Electoral history of Gapla

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Here is a list of all of the major elections of Gapla and their results.

2019

First election - 28 February 2019

Also called the "2019-A Gaplan presidential election"

There was only one candidate, Wyatt Seungri Baek. He won the election and appointed the rest of the executive offices.

However, there were only ten citizens at that time.

At this point in Gaplan history, only landowners could vote in elections.

Full results

Candidate Party Vote %
Wyatt Baek Liberal Union Party 3 100.00%
Total 3 100.00%

Second election - 28 August 2019

Also called the "2019-B Gaplan presidential election"

At this point in Gaplan history, only landowners could vote in elections.

Candidates

  • Wyatt Seungri Baek, for New Gaplastovia
  • Vera Lily Sy, for Syopolis
  • George Shanghua Yang, representing Snakaris

Results

Full results

Candidate Party Vote %
Wyatt Baek Liberal Union Party 8 57.14%
Vera Sy Communist Workers' Party 4 28.57%
George Yang Libertarian Moderate Party 2 14.29%
Total 14 100.00%

2020

Third election - 28 February 2020

Also called the "2020-A Gaplan presidential election"

Candidates

Results

Fourth election - 28 August 2020

Also called the "2021-A Gaplan presidential election"

Candidates

Results

2021

Fifth election - 28 February 2021

Also called the "2021-B Gaplan presidential election"

Candidates

Results

See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot-rKpm581w for the official results.

Sixth election - 28 August 2021

This election was after the term of the Upper Executive Council being increased to one year.

Therefore, only the Lower Executive Council (the Assistant to the Council and the Secondary Assistant to the Council) were elected.

Candidates

  • Silas Anderson, representing Aeternum
  • Tessa Huffmire, representing Emeralkia
  • Bright Li, representing Musicland
  • Justin Cheng, representing Musicland
  • Vera Sy, representing Syopolis

Results

  • Vera Sy becomes Assistant-elect, but Renaldo Chang disputes this. He states that he should have been on the major ballot, but was left out because of his position as Secretary of State. Due to the unimpeachment of Chelsea Chen by the Executive Council, he is removed from the Upper Executive Council during the election.
    • While Vera Sy and Tessa Huffmire both were against the ruling, the Supreme Court ruled in Renaldo's favor, giving him a right to the position of Assistant to the Council until the next election.
    • Renaldo Chang becomes Assistant to the Council.
    • Vera Sy becomes Secondary Assistant the Council.
  • Tessa Huffmire becomes Secondary Assistant-elect, but is disqualified of her position due to the above circumstances.

2022

Seventh election - 3 February 2022

The reason it was held on the 3rd instead of the 28th was due to a variety of reforms by the Gaplan Government.

Candidates

Results

Full results (first round)

Candidate Party Votes %
Chelsea Chen People's New Socialist Party 80 41.67%
Emma Bunnell Free Rightist Party 52 27.08%
Vera Sy People's New Socialist Party 35 18.23%
Scott Chiang 15 7.81%
Renaldo Chang Free Rightist Party 10 5.21%
Total 192 100.00% + R

Full results (instant runoff)

Candidate Party Votes %
Chelsea Chen People's New Socialist Party 96 + R 50.00% + R
Emma Bunnell Free Rightist Party 96 50.00%
Total 192 + R 100.0% + R

Eighth election - 27 August 2022

Candidates for presidential election

Candidates for the legislative election

  • Free Rightist Party, speaker: Wyatt Baek
    • In alliance with the Kim Jong Un Party
  • People's Liberal Party, speaker: Mirabelle Wang
    • In alliance with the Socialist Republic Party
  • Socialist Republic Party, speaker: Connor Hetner
    • In alliance with the People's Liberal Party
  • Kim Jong Un Party, speaker: Dheer Patel
    • In alliance with the Free Rightist Party

Results

See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot-rKpm581w for the official results.

Full results, presidential (no runoff)

Candidate Party Votes %
Emma Bunnell Free Rightist Party 63 53.39%
Chelsea Chen People's New Socialist Party 47 39.83%
Nicolas Caiazzo Socialist Republic Party 8 6.78%
Total 118 100.00%

Full results, legislative (party-list proportional representation)

Party Head of List Seats Votes %
Free Rightist Party Wyatt Baek 6 71 60.17%
People's New Socialist Party Mirabelle Wang 2 24 20.34%
Kim Jong Un Party Dheer Patel 1 13 11.02%
Socialist Republic Party Connor Hetner 1 10 8.47%
Total 10 118 100.00%

2023

Ninth election - 28 March 2023

Candidates for presidential election

A special presidential election due to the impeachment of Emma Bunnell for inactivity, she was later acquitted through Federal Proposition 2023-100, and the results of the presidential election were nullified.

Candidates for the legislative election

Due to late registration, the major party of the People's Liberal Party was unable to participate in the election.

