100.0
|
| Turnout/Total
|
11
|
68.8
|
| Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Adam Belcher
|
6
|
85.7
|
| None of the above
|
1
|
14.3
|
| Turnout/Total
|
7
|
46.7
|