Abeldane federal election, July 2020

July 2020 Abeldane federal election

28–29 July 2020
12 of 14 seats in the Reichsversammlung 8 seats needed for a majority
Registered	59 ( 0.0%)
Turnout	64.4% (▼ 30.6 pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Patrick Renwick Connor Stumperth Brandon Wu Party National Royalists (Abelden) Confederals Liberty Front Leader since 14 July 2020 10 July 2020 8 July 2020 Leader's seat 4th 1st 11th Last election 35.1% New 3 seats Seats before 3 New 3 + 1 Seats won 6 + 1 4 2 Seat change ▲4 ▲4 ▼2 Popular vote 20 12 6 Percentage 52.6% 31.6% 15.8% Swing ▲17,5 pp New ▼8.79 pp
Vorsitzender before election Patrick Renwick National Royalists Vorsitzender after election Patrick Renwick National Royalists

The 22nd Abeldane federal election took place from 28 to 29 July 2020; 12 out of 14 seats in the Reichsversammlung, were up for election. It was the 10th legislative election in the Empire since the introduction of direct elections to the Reichsversammlung.

The election came only a month after the June election, 5 month ahead of schedule, due to the Concordiagate scandal which rocked the Empire and led to the dissolution of the 13th Reichsversammlung by Emperor Nicholas only a week after its opening.

The National Royalists (NRGU) sought to gain a majority in the Reichsversammlung after having held only 3 seats following the previous election. The Confederals (C) also sought to gain a majority after having emerged from the collapse of its predecessor, the Pirate League and Concordia during Concordiagate. Liberty Front stood to defend their 3 seats.

The election resulted in major gains for the National Royalists, who won 52.6% of the popular vote and 6 seats. The Confederals came second in the vote, with 31.6% and winning 4 seats. The Liberty Front suffered heavy losses, and won only 2 seats with 15.8% of the popular vote.

Background

In the aftermath of the June 2020 election, which saw the Concordia Alliance, consisting of the Pirate League and Liberty Front, skyrocket in the results with a combined 65% of the vote, the Empire fell into a period without a government, as Vorsitzender Patrick Renwick immediately resigned.

Shortly thereafter, a deep-rooted conspiracy against Renwick and other prominent National Royalists, perpetrated by Stephen Freayth, Emperor Nicholas and the leadership of the Concordia Alliance came to light, known as Concordiagate. It became clear Freayth, who was head of the Reichswahlkommission, the federal electoral body, had rigged the election in favour of Concordia. These revelations plunged the empire into deep crisis, with the Concordia Alliance and Pirate League disintegrating, and prompting the Emperor to dissolve the newly constituted 13th Reichsversammlung and call new elections.

Electoral system

Members of the Reichsversammlung are divided into two: elected members and directly appointed members. Under the constitution, it provides two appointed seats in the Reichsversammlung. One seat is held ex officio by the Ervecysarich, at the time of the election Newton von Uberquie, and one seat is directly appointed by the Monarch and is called the Imperial Representative. The rest of the seats are directly elected through the election.

Party-list proportional representation system is used for the electable seats and the D'Hondt method is used for allocating seats to parties. Each parties get to submit a list of members who wish to be elected in the Reichsversammlung and must not exceed the total number of elected seats. Members under the party list are ordered accordingly at the discretion of the party and they have to belong to the same party as their party list.

Prior to the election, there were eleven electable seats, and the constitution allows the Monarch to reduce or increase the number of seats. Seats were last increased or diminished in July 2020, where the current 12+2 seats were implemented. Shortly following the results of the election, the 12th seat was retroactively added by imperial decree to be allocated by recounting the same results.

Parties

The table below lists parties currently represented in the Reichsversammlung.

Name			Ideologies	Leader	July 2020 result		Seats as of July 2020
					Votes (%)	Seats
	NRGU	National Royalists - The Green Union Nationale Königstreue - Die Grüne	Royalism	Patrick Renwick	52.6%	7 / 14	7 / 14
	C	Confederals Konföderative	Confederalism	Connor Stumperth	31.6%	4 / 14	4 / 14
	LF	Liberty Front Front für Freiheit	Liberalism	Brandon Wu	15.8%	2 / 14	2 / 14

Results

↓
7	1	2	4
National Royalists	Ind.	LF	Confederals

Reichsversammlung – Turnout 64,4%

Party			Votes	%	Swing (pp)	Seats	Change (seats)
	National Royalists		20	52,6	+17,5	6	▲ 3
	Confederals		12	31,6	+31,6	4	▲ 4
	Liberty Front		6	15,8	-8,79	2	▼ 1
Total			38	100.00	–	12	▲ 1
Invalid/blank votes			0	0.0	0	–	–
Registered voters/turnout			38	64.4%	-30.6	–	–
Source: Reichswahlkommission Official Report

Popular Vote
National Royalists			52.6%
Confederals			31.6%
Liberty Front			15.8%

Reichsversammlung Seats (Electable)
National Royalists			50.0%
Confederals			33.3%
Liberty Front			16.7%

Reichsversammlung Seats (Total)
National Royalists			50.0%
Confederals			28.6%
Liberty Front			14.3%
Independent			7.1%

Members

Previous MP	Party		Took office	Elected MP	Party		Took office	Seat #
Elected
Connor Stumperth		Pirate League	4 February 2019	Connor Stumperth		Confederals	4 February 2019	1
Andrew Irons		Liberty Front	10 February 2020	Andrew Irons		Liberty Front	10 February 2020	2
Ashley Jaax		Pirate League	7 September 2019	Ashley Jaax		Confederals	7 September 2019	3
Patrick Renwick		National Royalists	12 October 2019	Patrick Renwick		National Royalists	12 October 2019	4
Keenan Clough		Pirate League	1 July 2020	Anthony Clark		National Royalists	1 August 2020	5
Chase Nanatovich		Pirate League	1 July 2020	Chase Nanatovich		Confederals	1 July 2020	6
Nicolas Millan		National Royalists	6 January 2019	Nicolas Millan		National Royalists	6 January 2019	7
Newton von Uberquie		National Royalists	1 July 2020	Michael Brazeau		National Royalists	1 August 2020	8
Robert Dickson		Liberty Front	8 July	Matthew Matthew		National Royalists	1 August 2020	9
Tarik Karjasari		Pirate League	1 July 2020	Tarik Karjasari		Confederals	1 July 2020	10
Brandon Wu		Liberty Front	1 July 2020	Brandon Wu		Liberty Front	1 July 2020	11
New		New	New	Zabëlle Skye		National Royalists	1 August 2020	12
Appointed
James Frisch		Liberty Front	1 July 2019	James Frisch		Independent	1 July 2020	13
Stephen Freayth		Independent	16 June 2018	Newton von Uberquie		National Royalists	11 July 2018	14

Aftermath

The election is soon to be followed by an executive election, where a new Vorsitzender and Stellvertreter will be elected, determining the new government.

Opinion polls

Pollster	Conducted	Sample	LF	NRGU	C	Lead
Reichswahlkommission	26 July 2020	14	28.6	21.4	50	21.4
Reichswahlkommission	24-25 July 2020	10	30	30	40	10