This led to widespread electoral boycotts and a sweeping of the remaining leftist votes to the SRP.

  • Free Rightist Party, speaker: Wyatt Baek
    • In alliance with the AMASH Party
  • Socialist Republic Party, speaker: Nicolas Caiazzo
  • AMASH Party, speaker: Gabe Itchez
    • In alliance with the Free Rightist Party

Results

See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7AtJFB4dUQ for the official results.

Full results, presidential (invalidated)

Candidate Party Votes %
Renaldo Chang Free Rightist Party 59 74.68%
Diti Patel AMASH Party 20 25.32%
Votes Counted 79 100.00%
Presidential Abstensions 28
Ballots Cast 107

Full results, proposition (overturned presidential)

REFERENDUM: Proposition 2023-100

If this proposition is passed, Emma Bunnell will remain the President of the Federated States of Gapla even after her impeachment for inactivity, but Gapla will in reality be governed by a Transitional Council, formed of Wyatt Baek, Chelsea Chen, and Nicolas Wiedemann. This is to ensure that Gapla is governed by a capable government as it is the opinion of the writers of this proposition that none of the contestants for the office of President are qualified. Decisions usually made in the executive will need a majority in the Transitional Council to pass. New members may be added by a unanimous vote in the Transitional Council. This proposition lasts until the next general election.

Selection Votes %
Yes / Approve 49 56.98%
No / Reject 37 43.02%
Votes Counted 86 100.00%
Propositional Abstensions 21
Ballots Cast 107

Full results, legislative (party-list proportional representation)

Only eight seats were elected through proportional representation.

Party Head of List Seats Add. Total Votes %
Free Rightist Party Wyatt Baek 4 2 6 43 45.74%
Socialist Republic Party Nicolas Caiazzo 2 0 2 25 26.60%
AMASH Party Gabe Itchez 2 0 2 21 22.34%
People's Liberal Party 0 1 1 0 0.00%
Independents 0 1 1 0 0.00%
Votes Counted / Total 8 4 12 89 100.00%
Legislative Abstensions 18
Ballots Cast 107

Tenth election - 29 September 2023

Candidates for presidential election

As Emma Bunnell was guaranteed the Presidency for another term due to Excelsioran interference in prior elections in favor of Chelsea Chen, only the Deputy Presidential seat was contested. The parties which decided to participate elected their candidates for Deputy President as follows:

Candidates for the legislative election

Again due to to late registration, the major party of the People's Liberal Party was unable to participate in the election, making it extraparliamentary. The Socialist Republic Party took the role of the left-wing party that campaigned on a basis of pan-leftist ideologies when competing with the heavily dominant right-wing FRP and AMASH parties.

  • Free Rightist Party, speaker: Wyatt Baek
    • In alliance with the AMASH Party
  • Socialist Republic Party, speaker: Max Barrows
  • AMASH Party, speaker: Dheer Patel
    • In alliance with the Free Rightist Party

The Gaplan Democracy Union registered for the legislative elections, but was declared ineligible after its party was dissolved for insufficient membership.

Full results, presidential

The presidential election was done through an instant-runoff system, in which voters ranked the candidates in the order of their choice, and the least-voted candidate was eliminated, with their votes passing on to the next candidates, and so on and so forth, until the winner has a majority.

The votes in the first round divided as follows. The Socialist Republic Party had an unexpected remarkably good performance in the first round in a predominantly right-wing country due to sweeping the left-wing votes and centrist supporters of Chelsea Chen through their pan-leftist campaigning, as well as the AMASH Party, an alternative right-wing party, splitting the vote.

Candidate Party Votes %
Renaldo Chang Free Rightist Party 43 36.44%
Connor Hetner Socialist Republic Party 41 34.75%
Gabe Itchez AMASH Party 34 28.81%
Votes Counted 118 100.00%

The votes in the second round, after the AMASH Party was eliminated, divided as follows. The AMASH vote went predominantly to the Free Rightist Party, as expected.

Candidate Party Votes %
Renaldo Chang Free Rightist Party 68 57.63%
Connor Hetner Socialist Republic Party 50 42.37%
Votes Counted 118 100.00%

The election was widely projected to be won by Renaldo Chang as the FRP nominee, but the margin was smaller than expected in the predominantly right-wing country, likely due to negative images of Renaldo Chang throughout Gapla for his right-wing, Christian fundamentalist extremism.

Full results, legislative (party-list proportional representation)

Only eight seats were elected through proportional representation:

Party Head of List Seats Add. Total Votes %
Free Rightist Party Wyatt Baek 4 2 6 64 54.24%
Socialist Republic Party Max Barrows 2 0 2 31 26.27%
AMASH Party Gabe Itchez 2 0 2 23 19.50%
Votes Counted / Total 8 2 10 118 100.00%