Elections for the Parliament of Caudonia were held in Caudonia on the 23rd of November 2019. All 17 seats were contested in the election, using a party-list proportional representation voting system.
On the 7th of November, 2019, an MP for the Populist Conservatives defected to the newly founded Caudonian Front, resulting in the Government losing its one seat majority in Parliament. News soon broke that Prime Minister Charles Swilly was in negotiations with the Front to form a new three party coalition between the Bread Party, the Populist Conservatives, and the Front. On the 9th of November, a new coalition was officially started between the three parties, and later that day, Leader of the Opposition Andrew West tabled a motion of no confidence against the Government due to its association with the controversial new party, in Parliament specifically noting Ned Fram's comments that the opposition Social Democratic Party and the Leftist League were "treason(ous)". Following the passage of the motion, Parliament was dissolved, elections were scheduled for the 23rd of November, and Andrew West was appointed to lead the caretaker Government.
Campaign
All parties except the Leftist League, the Bread Party, and the Populist Conservative Party campaigned during the election. Not coincidentally, these were also the only three parties that saw their vote share decline in this election, and all declined by at least 40% compared to the previous election. No parties released a full manifesto, but parties utilized campaign posters to show their legislative priorities. There was also no formal debate held, but arguments and discussions did occur in the leadup to the election.
Results
Distribution of seats in the Caudonian Parliament after the November 2019 election.
The election resulted in major gains for the Social Democratic Party and the Caudonian Front, each of which gained four seats. The Populist Conservative Party's vote collapsed, as they went from 45% of the popular vote in the October general election to just under 8%, and they lost all of their seats except one. The Bread Party officially contested the election and was listed on the ballot, but failed to receive any votes, and thus they lost all of their Parliamentary representation. Most parties received either two or three votes and won a single seat in Parliament, resulting in a heavily divided Parliament, with a staggering seven parties represented, only two of which (the Social Democratic Party and the Caudonian Front) won more than one seat.
After the election, the PCP quickly collapsed and soon after the Caudonian Front became the main party for the right in Caudonia.
Should the proposed Second Amendment to the Caudonian Constitution be adopted?
23 November 2019
Votes
%
Yes
37
97.4%
No
1
2.6%
Total votes
38
100%
Turnout
79.1%
The November 2019 election also saw a referendum take place on the proposed Second Amendment to the Constitution, which, if approved, would simplify the judicial system, lowering the number of national courts to 3, and the number of judges needed to fill all of the vacancies down to 5. It would also allow the Parliament to approve the creation of new courts with a two-thirds majority, meaning that the development of new courts would no longer require a constitutional amendment. The system of county courts remained the same under the proposed Second Amendment.
The Second Amendment passed overwhelmingly, with 97.4% of those casting a ballot voting in favor.
Aftermath and Government Formation
Soon after the election results were publicly released, Andrew West announced that he would be leading a coalition government between the Social Democrats, the Greens, and the Scots.
Yes
No