November 2022 Pinangese general election

November 2022 Pinangese presidential election

12-13 November 2022
Turnout	35% ▲
Nominee Rafaela Luiz Andrew Perdomo Thomas Jacobs Party Pink Gandalf Party Independent National Union Party Home state San Jozse Gudja Larvotto Popular vote 13 3 2 Percentage 72.2% 16.6% 11.1%
President before election Tobey Wyles NUP Elected President Rafaela Luiz PGP

2022 Pinangese Senatorial election

12-13 November 2022

4 seats in the Senate

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Progressive Bloc Ayane Martinez and Esty Carpentieri 55.5% 2 National Union Party N/A 30% 1 National Union Party Luke Wellmore 15% 1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The November 2022 Pinangese general election was held between 12 and 13 November 2022 to elect the President of the Republic and four senators. Former president Tobey Wyles of didn’t run for a second consecutive term as President. Rafaela Luiz has been elected fifth president.

Background

Presidential election

Under the section 3 of the Article 9 of the Constitution of Pinang, the President is elected to a four-months term in a two-round election. If no candidate takes 50.1% of votes in the first round, a second round is held a week later between the two candidates who received the most votes. In case of a tie in the second round, the assembly of the republic is convened to elect one of the tied candidates as president.

Senatorial election

The four senators are elected through the Single transferable vote system.

Candidates

Summary of the Presidential Candidates

Candidate	Affiliation		Recent background
Rafaela Luiz da Silva		Pink Gandalf Party	Senator (appointed by the President for merits in the field of politics) Governor of San Jozse Former Deputy Prime Minister (Burfield II Cabinet) Minister of Parliamentary Relations (Burfield I & II Cabinets) Minister of Home Affairs (Burfield I Cabinet) Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies (March 2022-September 2022)
Andrew Perdomo		Independent	Governor of Gudja Senator
Thomas Jacobs		National Union Party	Deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Minister of Home Affairs (Burfield II Cabinet) Minister of Defence and Policing (Burfield I Cabinet) Chairman of the Senate (March 2022-July 2022)

Summary of the Senatorial Candidates

	Candidate	Affiliation
	Fabian	Progressive Bloc
	Mišo	Progressive Bloc
	William Brown	Progressive Bloc
	Andrew Perdomo	Independent
	Thomas Jacobs	National Union Party

Opinion Polling

Presidential

Poll source	Date	Respondents	Rafaela Luiz	Andrew Perdomo	Thomas Jacobs
The Republican Alternative	11-12 November 2022	9	77.8%	11.1%	11.1%
The Republican Alternative	7-8 November 2022	11	63.6%	27.3%	9.1%
The Republican Alternative	2-5 November 2022	8	62.5%	25.0%	12.5%

Senatorial

Poll source	Date	Respondents	Andrew Perdomo	Fabian	Thomas Jacobs	Mišo	William Brown
The Republican Alternative	9-11 November 2022	8	45.5%	36.4%	9.1%	9.1%	0%

Results

Presidential election

Candidate and Party		First Choice (% and №)	Second Choice	Third Choice
	Rafaela Luiz, Pink Gandalf Party	72.2% (13)	11.1% (2)	11.7% (2)
	Andrew Perdomo, Independent	16.6% (3)	44.4% (8)	35.3% (6)
	Thomas Jacobs, National Union Party	11.1% (2)	44.4% (8)	52.9% (9)

Senatorial Election

Candidate and Party		First Choice (% and №)	Second Choice	Third Choice	Fourth Choice	Fifth Choice	Result
	Fabian, Progressive Bloc	35% (7)	20% (4)	10% (2)	20% (4)	15% (3)	Elected
	Andrew Perdomo, Independent	30% (6)	15% (3)	0% (0)	30% (6)	25% (5)	Elected
	Thomas Jacobs, National Union Party	15% (3)	25% (5)	5% (1)	25% (5)	25% (5)	Elected
	Mišo, Progressive Bloc	10% (2)	35% (7)	25% (5)	15% (3)	15% (3)	Elected
	William Brown, Progressive Bloc	10% (2)	5% (1)	60% (12)	10% (2)	20% (4)	Not elected